Sold-out live and free live-streamed events to benefit local youth support groups

Medford, Ore., June 7, 2022 — Following last year’s appearance on NBC’s popular singing competition “The Voice,” dynamic modern gospel singer and songwriter Jershika Maple will do two concerts this summer in Medford. Presented by DANCIN Vineyards & Winery, 4477 South Stage Rd., the shows are on June 28 and 29 at 5:30 pm.

Performances are designed to raise awareness of the vital work done by Hearts with a Mission www.heartswithamission.org and the Maslow Project www.maslowproject.com, nonprofits helping meet the needs of homeless youth and their families across the Rogue Valley.

These sold-out events are for DANCIN wine club members, but both concerts will be live-streamed for free on the winery’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/DANCINVineyards. For more information, visit DANCIN Vineyards & Winery, www.dancin.com, or call (541) 245-1133.

 

Background on the Artist

Born in Shreveport, La., Jershika Maple discovered a love of singing in the children’s choir at her church. Being in a military family gave Maple the chance to expand her musical ear by experiencing different cultures, genres, and styles of music all over the world. Today she lives in Killeen, Tex., with her family and serves as a worship leader, singer, songwriter, actor and vocal coach.

Maple has been a featured background singer for national and international artists – including  Grammy and Stellar Award Winner John P Kee, Grammy-nominated Zacardi Cortez and Amber Bullock. Also, she performed background vocals for Rose Short, who was Season 17’s Top 4 Finalist on NBC’s  “The Voice.” That led Maple to audition for Season 21 of the popular singing competition, which aired Sept. 20, 2021.

Initially, Maple selected Team Kelly over Team Legend after the two major recording artists — Kelly Clarkson and John Legend — turned their chairs around during her audition performance of New Edition’s “Can You Stand the Rain.” She remained with Team Kelly until her battle round on October 12, where she went up against contestant Jeremy Rosado and lost.

However, both Ariana Grande and Legend wanted to “steal” her from Clarkson’s team. Maple chose to join Team Legend and was saved from elimination. Then she made it to the Top 5 in the show’s season finale, which aired on December 14, 2021, giving Maple a #10 Spot on The Billboard Top 100 Gospel Digital Sales Chart with her performance of “God Only Knows.”