Four years ago, I was the Vice-Presidential candidate of one of five caucuses that was vying to oust the then incumbent UPC (United Progressive Caucus) Chicago Teachers' Union President, Marilyn Stewart. The name of my caucus was SEA (School Employee Alliance). CORE (Coalition Of Rank And File Educators), which was slating Karen Lewis as their Presidential candidate, won after a runoff aided by the support of all the other caucuses: PACT (ProActive Chicago Teachers) which was slating the former union president Deborah Lynch as their Presidential candidate, the CSDU (Coalition For A Strong Democratic Union) which was slating the then Chicago Teachers Union Treasurer, Linda Porter and SEA (School Employee Alliance) which was slating Ted Hadjiharris as their Presidential candidate.
For the Campaign, I hosted a Smooth Jazz Fundraiser at my home and called on a long time friend, Kevin Morrissette to put the band together for the event. Kevin's interest in music started at a very early stage of life, and he began playing piano by ear at the age of 4. By 7, Kevin was playing professionally.
Kevin's music career includes sharing the stage with many notable performers: Ronnie Laws, B.B. King, and the Pointer Sisters to name a few. He has been retained to perform for President Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Mayor Richard Daley, Rev Jesse Jackson Sr., and Ambassador Carol Mosely Braun. The list goes on................... As President of Morrissette Music Productions, Kevin offers a full variety of musical production services as well as live performance. Kevin can be contacted at http://kevinmorrissettemusic.com/
He also shared with me that he will soon be releasing a new CD featuring vocalist Consuela Ivy who you can hear on his website.