BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.5// X-WR-CALNAME:www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco X-WR-CALDESC:www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Pacific BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20130523T234546CEST-8494dugZ3U@www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco DTSTAMP:20130523T210546Z DESCRIPTION:\nAs an artist who needs no introduction\, Brian McKnight has e arned himself a spot in contemporary music history. He has released 13 al bums to date\, with several going 2 and 3x platinum\, and he has sold ove r 20 million albums worldwide. \; In addition to being a singer\, son gwriter and producer\, McKnight is also a multi-instrumentalist who plays nine instruments including piano\, guitar\, bass\, drums\, percussions\, trombone\, tuba\, flugelhorn and trumpet. \n\nIn an industry known for a constantly revolving door of artists\, McKnight has easily established h imself with an enviable record of chart consistency\, has toured successf ully for over a decade\, and has collaborated with performers across ever y genre including Quincy Jones\, Justin Timberlake\, Mariah Carey\, Diddy \, Christina Aguilera Rascal Flatts\, Nelly\, Vanessa Williams\, Willie N elson and Kenny G. \n\nBorn in Buffalo\, New York\, McKnight&rsquo\;s musi cal career began in childhood when he became a member of his church NY ch oir and a bandleader for his high school\, Sweet Home High School. By the age of 19\, he signed his first recording deal with Mercury Records. In 1992\, his self-titled album &ldquo\;Brian McKnight&rdquo\; was released followed by &ldquo\;I Remember You&rdquo\; (1995) and &ldquo\;Anytime&rdq uo\; (1997). &ldquo\;Anytime&rdquo\; sold over two million copies and was nominated for a Grammy. In 1999 McKnight released &ldquo\;Back at One&rdq uo\; on Motown Records\, which sold over three million copies. \n\nAlong with several Grammy nominations\, Brian McKnight has been the recipient o f American Music Awards\, Soul Train Awards\, NAACP Image and Blockbuster Awards\, and Billboard Songwriter of The Year. He has crossed the bounda ries of EVERY medium. He has hosted &ldquo\;Soul Session Countdown with B rian McKnight&rdquo\; on BETJ. In addition\, &ldquo\;The Brian McKnight Mo rning Show&rdquo\; on KTWV the Wave Smooth Jazz radio station\, was a Top 5 rated show 2 years running. In 2009 Brian started hosting his own radi o show &ldquo\;The Brian McKnight Show&rdquo\; which ran in over 60 marke ts and was syndicated through ABC Radio. Brian also hosted his own nation ally syndicated TV show &ldquo\;The Brian McKnight Show.&rdquo\; \n\nMcKn ight has also used his vast industry knowledge as a red carpet host for E xtra! and in 2007\, McKnight stepped into Broadway with a successful run as Billy Flynn in Chicago. He was also a contestant on the Donald Trump h it show &ldquo\;Celebrity Apprentice&rdquo\; and is currently touring nat ionwide in the JeCaryous Johnson play &ldquo\;Cheaper to Keep Her&rdquo\; with Vivica A. Fox. 2011 will see the release of McKnight&rsquo\;s 14th a lbum\, entitled &ldquo\;Just Me&rdquo\; along with a worldwide tour and l ive DVD. McKnight is also making the tour a family affair this time aroun d and will be joined on tour by his brother Claude McKnight (Take 6) and sons BJ and Niko also known as &ldquo\;BRKN RBTZ&rdquo\; (broken robots)\ , for what promises to be a spectacular one-of-a kind show.\nBrian McKnig ht's website DTSTART:20121206T200000 DTEND:20121209T220000 DURATION:PT3H LOCATION:San Francisco SUMMARY:BRIAN McKNIGHT (Sold Out) END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR