The MSUFCU Backyard Bash Summer Concert Series was created by the Share the Music Foundation to bring world-class talent to the Greater Lansing area for intimate and inspiring concerts.
Children age 12 and under are free as long as an adult ticket holder accompanies them.
This concert is held outdoors (weather permitting; it may be moved inside due to rain as a last resort). Bring your own chairs or blankets — seating is on the grass.
Seating is general admission — first come, first serve. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The show starts at 6:30 p.m.
Food will be available for purchase from local food trucks starting at 5:30 p.m. Drinks will also be available for purchase: pop, water, and beer/seltzer and wine (for those 21 and older). You will need a valid ID to purchase alcohol.
No outside food or drinks are allowed.
All proceeds from the concert series will be donated to the MSU Community Music School to support its financial aid and tuition assistance programs.
"A phenomenal talent whose feel for classic soul music is bone deep...This woman is on fire." -- The New York Times
Morgan James is a Juilliard trained singer, songwriter, actress and recording artist in New York City.
Morgan is currently on tour supporting her fifth studio album, “Nobody’s Fool”. She independently released her studio albums of original soul music, entitled Memphis Magnetic, and A Very Magnetic Christmas recorded to analog tape in Memphis, Tennessee. Other albums include "Reckless Abandon", which prompted the Huffington Post to call MJ the "Brightest Breakout Artist of the Year." In addition to her original music, Morgan co-produced and starred in an all-female concept recording of “Jesus Christ Superstar”. Morgan has taken on full album covers of the Beatles’ iconic ‘White Album’, Joni Mitchell’s “Blue”, Jeff Buckley’s “Grace”, and many more. Morgan recorded two full-length albums with Epic Records: “Hunter” and “Morgan James Live, a celebration of Nina Simone“. All of her music can be found on all streaming platforms, and hard copies on her website or at shows.
On Broadway, Morgan was in five back-to-back original companies: The Addams Family (starring Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth), Wonderland, Godspell and Motown: The Musical, and as a guest at Kristin Chenoweth’s For The Girls.
With viral sensation Postmodern Jukebox and with her own YouTube channel, Morgan’s music videos have accumulated more than 300 million views (and climbing).
For more information, please visit www.morganjamesonline.com. @morganajames
