Kofi B. and Friends will kick off Valentine's Day weekend at the Knight Stage at the Akron Civic Theatre Friday with a concert of R&B music plus originals by Akron-born pianist Kofi Boakye. He'll also ...

Akron pianist Kofi Boakye is going for his second big shot at winning Amateur Night at the Apollo next week. His goal is to nail a first-round win in the live competition Feb. 16 at the famed theater ...

Akron native Kofi Boakye is one step closer to going all the way to the grand prize in Amateur Night at the Apollo. The pianist won second place last week in the second-round quarter finals ...

Boakye, an Emmy-nominated pianist who graduated from Akron Early College, is in his second year with his Beyond the Keys ...

A 22-year-old pianist and Berklee College of Music student, Akron’s Kofi Boakye will mark his return to the opening night of Amateur Night at the Apollo in Harlem on Wednesday, Feb. 16. This will be ...

Akron native Kofi Boakye, from left, Dave Heard and Naomi Ackie appear in a scene from Tristar Pictures' "Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody.” Think the piano player in a scene with ...

Akron-born piano player extraordinaire Kofi Boakye has a new nickname now after winning the first round of Amateur Night at the Apollo Wednesday — Princerace. After the 22-year-old gave an ...

Akron native Kofi Boakye, age 23, has seen glimpses of stardom this past year. Performing as Kofi B, the pianist took home the grand prize at the Apollo Amateur Night competition, appeared in a ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Akron native Kofi Boakye has been crowned the winner of the famed Amateur Night at The Apollo competition in New York City. Boakye, a classically trained pianist, first ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Wednesday night Harlem was buzzing for the return of Amateur Night at the Apollo. The competition featured a variety of artists performing in front of an audience at the world ...

The winner of America's longest running talent show Amateur Night at The Apollo, pianist Kofi Boakye, was crowned at the show's grand finale after he performed his signature version of "Say Yes" by ...