Trin-i-Tee 5:7
GRAMMY® Award nominated, Gospel Music Association’s Dove Award and Stellar Award winner Trin-i-tee 5:7 was the Best-Selling Female Gospel Trio in music history. In 1997 the New Orleans-based gospel group comprised of high school students Angel Taylor, Chanelle Hayes, and Terri Brown, was brought to the attention of gospel label GospoCentric Records by their manager Kenneth Grant. Trini-i-tee 5:7’s debut project had preorders of 100,000 copies, the project debuted at No. 3 on the gospel charts and eventually stepped up to the top slot. It also reached the R&B Top 20 charts and was eventually certified gold.
PJ Morton
Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Producer, and Music industry Executive PJ Morton is a 5-time Grammy Award winner. PJ has topped charts and received nods for numerous BET, Soul Train, and NAACP Image Awards honoring the six albums he has put out since his breakthrough, Gumbo, in 2017. And all of this comes in addition to touring with Maroon 5 and running his own label. PJ has written Over and Over performed by Trin-i-tee 5:7, Let Go and Let God performed by Dewayne Woods, Best Days Yet performed by Bishop Paul S. Morton, and the Better Benediction.
Jai Reed
New Orleans own Jai Reed began singing as a child; later traveled with and sang in Tyler Perry’s musical plays; Jai Reed was nominated twice for The Stellar Award and has won a Rhythm of Gospel Award; New Orleans Viewer’s Choice Award; The Big Easy Award; and in 2019 The Gulf Coast Gospel Music Award – Male Vocalist of the Year and is a 2023 Recipient of the Trailblazer Award from NOLA Gospel Music Awards.
Isabell Davis
Isabel Davis has been a trusted steward of the gift of song since an early age. With a ministry built on the love of God, support of family and passion for worship, Isabel has emerged as a worship leader called to the nations. Her anointing to activate the power of the presence of God from store-front ministries to global stages to recording studio booths and every platform in between paves the way for authentic worship encounters.
Isabel enters each worship experience with a strong resolve to deliver songs that are inspired by the Holy Spirit. She ministers songs that uplift and refresh the listener while drawing the hearts of people closer to Jesus. As a songwriter and worship leader Isabel answers the charge to create space for people to lean into God’s presence right where they are.
Bishop Paul S. Morton Sr.
Bishop Paul S. Morton, Sr. who strives to exemplify the heart of God, is truly God’s Man! Bishop Paul S. Morton is uniquely anointed for the body of Christ with a clear and distinct voice in the 21st Century, releasing into the atmosphere the truth of God’s word, and bringing about salvation, healing, deliverance and restoration for the continued up-building of God’s Kingdom.
A Pastor’s Pastor; a Leader’s Leader; the nurturing heart of an apostolic father with a mandate to Change A Generation by Changing the Way We Do Church. He is the Founding Bishop of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International, as well as the Senior Pastor of Changing A Generation Full Gospel Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA and the Co-Pastor of Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church in New Orleans, LA. (One Church in Two States with Four Locations!)
Bishop Morton is a gifted author and an anointed singer with six (6) Stellar Awards. He also holds multiple advanced degrees in Theology and Divinity. Bishop and his wife, Dr. Debra B. Morton, are the proud parents of three children and the grandparents of six beautiful grandchildren.
The Zion Harmonizers
A group that has sung together for more than 60 years, The Zion Harmonizers have repeatedly won every award there is to win for additional gospel in their city and have performed all over the world to enthusiastic audiences. Benjamin Maxon organized the Zion Harmonizers in 1939 out of an old neighborhood in New Orleans known as “New Zion.” Over the years, the personnel has changed a little and the Zion Harmonizers have added some hot instrumentalists, but they still rely heavily on the old-time a cappella style, using four-part harmonies to get their message through. While blessed with an international reputation, the Zion harmonizers remain a pillar of the New Orleans gospel community. Most of their programs and song services are still conducted in small churches within a hundred mile radius of the City. Their yearly Anniversary Program, featuring the Dixie Hummingbirds, is the biggest event on the local gospel calendar, and Sherman Washington ‘s Saturday morning radio show on WYLD, now in its twenty-eighth year, has become a New Orleans tradition in itself. Whether they’re singing for thousands at a festival in Italy or dozens at a church in La Place or Thibodaux, the Zion Harmonizers sing unfailingly to bring down the Holy Spirit and to have a good time in the name of the Lord.
Virtue
The gospel group Virtue was formed in 1994 by Karima Trotter (Kibble), Ebony Trotter (Holland), Negelle Sumter, and Shavonne Sampson, all of whom attended Oakwood University, a historically Black Seventh-day Adventist institution. The group released their self-titled debut album, Virtue, in 1997, which reached number 6 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums and number 18 on Billboard’s Christian Albums. The album included the singles “Greatest Part Of Me”, “Let the Redeemed”, and “I Must Tell Jesus”. Virtue went on to release several other albums in the late 1990s and early 2000s, including Get Ready (1999), Virtuosity (2001), Free (2003), and Testimony (2006). The group is currently made up of sisters Ebony Holland, Karima Kibble, and Heather Martin
Bishop Tyrone G. Jefferson Jr.
Seen by many as the next great Gospel artist, Pastor Tyrone G. Jefferson is an
emerging star on the gospel music scene. Powered by his single, “Lord I Just Want to
Thank You”, which was in the top 30 of the nation, Pastor Jefferson quickly gained
national attention. While some listeners are just becoming familiar with Pastor Jefferson,
he is no newcomer. Pastor Jefferson was a featured new artist on BET’s iconic “Bobby
Jones Gospel” and has appeared on The Word Network. Jefferson has shared the
stage with Gospel greats such as Myron Butler, Tye Tribett, Jonathan Nelson, Deitrick
Haddon, and many more. Gifted with a soul-stirring voice, Pastor Jefferson blends a
traditional Gospel style with contemporary rhythms and sounds. Jefferson credits his
spiritual father, the legendary Bishop Paul S. Morton, Sr., and other Gospel music
luminaries such as Melvin Williams, Calvin Bernard Rhome, and Marvin Winans as his
musical influences. Pastor Jefferson released his sophomore project entitled
“Preserving the Sound. The project’s lead single, “HIGHER” in March 2018. Pastor
Jefferson is a preserver of that traditional sound that has left today’s church. Jefferson is
beloved in his hometown of New Orleans and throughout the Gulf Coast region. He is
slated to release his new single in May, Jesus Will Fix It with Producer Bubby Fann on
the Versatile Label with Bishop Ryan Warner / President and CEO.
Kim Che’re
Kim Che’re is a gospel radio personality, vocalist, and Minister of Music in New Orleans, Louisiana. She has been a regular at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival since 2007 and has been on the radio for over 20 years.
