Gainesville Apollo Theater winner returns home for benefit concert supporting local history

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – A Gainesville musician who made history at New York City’s legendary Apollo Theater returned to his hometown to help raise money for a local cultural institution.

Award-winning saxophonist Emmanuel Garilus headlined a benefit concert at Trinity United Methodist Church, with performances by the chorus 1,000 Voices of Florida.

The concert featured gospel, jazz, R&B and soul music, bringing the community together in support of the Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center…

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