Presented By: Gifts of Art
Gifts of Art presents Detroit Original – Piano Jazz & Vocals
Alvin Waddles
Pianist, singer, composer and director Alvin Waddles has worked in Detroit and Ann Arbor Public Schools and in the music ministries of several churches. He has been musical director and/or pianist for The Wiz, The Color Purple, Dreamgirls, Chorus Line, West Side Story, Sophisticated Ladies and featured performer in the Detroit Music Hall's production of Ain't Misbehavin'. He performed as Crown for Bowling Green State University's production of Porgy and Bess and played “Rhapsody in Blue” with the Michigan Opera Theater Orchestra. Mr. Waddles has delighted Detroit music lovers at the Detroit International Jazz Festival and the Detroit Festival of the Arts.