{"id":1629,"date":"2022-11-17T18:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T18:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2022\/2022\/11\/17\/in-focus-black-star-at-sony-hall\/"},"modified":"2022-11-17T18:15:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T18:15:00","slug":"in-focus-black-star-at-sony-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2022\/2022\/11\/17\/in-focus-black-star-at-sony-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"In Focus: Black Star at Sony Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, November 15, <a href=\"https:\/\/nysmusic.com\/site\/2022\/11\/11\/black-star-announces-last-minute-nyc-show-after-snl-debut\/\">Black&nbsp;Star<\/a>&nbsp;took the stage at&nbsp;Sony Hall in Times Square&nbsp;for a once in a lifetime performance, presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluenotejazz.com\/\">Blue Note Entertainment Group<\/a>&nbsp;and co-presented by podcast platform <a href=\"https:\/\/luminarypodcasts.com\/?country=US\">Luminary<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/black-star-sony-hall-Dervon-S.-Dixon-9-768x960.jpg\" alt=\"Black Star Sony Hall\" class=\"wp-image-438408\"\/><figcaption>Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/drivenbycontent\/?hl=en\">Dervon S. 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