Friday, March 4, 2022

Women's History Month Trilogy #1: Songs of Sarah Vaughan w/ Rosena Hill Jackson

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Celebrate the life and career of the legendary Sarah Vaughan, Queen of Bebop.  Broadway actress/singer Rosena Hill Jackson and her ensemble will take you on a journey into the music of Sarah Vaughan with delightfully new arrangements written by Grammy-winning trombonist and music arranger Jason Jackson.

Rosena Hill Jackson is a veteran vocalist; some of her Broadway credits include The Color Purple, Ragtime, Riverdance, After Midnight, Dreamgirls, Mandela, Ain't Misbehavin’, and more. With vast soloist experience, she has performed extensively, including at Carnegie Hall with The New York Pops, The New York Philharmonic for PBS, Long Island Philharmonic, The Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra, The Memphis Symphony Orchestra, and Teatro di Massimo Symphony Orchestra in Palermo, Italy.

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A dancer in a black tutu and leotard and pointe shoes stands on one leg, with the other leg extended behind the body in a straight line. One arm is raised above the head and the other extended to the back parallel to the extended leg. The school director is opposite the dancer and wears a red DTH logo t-shirt and black pants and ballet slippers. She holds the hand of the arm raised above the dancer’s head with one arm and her back arm is extended and she is smiling at the student.

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