w/ Kimaya Diggs
Wednesday, February 11
Doors 7pm / Show 8pm
$27 Members / $30 General Admission Advance / $35 GA Day of Show
All ages / Standing
4 time Grammy nominated songwriter and singer Emily King was born and raised in New York City’s lower east side. She began her career playing venues in Greenwich village and was soon after discovered by Clive Davis who signed her to his J Records label at the age of 21.
King has toured extensively most recently headlining her European tour as well as performing alongside Norah Jones on her Visions tour and Jacob Collier on his North American Djesse Vol. 4 Tour. King is a cross genre artist collaborating with an array of acclaimed contemporaries such as Robert Glasper, Sara Bareilles, Brittany Howard, Lukas Nelson and Jon Batiste to name a few. King’s unmistakable silky lush vocal and joyous magnetic stage presence continue to lure audiences around the world.
A songwriter’s songwriter, King has written and released several critically acclaimed albums including “Seven” and “The Switch” her most recent album “Special Occasion” received a Grammy nominated for Best R&B album.
King is currently working on her latest release with Making Music Records from her home in the Catskill mountains.
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About Kimaya Diggs:
Kimaya Diggs is a soul artist and songwriter from Western Massachusetts. Her new album "Quincy" explores Diggs' unique style of Soul, Folk, and R&B. Diggs was nominated in the "Best New Artist" and "Album of the Year" categories at the 2023 New England Music Awards and was recently honored as one of 10 artists of color making a difference in the Boston area by WBUR. She has opened for the likes of Trombone Shorty, Lizzie No, and has toured with Heather Maloney. The Boston Globe calls her “Expressive, smooth vocals…she’s kind of an unstoppable force.”
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3S Artspace is supported in part by grants from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation and NHCF's Geoffrey E. Clark and Martha Fuller Clark Fund; and Little Bay Fund.
Thank you to our lead sponsors: AC Hotel Portsmouth, The Brook, The Kane Company/Tidemark, Katzman Contemporary Projects, MacEdge, Raka, Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel and Stirling Brandworks.
