The Labor Day weekend tribute brought a host of musicians to Kalamazoo’s Jericho Corners to pay homage to the singer who passed away unexpectedly in early August. Photo gallery.
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The fond memories remain.
Dozens of musicians from across Michigan gathered Sunday at 1501 Fulford St., inside the newly renovated Jericho Corners building in Kalamazoo’s Egleston neighborhood, to perform songs, share stories and otherwise memorialize the life and music of singer and songwriter Dacia Bridges, who died Aug. 1 outside Traverse City.
The Kalamazoo-based, 45-year-old leader of the Dacia Bridges Project clearly made an impact on fellow musicians and fans after moving to the area several years ago following a successful musical career in Germany: More than 200 people stopped by at some point during the Sunday event that was also live-streamed on Facebook.
Sunday’s tribute and benefit — organized by Cori Somers, Carolyn Koebel and Sarah Fuerst of the Dacia Bridges Project — featured numerous performers, such as guitarist Kenny Olson, Skip Franklin, Tosha Owens, Nathan Moore, Chris Schleuder, The DBP3 (the renamed Dacia Bridges Project, which performed songs from Bridges’ catalog), Bill Caskey, Mike Fuerst, Jay Gavan and others.
Suffice to say, love was everywhere in the room as attendees met with family members, shared memories and reminisced about the impact Bridges had on their lives. Moving performances included “Hallelujah,” a cover of an Etta James song, and “Bounce,” which featured Bridges’ sister on vocals.
Check out the photo gallery of Sunday’s event by Derek Ketchum, along with a gallery from another big Kalamazoo event: Saturday’s Kalamashoegazer 13 festival at Bell’s Brewery featuring dream pop and shoegaze acts from across the country.
PHOTO GALLERY: Dacia Bridges Tribute at Jericho Corners
Photos by Derek Ketchum
Photos by Derek Ketchum