Well, the holidays may be over, but one thing’s for sure, The Holiday Gospel Concert, which took place on December 19, 2021 at Cleveland’s Marriott Hotel was a sold out night! People gathered in their Sunday best attire, as they waited for the doors to open for the main event to take place, starring, national saxophonist, Andre Cavor and national Grammy award winning gospel artist, Yolanda Adams. Before the event began, a variety of vendors filled the main entrance hall. There was also a VIP with food served, just a good time!

The gospel concert was hosted by 9 time award winner, Eric J. Chambers, a vet in the entertainment industry. Chambers has done many red carpet events, host to his own radio show, The Jazzspel, airing Sunday mornings at 10AM PST and 1PM EST on KIFM.com and also his own media show, The CUT, so he had no problem keeping the audience engaged and immersed in his good vibes! Traveling all the way from sunny California, to the cold East Coast of the greater Cleveland, OH area for the concert; this was his first time visiting Cleveland, OH. I hope Cleveland rocked for you and treated you well!

A special thanks to the local talent of Cleveland who blazed the stage before the opening act. There was a live band full of entertainment. The crowd continued to enjoy themselves and celebrate with praise throughout the night.

As soon as the MC for the night, Dr. Chambers introduced Andre Cavor to the stage, it was a good time from start to finish. Cavor, showed his many talents of using his pipes on the saxophone. He blessed us with countless melodies like, “I love you Jesus,” as well as a host of popular holiday songs like, “Little Drummer Boy.” It was a great way to kick off the holiday season!

Yolanda Adams looked absolutely beautiful wearing a sequin 2 piece suit, with a pop of orange for color. I still can’t believe we matched. (See the pic below for details). Just listening to her words and the smooth powerful sound of her anointed voice, left goosebumps in the room. She started the show by acknowledging how good God is, and how He will continue to manifest new doors being opened to us, if we only believe. Her words of wisdom was such a shield of favor to receive.

One of my all time favorite songs of Adams is, “Open My Heart,” because that particular song has gotten me through some tough times in my life, I’m sure you all can agree. The lyrics say…

“…so I need to talk to you

And ask you for your guidance…”

Just taking the time to pray or cry out to God, and ask Him for guidance or re-assurance can clear many obstacles from our paths for a better day or tomorrow.

But that’s not all! The highlight of the show was when Adams called Cavor onto the stage for an unexpected encore performance, but this time playing with her in a duet. The two were amazing together! Cavor will shed more light to his big debut with Adams and all the emotions he endured as they performed together in our sit-down interview. As well as my interview with Eric J. Chambers and highlights from the show below:

Overall, there was so much to anticipate at the concert and it kept the audience engaged for more.

We look forward to upcoming shows with Andre Cavor & the Cavor Project. You can see him performing in upcoming shows locally and in mid March/April with 2 other features guests coming to Cleveland.

You can check out more with Eric Chambers on the Jazzspel and the CUT network, and if you missed it, check out a “A Very Cali Christmas,” hosted by Sheryl Underwood.

And be sure to check out, Yolanda Adams in her new debut show, The Kingdom Business, executive produced by Devon Franklin, Kirk Franklin and Holly Carter airing soon on BET+. This will be a music driven drama, according to deadline.com. Looking forward to following each artist in the new year!