Kofi Boakye
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Posted By Jeff Niesel on Fri, Jul 12, 2019
On Aug. 9, Akron pianist Kofi Boakye will headline his final Akron concert before heading to Berklee School of Music in Boston.
The 19-year-old Emmy-nominated pianist will perform at the Trailhead in North Akron.
A real prodigy, Boakye was accepted into the University of Akron School
of Music’s Jazz Program at age 15, making him the youngest
African-American pianist to ever be accepted into a collegiate-level
jazz program at the University. And in 2016, Boakye performed at the
Akron Civic Theatre, making him the first teen pianist to ever headline
that venue. Boakye has toured Germany and Prague with the Miller South
Show Choir, and in 2014, President Barack Obama gave him the President’s
Education Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence.
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