Flying High: Jazz Canaries Who Soared at Birdland

Billie Holiday, Anita O'Day, Lena Horne, Peggy Lee, Jo Stafford, Rosemary Clooney, Ella Fitzgerald, and others.

Early in their careers, they were "canaries" -- women singing with the great Big Bands of Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Gene Krupa, Benny Goodman, and others.

But these women were birds of a feather in more ways than one. They didn't let bandleaders define them and they all went on to soloist careers.

Now California-based music nonprofit, Jazz at the Ballroom, is presenting "Flying High: Big Band Canaries Who Soared," to share the music of these trailblazing women....

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Billie Holiday, Anita O'Day, Lena Horne, Peggy Lee, Jo Stafford, Rosemary Clooney, Ella Fitzgerald, and others.

Early in their careers, they were "canaries" -- women singing with the great Big Bands of Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Gene Krupa, Benny Goodman, and others.

But these women were birds of a feather in more ways than one. They didn't let bandleaders define them and they all went on to soloist careers.

Now California-based music nonprofit, Jazz at the Ballroom, is presenting "Flying High: Big Band Canaries Who Soared," to share the music of these trailblazing women.

It's a revue of the music made famous by jazz canaries once they spread their wings.!


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Date and Time: On Fri, 08 Mar 2024 at 19:00 - Sun, 10 Mar 2024 at 22:30

Category: Live Music | Jazz

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