BEN TANKARD Celebrates Recent Stellar Awards Hall Of Fame Induction and Takes Flight On FULL TANK LIFE Summer Book/CD/TV Tour

BEN TANKARD Celebrates Recent Stellar Awards Hall Of Fame Induction and Takes Flight On FULL TANK LIFE Summer Book/CD/TV Tour

by | Apr 24, 2018 | Books & Magazines, Gospel

Gold and Platinum selling Gospel/Jazz Pianist, NBC/Bravo reality TV star, private pilot and pastor Ben Tankard is living a Full Tank Life. The godfather of Gospel Jazz was recently inducted into the Stellar Awards Honors Hall of Fame at the 2018 Stellar Awards in March.  Tankard’s honor by The Stellar Awards exemplifies his lifetime of achievements in the Gospel Music industry as an artist, musician and producer. 
The 15-time Stellar Award winner has earned numerous awards and accolades on his recent 3-Volume FULL TANK gospel/jazz CD and his best-selling, hardback, self-help book The Full Tank Life: Fuel Your Dreams-Ignite Your Destiny.  Tankard is now taking flight across the country this spring and summer on a whirlwind book and cd tour to empower everyone to live a Full Tank Life!  His The Full Tank Life: Fuel Your Dreams, Ignite Your Destiny book was named an Essence Magazine Inspirational Book of the Year and is available now in hardback, paperback, ebook and audiobook versions (published by FaithWords / Hachette Publishing).  
“Jewel and I are super excited for the great things that God has done for us in music, ministry, TV and business,” Tankard shares.  “We are eager to reach back and help others by coming to their cities to be an encouragement.” With tour co-sponsor SHELL AVIATION on board to provide a “Full Tank” of aircraft fuel, The Tankards are flying their airplanes into smaller communities to minister at churches and for organizations that would not normally be able to afford to bring an A-List artist, author or television personality to their city.  “We are delighted to have Subway, Walmart and Shell Aviation in our corner,” states Tankard.  “We are only planning to travel into fifty more cities with our 2-hour Full Tank Life Tour event before we start shooting season four of 
The Tankards TV show later this year.”
Most of the Tankard’s Full Tank Life Tour dates will be FREE to the public via corporate sponsors.  Each tour date will consist of a meet and greet, a mini-concert, a life inspiring seminar and a book signing with Ben and his wife Jewel.  Churches and organizations are encouraged to contact The Destiny Center at  615-907-0185 / bentankardtour@aol.com to book the Tankards for a tour date.
Ben Tankard Full Tank Life Tour Dates:
Fuel Your Dreams, Ignite Your Destiny
April 28     Tuskegee, AL           Tuskegee University
April 30      Orlando, FL
May 18       Norcross, GA
May 19       Columbus, GA
May 20       Phoenix City, AZ
May 25       Gainesville, FL
May 26       Keystone, FL
May 27       Miami, FL
May 28       Atlanta, GA
June 1-3     Birmingham, AL          Jazzfest
June 8        Daytona Beach, FL
June 9        Tampa, FL                   Jazzfest
June 10      Sarasota, FL
June 15      Warner Robbins, GA
June 16      Alma, GA
June 22      Spartanburg, SC
June 23      Durham, NC
June 29      Bowling Green, KY
June 30      Exmore, VA
July – December “YOUR CITY”, USA – Call Now!
Prominent Organist and Pianist PJ MORGAN Releases Debut Jazz Single “Hit The Floor” and Announces Album – THE TRANSPARENCY PROJECT

Prominent Organist and Pianist PJ MORGAN Releases Debut Jazz Single “Hit The Floor” and Announces Album – THE TRANSPARENCY PROJECT

by | Apr 24, 2018 | Gospel

Paul Lawrence Morgan – “PJ Morgan” is best known as the Organist’s organist.  The Washington, DC native grew up in a musical family, getting his exposure to the Hammond organ in a small Pentecostal church where his family served.   After years of performing and playing in church, his big break into the music industry came when he was asked to fill in for a keyboardist who was unable to play for multiple award-winning Jazz musician Ben Tankard.  Impressed with PJ’s creativity and productivity both on and off the instrument, Tankard moved PJ to Nashville to be his Music Director and to assist in building his record company.  Since then, PJ has been on a blazing trail, playing in Gospel and mainstream genres, and earning well deserved accolades as a performer, producer, and teacher. 
In his career span, PJ has become a renowned musician and producer sought after by some of the most recognizable artists in the music industry: Bishop Paul Morton, Dorothy Norwood, Ben Tankard, Tramaine Hawkins, Pastor Shirley Caesar and Maurette Brown-Clark.  And, he has toured with Najee, Bobby Jones, Karen Clark Sheared, Ben Tankard, Yolanda Adams and William Becton.   
PJ is a 3X Stellar Gospel Music Award nominee for Producer of the Year and is currently the band director at Reid Temple AME, one of the largest mega-churches in the United States with over 20,000 members and 3 locations in the Washington Metropolitan area.  PJ graduated from Bowie State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Technology, and a minor in Classical Piano performance (Magna Cum Laude) and now teaches Composition and Theory at The Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, DC.
PJ has now recorded his debut solo instrumental jazz album THE TRANSPARENCY PROJECT.  His new album showcases PJ’s musical brilliancy with original Smooth Jazz compositions “Hit The Floor” and“Closer”, and allows his church influence to flow through his dynamic organ arrangements of classic hymns “Yes God Is Real” and “As The Deer”.  Vocalist Antonio Mclendon joins PJ on the beautifully orchestrated ballad “How”, while singer John Stoddart exudes all passion and heart on “All Out Of Tears”.
“Hit The Floor” will be impacting Smooth Jazz Radio formats in May and is available now on all digital music and streaming outlets.
THE TRANSPARENCY PROJECT gives PJ an opportunity to step into the spotlight as the featured musician, songwriter and producer.  THE TRANSPARENCY PROJECT is set to release June 1st via the Washington, DC based independent label 1DMV Music Group. 
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The 2018 Stellar Awards Promises to Be An ‘Epic Weekend of Gospel Music’

The 2018 Stellar Awards Promises to Be An ‘Epic Weekend of Gospel Music’

by | Mar 2, 2018 | Award Shows, Gospel

  Central City Productions announces a dazzling line-up of performers for the 2018 Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, including the reunion of contemporary gospel music’s favorite sister act, Mary Mary (Erica Campbell and Tina Campbell), and the Stellar Awards debut of rapper, actor, and television personality Snoop Dogg, performing songs from his new gospel album “Bible of Love” at this year’s show. Celebrated as a “transcendent night of gospel music,” the 33rd Annual Stellar Awards promises to surpass its ‘stellar’ reputation, featuring performances by the genre’s hottest acts. Performers scheduled to appear include: Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Travis Greene, Tye Tribbett, Anthony Brown & group therAPy, Kierra Sheard, KeKe Wyatt, Jonathan McReynolds, Tasha Page-Lockhart, Todd Dulaney, Koryn Hawthorne and Ricky Dillard & New G, among others. Returning to Las Vegas’ Orleans Arena on Saturday, March 24, 2018 the Stellar Awards welcomes the return of the undisputed crown prince of contemporary gospel music, Kirk Franklin, as host.
The SMG Report