The Billie Holiday Project at The Sofia / Home Of The B St. Theatre

The Billie Holiday Project comes to
THE SOFIA TSAKOPOULOS CENTER FOR THE ARTS
home of THE B ST. THEATRE
Friday, January 3rd, 2020, 7pm
2700 Capitol Ave.
Sacramento

The Billie Holiday Project, led by Stella Heath, celebrates the music of Lady Day! Shrouded in mystery, as she was draped in furs, Billie was quintessentially multi-faceted, possessing the sensitivity and ability to make the songs she sang as personal as if she was singing them softly in your own very ear. Featuring some of the Bay Area’s finest Jazz musicians, The Billie Holiday Project evokes the electric and intimate feeling of experiencing Lady Day live in a 1930s Jazz Club. Drawing from some of Billie’s most recorded tunes, such as Blue Moon, Billie’s Blues, God Bless the Child, and Strange Fruit, to name but a few, the band also revives some of the earlier and lesser-known tunes that Billie interpreted. In performance, interspersed with the music are stories of Billie’s life and musical artistry. ...

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The Billie Holiday Project comes to
THE SOFIA TSAKOPOULOS CENTER FOR THE ARTS
home of THE B ST. THEATRE
Friday, January 3rd, 2020, 7pm
2700 Capitol Ave.
Sacramento

The Billie Holiday Project, led by Stella Heath, celebrates the music of Lady Day! Shrouded in mystery, as she was draped in furs, Billie was quintessentially multi-faceted, possessing the sensitivity and ability to make the songs she sang as personal as if she was singing them softly in your own very ear. Featuring some of the Bay Area’s finest Jazz musicians, The Billie Holiday Project evokes the electric and intimate feeling of experiencing Lady Day live in a 1930s Jazz Club. Drawing from some of Billie’s most recorded tunes, such as Blue Moon, Billie’s Blues, God Bless the Child, and Strange Fruit, to name but a few, the band also revives some of the earlier and lesser-known tunes that Billie interpreted. In performance, interspersed with the music are stories of Billie’s life and musical artistry.

The Band features Stella Heath, invoking the vocal stylings of Billie Holiday; Neil Fontano, piano virtuoso from Sonoma County; Johnny Bones, of The California Honeydrops on tenor and soprano saxophone; Trevor Kinsel, interchanging between upright bass and cornet; And Spike Klein on drum set.

Step back to a time when swing was king!

THE BAND
Stella Heath, vocals
Neil Angelo Fontano, piano
Johnny Bones, tenor sax/clarinet
Trevor Kinsel, upright bass
Spike Klein, drums

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