AGENDA Magazine Blogger Sheryl Aronson Honored in WRITER’S DIGEST

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On behalf of Agenda magazine, we would like to extend a huge congratulations to contributing  journalist (Arting Around) Sheryl Aronson for her honorable mention in Writer’s Digest.

“The depth of Sheryl’s interviews made it clear that she was deeply invested in each her journalistic subjects; her content is uniquely probing and always full of revelations.”-Kaylene Peoples, Publisher/EIC of Agenda Magazine

About the Honorable Mentions:

Both of Sheryl Aronson’s entries in the Feature Articles categories: Melissa Manchester…”STILL HAS THE HUNGER IN HER HEART AFTER FORTY-FIVE YEARS,” and “A LAND SO FOREIGN, YET FAMILIAR (MY TRAVELS TO NIGERIA)”

From Writer’s Digest . . .

Hello Sheryl!

sheryl aronsonCongratulations! Your entry, Melissa Manchester, Still Has the Hunger in Her Heart After Forty-Five Years, was awarded an Honorable Mention in the Magazine Feature Article category of the 86th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition. Among the ten competition categories, there were over 5,100 entries in total* this year-you should be extremely proud of your accomplishment!

Again, many congratulations from all of us on the Writer’s Digest team!

Hello Sheryl!

Congratulations! Your entry, A Land So Foreign, Yet Familiar, was awarded an Honorable Mention in the Magazine Feature Article category of the 86th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition. Among the ten competition categories, there were over 5,100 entries in total* this year-you should be extremely proud of your accomplishment!

The top 10 in each category will be listed in the November/December 2017 issue. The 86th Annual Writer’s Digest Competition Collection contains the Grand Prize manuscript as well as the First Place manuscripts in each category; it also lists the names and titles of works for the top 10 in each category, and lists the names of Honorable Mention winners.

Again, many congratulations from all of us on the Writer’s Digest team!


Agenda magazine’s entertainment Blogger Sheryl Aronson  has been writing for “Arting Around,” an entertainment Blog in a relatively new blogging section called Agenda Bloggers.  Aronson had first contributed to Agenda‘s Special Edition print issue in 2016 with her ground-breaking interview with multi-Grammy-winner Teri Lynn Carrington, (a compilation of interviews and reviews as she followed Carrington’s career).

Bobby Lyle and Band Reviewed in Hollywood 360: Long beach Jazz Fest 2017

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August 17, 2017 | Sheryl Aronson | The Hollywood 360

on the Main Stage were the veteran musicians of Ndugu Chancler, drummer, Bobby Lyle, keys, Alphonso Johnson, bass and Craig T. Copper, guitar.  They were joined later by the vocalists, Bridgette Bryant, Will Wheaton and Sangindiva Shannon plus other backup singers. 

This hour of music energized the audience with the strong, heavy chops of Chancler, Lyle, Johnson and Cooper.  Each one of these musicians have been at their craft for over 30 years.  Ndugu Chancler has played with Miles Davis, Frank Sinatra, Herbie Hancock, and Weather Report.  He has Gold and Platinum albums as well as Grammy Awards.  On the drums that afternoon, he roared with superlative rhythm. Alphonso Johnson has played with Weather Report, Sergio Mendes, the Grateful Dead and now teaches at Cal Arts and USC.  His bass playing flowed and bounced with graceful plucking.  Craig T. Cooper on guitar has played with Barry Manilow, The O’Jays and the Crusaders.  He brandished the guitar strings with flavorful soulful chops.  

Read Original Source: http://thehollywood360.com/day-ii-of-the-30th-annual-long-beach-jazz-festival/

(Featured Photo of Bobby Lyle at the 30th Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival by Sheryl Aronson)

Interview with Bobby Lyle at the 30th Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival

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(Featured Photo of Bobby Lyle by Sheryl Aronson)

By Sheryl Aronson | August 15, 2017 | Arting Around – Agenda Magazine

Bobby Lyle presented a powerful presence on the keys during his set with Ndugu Chancler, Alphonso Johnson, and Craig T. Cooper at the 30th Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival on Saturday, August 12, 2017.  One could see the joy and passion on Lyle’s face during performance.  He tickled the ivory of the electric keyboard, then switched over to the acoustic piano and maintaining a masterful technique on both.

A veteran of the music industry for 40 years, Bobby Lyle has amassed a prolific discography of jazz music.  He has traveled all over the world performing musical directing for legends Bette Midler, Al Jarreau, Anita Baker, and more.  He now heads his own ensembles and plans to head up his own jazz series in Houston titled Bobby Lyle Presents.

I caught up with Bobby Lyle backstage of the Long Beach Jazz Festival just after his performance.

Read more at the Original Source: http://www.agendamag.com/blog-post/arting-around-interview-bobby-lyle-30th-annual-long-beach-jazz-festival/