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SUMMARY:MAXWELL @ CHRYSLER HALL
DESCRIPTION:In an age of immediacy, the idea of waiting sounds hopeles
 sly outdated. But that said, there is something to be said about antic
 ipation. Such is the case with Maxwell's new album. Yes, after an exte
 nded hiatus, the sexy ambassador of soul has returned with a brand new
  look and a fresh yet deliciously vintage sound. The same artist who b
 rought us classic songs like \"Sumthin' Sumthin',\" \"Ascension (Don't
  Ever Wonder)\" and \"Lifetime\" (not to mention the unforgettably eth
 ereal cover of Kate Bush's \"This Woman's Work\") is back with a chall
 enging, mature, sensual, courageous and emotionally open album entitle
 d, BLACKsummers'night (Columbia). BLACKsummers'night, the first instal
 lment of a trilogy, is a collection well worth the wait.\n\nHis fourth
  studio album and first in eight years, BLACKsummers'night is the soun
 d of an artist taking the commitment to his craft and the conversation
  with his audience that much further. Needless to say, it is a convers
 ation that's been overdue; but as the soft-spoken, multi-platinum arti
 st sees it, in order to come back it was necessary to step away. \"I w
 anted to return to ‘what was the promise?'\" Maxwell offers. \"What 
 did my music and creativity speak of to people? For me, coming back to
  that promise was kind of where my heart was really gravitating toward
 s. I didn't intentionally step away from all of it, but I just wanted 
 to...live my life a little bit, and then be able to make music with th
 at pure experience again.\"\n\nHe might have been out of the spotlight
 , but Maxwell along with long time collaborator and friend Hod David, 
 had begun crafting BLACKsummers'night several years ago. The album is 
 the first installment of a trilogy entitled BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT. BLACK 
 is a much darker but soulful compilation, SUMMERS' leans more toward t
 he gospel side and NIGHT is more a cool collection of slow jams. By la
 te 2008, the process of polishing and shaping the album was full on. T
 hough having much of his creative team on board, Maxwell still approac
 hed the creative process with extreme caution and the painstaking meti
 culousness of a true genius. \"Every time I'd get in the studio it wou
 ld be like am I trying to outdo this last record? I just wanted to mak
 e a really good record.\" Of course, what Maxwell's notoriously modest
  character failed to warn was that what he was creating was more than 
 \"good\" but rather (like his other projects) a timeless piece of work
 .\n\nOn June 24th Maxwell galvanized an unsuspecting audience at the 2
 008 BET Awards with a live rendition of Al Green's classic song, \"Sim
 ply Beautiful.\" It would be his first live performance in seven years
 . Without his signature afro or silk mono-chromatic suit, it was hard 
 to tell if this six-foot tall body was merely a mirage or indeed the m
 an that for so many years had left legions of devoted fans wanting mor
 e. But after uttering the first gentle lyric (\"If I gave you my love.
 ..\") everyone remembered and so did Maxwell. The unforgettable perfor
 mance became one of the most talked about in 2008. It left each audien
 ce member (regular folk and superstar celebrities alike) rejoicing tha
 t unquestionably authentic soul sound that was denied to them for far 
 too long. Overwhelmed and inspired by the ecstatically warm response, 
 Maxwell decided to boldly hit the road, with no album, nor concrete pl
 an to follow. Less than two months later the artist announced the laun
 ch of his much speculated 2008 BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT tour. Maxwell initia
 ted the tour with his first concert at South Africa's Macufe Music Fes
 tival. Maxwell sold out 10,000 seats and was given honorary South Afri
 can citizenship. The show, which aired on \"BET's Access Granted,\" wa
 s not only his first concert (as well as on-air interview) in seven ye
 ars; it was his first show ever in South Africa.\n\nIn the U.S., all 1
 44,000 tickets for the tour sold out within minutes of their onsale da
 te. An overwhelming demand for Maxwell caused the original 26-date tou
 r to be extended to 33 dates.\n\nFor more information visit https://vb
 nightlife.com/events/maxwell-chrysler-hall
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LOCATION:Chrysler Hall
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