Jazz the Jewel of the World Musical Tribute
Pictures of Life Productions
Pictures of Life Productions
Pictures of Life Productions became a nonprofit business in 2015. This nonprofit company, located in Augusta, Georgia, produces plays in the community with positive moral values and donates proceeds from its musicals, plays, and production performances to the different needs of the community of Augusta, Georgia, and the CSRA. Pictures of Life Productions was founded by Zirzeria Wright-Beveridge and later in 2016 her husband John Beveridge became part of the nonprofit company, as the producer, and spokesperson for the company. Zirzeria Wright-Beveridge continues her role as the playwright, drama and musical director of the shows, and actress. She holds the title of CEO and John, COO of Pictures of Life Productions. The company has grown over the last 9 years and Pictures of Life has been on all the television and radio shows in Augusta and South Carolina promoting their productions.
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Pictures of Life Productions has also created award-winning music and music videos filmed by Mr. John Beveridge and written and performed by Zirzeria Wright-Beveridge. The songs include May God Smile on You, Pray, Miracle, Amazing Grace Jazz versions. The International World title nominated music include Dreams that Fly and Talk About Jesus. May God Smile on you won nationally.
Currently Pictures of Life Productions is working on their next project, a theatrical and musical Production entitled, Jazz the Jewel of the World. This production takes one on a journey of when the first musical instruments were used to influence jazz to the current jazz of today. It highlights the greats of jazz throughout the years from the 1800’s to the present day and travels to the South of Georgia and Carolinas with the Greenbook. Throughout the production, several short dramas and musical performances will take the audience on a journey visiting how jazz was not only in the states of New York and Louisiana but how it travelled South to Charleston, Atlanta, Augusta, and the little forgotten towns in South Carolina and Georgia. This play will portray certain characters such as Ethel Waters, Blanche Calloway, Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald, and many of our current artists. It will also talk about the emergence of jazz from its negro spirituals, ragtime, blues, swing era, jazz, Latin Jazz to jazz fusion of today. And in addition of how each period used jazz to help tell the stories of the African American journey through music. This production is set to take place on June 8th, 2024, at 4 pm, Kroc Center located in Augusta Georgia.