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Jackie Bornstein: Dear Billie at Bird's Basement Jazz Club
Courtesy of Birds Basement | Posted on November 2, 2019
When
Wed, December 18, 2019
18:00
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Musicians
Jackie Bornstein
vocalsMark Fitzgibbon
pianoJulien Wilson
saxophone, tenorBen Hanlon
bass, acousticSam Bates
drumsAbout
Jackie Bornstein brings her rich vocals and top band to Bird's Basement for a celebration of the great Billie Holiday. Exploring the life work of Lady Day, Jackie will perform songs of love, sorrow, joy and protest from Billie Holiday's iconic recordings. Featuring the classic Holiday signature songs "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" and "Strange Fruit", Holiday's own compositions including "Don't Explain" and "Stormy Blues", plus tunes from Holiday's discography composed by Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Cole Porter.
"An enchanting vocalist and captivating storyteller" - AustralianJazz.net...