By JEFFARAH GIBSON

Tribune Features Writer

TALENTED gospel artists with a love of non-traditional music styles such as reggae, rap and hip-hop, had nowhere to showcase their talents in these areas until Talent Jam emerged in 1993.

The annual talent show and musical extravaganza taking place tomorrow night, claims to be the first to have provided such a platform for modern Christian artists.

Churches unwilling to adjust their musical traditions at the time believed gospel music should maintain it's easy to grasp tunes, rudimentary harmonies, testimonies, and religious counsel.

But Talent Jam gave musically savvy individuals an outlet for creative expression.

And as the event has pr ...

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