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 Biography

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Sesil J'

 

“The Last Protégé of Marvin Gaye”

Artist Resume
sesiljenkins@gmail.com


Entertainer, Singer, Dancer, Choreographer, Actor, Businessman, Producer, Songwriter, Lead vocalist, actor and author “The Last Protégé  written  by Sesil J’ (Prince) and G Paris 



President & CEO (Old School Entertainment Award Show) OSEAs

Genres: R&B/Soul / Hip Hop / Adult Contemporary/Jazz

Labels: Mowbray Records, Soap Opera Records, Just Play It Records/Lujon Records



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Education and Training ï»¿

  • Booker T. Washington High School, Norfolk, VA â€‹

  • Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, CA, Music

  • Tidewater Community College, Norfolk, VA, Music

  • Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA

 

Experience

1977–1984 Choreographer for Groups:  The New Birth; Lakeside and The Barkays

1978-1984 Marvin Gaye - personal body guard, lead dancer and personal choreographer

​1979 Toured with Marvin Gaye and his orchestra (the Funkasonic Band) in Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, and back to various US major cities.


1979-1983 (actor) Dr. Detroit,’ starring Dan Ackroyd of the famous team the ‘Blues Brothers.’ (1983), ‘Blues Brothers,’ ‘Rocky III’ and ‘Penitentiary I and II’
 

1984 – Sung at Marvin Gaye’s funeral



  • Sesil & Lujon and Frank Guida preformed a re-write of the state song of Virginia for the removal of the racial overtones and the state senate decided to inter it as one of the remakes of the state song to be accepted by the state of Virginia.

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Performances and concerts 1986-2016



Beverly Hills, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Hollywood, CA, Nashville, TN, Memphis, TN
Richmond, VA, AFRAM Festival Waterside, Norfolk, VA, Amphitheatre, Virginia Beach, VA’
Cinema Café, Virginia Beach, VA, West Care Foundation, Las Vegas, Nevada, VA live Entertainment  Complex, Chesapake, VA, Meyera Oberndoft Auditorium, Virginiia Beach, VA.

 

Toured :  Rick James. LL Cool J, Micky Howard, Brian McKnight, The Soul Child, The Manhattans, Allen Frey (New Birth), Dolores Milligan (Ladies of Skyy)  The Barkays, Morris Day and the Time, Cameo, Lakeside and Rodger Trotman and Zapp.

 

Awards

 

 

Black Men Rock Image  Awards 2014 Best  R and B Vocalist

SEVAA  Men in  the Arts 2014

Entertainer Award 2014

Black Men Rock  Image Awards 2015 Best Jazz Band

5018 Entertainer Award 2015



Public Relations

 

Radio, television, newspaper interviews with special guest appearances on over 50 radio stations, 75 print publications and 20 television appearances within the United States.  Mentioned in four books that has been written and produced on the chronicles of the legendary Marvin Gaye.

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Future 2012-2016 bookings and events

 

7 City Tour: “Every Child Has A Dream” Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach,
Hampton, Suffolk, Chesapeake and Newport News

 

“Every Child Has A Dream” (Tour) (2013-2014)
Virginia, Washington, DC, Maryland, Atlanta, New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia,
Chicago, Florida, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Paris France and South Africa
VA Live, Chesapeake, VA

 

Managed by: 

Old School Entertainment Award Show (OSEAs)

Full Band:  nine piece

 Contact OSEAs 757 469-9183




Social Media

Facebook, Twitter, Utube, Itune; My Space; Linkeden, Manta



Very emotional day for Sesil J' he became the last Protege of Marvin Gaye on this day
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