Wednesday, July 3, 2013, 12:00 PM
Like Aretha Franklin, soul and gospel artist Avery Sunshine has a tremendous voice with keyboard skills to match. A versatile, commanding performer, Sunshine has entertained at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, recorded with jazz musicians Christian McBride and Roy Ayers, sung on the soundtrack to the film The Fighting Temptations, and opened for B.B. King in London, always delivering her message of hope with fire and passion.(BAM)