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Women who worked with Prince will dish in panel discussion 'She's Always in My Hair'

The virtual event will take place Saturday evening, with proceeds to help former Prince keyboardist Chance Howard.

By Jon Bream

August 17, 2020 at 8:55PM

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Mayte Garcia at First Avenue in 2018/ Star Tribune photo by Leila Navidi (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Prince always had women in his band and creative orbit. Six women who worked with him in the New Power Generation will join forces Saturday in a virtual panel discussion titled "She's Always in My Hair."

The panelists are drummer Cora Coleman, saxophonist Candy Dulfer, guitarist Kat Dyson, dancer Mayte Garcia, singer Shelby J and bassist Rhonda Smith. They are from various incarnations of Prince's New Power Generation, his post-1980s heyday.

The moderator is Sinbad, the comedian and actor.

Sponsored by the PRN Alumni Foundation, the discussion will be at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost $10 at prnalumni.org. Proceeds are earmarked to help former Prince keyboardist Chance Howard, who is recovering from a car accident.

PRN Alumni presented a virtual panel in May discussing Prince's work with orchestrator Clare Fischer.

about the writer

Jon Bream

Critic / Reporter

Jon Bream has been a music critic at the Star Tribune since 1975, making him the longest tenured pop critic at a U.S. daily newspaper. He has attended more than 8,000 concerts and written four books (on Prince, Led Zeppelin, Neil Diamond and Bob Dylan). Thus far, he has ignored readers’ suggestions that he take a music-appreciation class.