2010 Gospel Festival Artists

The groups described here are our featured guests for the 2010 All Faiths Gospel Music Festival, to be held April 23 and 24 at Grace Lutheran Church, Palo Alto, CA. Please follow the links to the artists' websites for additional information.

Friday evening, April 23, 2010


Sons of Jubal Gospel Big Band

7:00 to 8:00 PM: Sons of Jubal Gospel Big Band: An 18 person big band with a vocalist.

Visit their website: sonsofjubal.com/.

Yolanda and Friends

8:10 to 9:00 PM: Yolanda and Friends: Vocal/Jazz /Story Telling / Negro Spiritual.

Learn more at www.yolandarhodes.com/

Dr. Dee Vance-Lee

9:10 to 10:00 PM:Dr. Dee Vance-Lee, Foothill College-Music Coordinator


Saturday evening, April 24, 2010

Daniel Raynaud

7:00 to 8:00 PM: Daniel Raynaud, piano and keyboard artist


Erik Jekabson Trio

8:00 to 9:00 PM: Erik Jekabson Trio (Jazz Trumpeter, Composer) featuring Akira Tana on drums and Peter Barshay on bass

Visit the website: jekabson.tripod.com/.

Avery Stafford

9:00 to 10:00 PM: Avery Stafford

From the heart of Silicon Valley comes the soulful music of this dynamic vocalist. Formerly the Worship Pastor for Valley Church in Cupertino, Stafford has recorded five albums:

  • Good Inside
  • Lift Up Your Voice
  • Come Bless Da Lord
  • Bridges
  • and Undignified.

In 2001 he was selected as one of the MP3.coms top Gospel artists. The title song Bridges peaked at number 11 on the MP3.com Christian Pop charts and number 15 on the Spiritual Pop charts. In 2004, Stafford performed for Blackmon Enterprises’ Gospel Hit-Breakers Showcase in North Hollywood, the Urban Gospel Alliance New Artist Showcase at the Riverside Convention center, and he headlined the West Coast Praze Show in Hollywood. His song Hold On is featured on the 2004 UGA Compilation CD.

His current INDIE album, Undignified, has been reviewed as being “the most innovative vocal performance since Marvin Gaye’s What Going On record.” Bookworld Music distributes Undignified nationwide. Avery says, “I want to take the Gospel to the world through music.” Visit his website: www.averystafford.com/.