The New Jack Reunion Tour , sometimes referred to as the New Jack Swing Reunion Tour , was a 2006 concert tour package that featured members of the 1990s music genre " new jack swing ", the architect of which was Teddy Riley .
7-579: The tour was organized by Riley and was intended as the springboard for a new jack swing revival. The tour also reflected, per the Cleveland Scene newspaper, some nostalgic interest in 1990s culture. The performers of the New Jack Reunion Tour included the Riley-founded bands Guy and BLACKstreet , as well as Tony! Toni! Toné! , After 7 , and SWV . The new jack genre had been influential via
14-903: A revised artist lineup. Cleveland Scene The Cleveland Scene is an alternative weekly newspaper based in Cleveland , Ohio . The newspaper includes highlights of Cleveland-area arts, music, dining, and films, as well as classified advertising . The first edition of the newspaper was published in the 1970s. Cleveland Scene provides a yearly "Best Of" list for the Cleveland and outlying areas that includes Best Restaurants, Best Clubs, Best Theater, etc. Cleveland Scene employs regular columnists as well as freelance journalists. In 2002, New Times Media, which published The Scene , agreed to shut down its Los Angeles alternative paper in exchange for an $ 8 million payment, while Village Voice Media agreed to shut down its competing Cleveland Free Times for
21-549: A smaller payment, triggering a federal antitrust investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice . Cleveland Scene was founded in 1970. In 1998, the Scene was acquired by New Times Media . In 2005, New Times acquired Village Voice Media , and changed its name to Village Voice Media . The Free Times and Cleveland Scene were purchased by Times-Shamrock Communications , located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in 2008. Times-Shamrock
28-713: Is a media company that publishes daily and weekly newspapers throughout Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, Florida, Michigan, and Texas. They also own radio stations in Baltimore. In December 2013, Times-Shamrock sold Scene to the Cleveland-based Euclid Media Group , along with the Detroit Metro Times , Orlando Weekly and the San Antonio Current . The company dissolved in August 2023 and four of
35-678: The level of musicianship and performance has gone down since '96. I think people want to hear good music and real singing [again]." The tour began on February 24 at the Atlanta Civic Center and concluded on November 18 at the Richmond Coliseum . In between, it played both theatres and arenas , including high-profile venues such as Madison Square Garden in New York City . A review in The Philadelphia Inquirer of
42-401: The subsequent work of artists such as R. Kelly , Aaliyah , and Beyoncé , but the tour was considered a celebration of the original form of that form. Mark Middleton of BLACKstreet stated that the goal of the tour was to appeal to a range of age groups, from teenagers to 40-year-olds, using the virtue of New Jack's musical foundations: "You have the younger artists doing R&B and hip-hop, but
49-529: The tour's show at the Liacouras Center in North Philadelphia described the show as nostalgic but high in energy, with the "strong, soulful voices" of the various acts augmented by a "synth-heavy live band that was smooth without being slick." The tour was credited with reviving the commercial fortunes of Tony! Toni! Toné! That group was featured on another New Jack Reunion Tour a year later, which had
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