Some of the world's best jazz, R & B, hip-hop, rap, gospel and Latin musicians perform classic and modern songs in this 2004 benefit show celebrating the 70th year of Harlem's famed Apollo Theater. Performers include Natalie Cole, Ashanti, Brian McKnight, Yolanda Adams with the Abyssinian Baptist Choir, James Ingram, Herbie Hancock, Branford Marsalis, Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick, Patti LaBelle, Angie Stone and Arturo Sandoval.
Acting
Jesse L. Martin hosting with pure joy and showman energy.
Score
Herbie Hancock and Branford Marsalis trading solos like legends do.
Production
That Apollo stage — wood worn smooth by seventy years of history.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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