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Voices Of Freedom: Betty Carter, Billie Holiday, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone
Courtesy of Colleen Verbus | Posted on February 25, 2021
When
Fri, March 26, 2021
7:30 pm
RSVP / At Performance
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Musicians
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
band / ensemble / orchestraMelanie Charles
vocalsShenel Johns
vocalsAshley Pezzotti
vocalsAbout
What to Expect
• Essential works by the most powerful female performers and songwriters of the 20th century, performed by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and special guests.
• A repertoire spanning decades featuring songs written and made famous by some of jazz’s greatest vocalists, including “Tight,” “Strange Fruit,” and “Freedom Day.”
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and a roster of special guest vocalists will perform songs by some of the most powerful performers and songwriters of the 20th century. Under the music direction of JLCO trombonist and vocalist Chris Crenshaw, this brand-new program looks back at four great singers whose unapologetically honest art has stood the test of time in its meaning and musicality....