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Ladies Sing the Blues at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Courtesy of Erika Santucci | Posted on September 25, 2013
Where
Jazz at Lincoln Center
10 Columbus Circle
New York, NY
Map
212-258-9800
When
Fri, November 8, 2013
7:00 PM & 9:30 PM
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Musicians
Catherine Russell
vocalsBrianna Thomas
vocalsCharenee Wade
vocalsJon-Erik Kellso
trumpetMark Lopeman
saxophone, tenorHarvey Tibbs
tromboneMatt Munisteri
guitarTal Ronen
bassMark McLean
drumsMark Shane
piano and vocalsAbout
Vocalists Catherine Russell, Brianna Thomas, and Charenee Wade will channel the independent, liberated spirits, and pioneering vocalizations of 1920s blues divas Bessie Smith ("the Empress of the Blues"), Mamie Smith ("the Queen of the Blues"), Ma Rainey ("the Mother of the Blues"), and of the legendary icon of stage and film, Ethel Waters. Featuring arrangements of this era, pianist Mark Shane takes the reins as Music Director, enlivening this important strain of American music and demonstrating the ageless relevance of this century-old transcendence of love's follies through innuendo, revelation, and stomping the blues away...