Ty Stephens

Ty Stephens is an award-winning singer/songwriter, entertainer and recording artist who was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. He is the co-creator and co-writer of From My Hometown as well as Shades of Harlem and On Kentucky Avenue. He has toured the world with his band, (the) SoulJaazz and released 4 studio albums of original music. He has toured and recorded with the legendary Harry Belafonte and enjoyed 9 tours of Japan with superstar Toshi Kubota. He has appeared on Broadway in the original productions of Sophisticated Ladies (with Gregory Hines and Phyllis Hyman) and Marilyn, An American Fable (with Scott Bakula). With many years of theatre productions to his credit, Ty was bestowed the Audelco Award for Best Actor in a Musical for On Kentucky Avenue in 2018.

Ty and his band spent six glorious seasons at the world-famous Sporting Club in Monte Carlo as the Sporting Orchestra, opening for Stevie Wonder, Tony Bennett, Janet Jackson, Carlos Santana, Steely Dan, Eric Clapton, Alicia Keys and Celine Dion, to name only a few as well as in four tours of eastern Russia, and two tours of Busan, South Korea with the US State Department.

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