Jazz Articles about Take 6

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Take 6 at Miner Auditorium

by Steven Roby
August 19, 2026

Take 6 Miner Auditorium SFJAZZ Summer Sessions 2026, four-night residency, Aug. 13--16, 2026 San Francisco, CA August 16, 2026Four decades in, Take 6  still builds its sound on close listening, disciplined arranging, shared history, and a belief that melody outranks everything else. Across an afternoon masterclass, a conversation with founder Claude McKnight, and the closing night of a four-night SFJAZZ residency, the group laid out the blueprint. Then six voices showed how to make it ...

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Spreading Love for 40 Years: Claude McKnight of Take 6

by Steven Roby
August 11, 2026

Host Steve Roby sits down with Claude McKnight, founding member of the legendary a cappella group Take 6. With 10 Grammy Awards, 10 Dove Awards, and a spot in the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, Take 6 has spent more than four decades redefining what the human voice can do. McKnight previews the group's forthcoming record, featuring collaborations with Snarky Puppy, Dirty Loops, drummer J.R. Robinson, and trumpeter Chris Botti, plus an inventive take on Dave Brubeck's “Take Five." Expect ...

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Take 6 at SFJAZZ

by Ronald Davis
January 7, 2025

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Take 6, Shirley Horn, Zara McFarlane and More

by Jua Howard
July 7, 2024

Welcome Music Family! I've got a great show in store for you this week including new music Zara McFarlane, Alexis Cole, Queen Esther and April Varner; and plenty more timeless music from artists such as Shirley Horn, Nicolas Bearde, Dara Tuckerand Take 6. Come get lost in the music with me!Playlist Intro 00:00 Nancy Wilson “How About Me" from R.S.V.P (Rare Songs, Very Personal) (MCG Jazz) 2:41 Bruna Black “Nosso Cais" from Va Revelcao (Green Flash Music) 7:59 ...

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Jeremy Cohen: Raymond Scott Reimagined

by Walter Atkins
July 25, 2023

Raymond Scott Reimagined is an engaging collaborative project with Quartet San Francisco, Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band and the Grammy winning acapella group Take 6 on two tracks. The album is a thoughtful and stylish interpretation of Raymond Scott's legacy. It is also interspersed with audio tidbits featuring Scott's singular musical approaches. The album kicks off with the enticing “Powerhouse," familiar to anyone who has watched a Warner Bros Looney Tunes cartoon. “Toy Trumpet" is a tasty composition ...

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Take 6: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

by C. Michael Bailey
December 26, 2010

A capella group Take 6 produces little more than an extended play CD with its holiday offering, The Most Wonderful Time of the Year. Ten songs clocking in at a slim 33 minutes make the disc a disappointment, save for that precious 33 minutes where the sextet does what it does best: sing. Opting for a majority of secular carols, the group concentrates largely on the popular Christmas canon. Most outstanding among the 10 selections is the ...

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Take 6: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

by Woodrow Wilkins
October 17, 2010

A recording act that's been around a while eventually presents a holiday album. Take 6, the a cappella jazz group whose roots lie on the campus of Oakwood College in Huntsville, Ala., brings The Most Wonderful Time of the Year. Claude V. McKnight III formed a group known as Gentlemen's Estate Quartet, which was later joined by Mark Kibble. After a few lineup and name changes, the group became Take 6 in 1987. The group has earned several ...