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The Blues Of Ma Rainey & Bessie Smith at Woodmere Art Museum

Courtesy of Woodmere Art Museum | Posted on May 20, 2021

Where

Woodmere Art Museum
9201 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
Map
(215) 247-0476

The Blues Of Ma Rainey & Bessie Smith at Woodmere Art Museum

When

Sat, July 17, 2021
5:00 pm

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Musicians

Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble
band / ensemble / orchestra

About

Saturday Night Jazz returns for a summer series on Woodmere Art Museum's lawn. Enjoy an evening outdoors surrounded by nature and monumental sculptures! Two performances per evening begin at 5 & 7pm.
Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith were women whose powerful voices and music could penetrate the soul. Feel their passion, pain, hope, and disappointments. Vocalists Lisa Chavous and Sherry Butler join The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble with the blues of Ma Rainey’s “See See Rider,” Bessie Smith’s “Down Hearted Blues,” and many other classics.

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