Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 515 Malcolm X Boulevard New York
NY 10037 United States
The Schomburg Center’s Annual Women’s Jazz Festival, in honor of Women’s History Month, features some of the best-known and unsung female performers in jazz today. The 2019 festival is slated for each Monday in March – March 4, 11, 18 and 25.
Join us for the opening night performance Dear Nina: A Sonic Love Letter to Nina Simone with Drea d’Nur & Strings by Rootstock Republic.
Power, poise and passion reign supreme in this pairing of voice and strings that celebrates the legendary-and at times uncharted-cannon of Nina Simone. Drea d’Nur (Vocalist/Pianist) accompanied by a 6-piece string ensemble, courtesy of Rootstock Republic: LIVE, share center stage in this uniquely intimate and newly orchestrated songbook of Nina’s Love Songs, Blues and Protest Music.
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Dear Nina Simone Promo
Women’s Jazz Festival Schedule:
Week 1: March 4 – Dear Nina
With Drea d’Nur & Strings by Rootstock Republic.
Week 2: March 11 – A Salute to Women in Bebop
Curated by musican and composer Diedre L. Murray, Oo-Bla-Dee
Week 3: March 18 – A Woman’s Perspective, We March On
With Lakecia Benjamin, saxophonist/bandleader
Week 4: March 25 – Closing Night with Jazzmeia Horn!
Tickets:
General Admission $35
Schomburg Society Member* $25
*Enter promotional code to reveal membership ticket
GUESTS
Please note that holding seats in the Langston Hughes Auditorium is strictly prohibited and there is no food or drinks allowed anywhere in the Schomburg Center.
AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDING
Programs are photographed and recorded by the Schomburg Center. Attending this event indicates your consent to being filmed/photographed and your consent to the use of your recorded image for any all purposes of the New York Public Library.
PRESS
Please send all press inquiries (photo, video, interviews, audio-recording, etc) at least 24-hours before the day of the program to Ayofemi Kirby at ayofemikirby@nypl.org.
Please note that professional photography and video recordings are prohibited without expressed consent.