Lady Day and the Blues: The Billie Holiday Songbook

Lady Day and the Blues: The Billie Holiday Songbook
with Stacie Calkins and the Purple Phoenix Orchestra
Friday, February 13 at 8:00pm
$25 General Admission

This one-woman concert is performed by gifted vocalist/entertainer Stacie Calkins, accompanied by a live 5-piece jazz ensemble. The tribute includes songs that Ms. Holiday enjoyed great success with: “Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be)”, “What A Little Moonlight Can Do”, “I Cover The Waterfront”, “Them There Eyes”, “I Cried For You”, “They Can’t Take That Away From Me”, “You’ve Changed”, “I’ll Get By”, “Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone”, “My Man”, the iconic “Strange Fruit” and “Good Morning Heartache”. While known primarily as a vocalist, Holiday was also a prolific songwriter and poet, and the concert features many songs written by her, including “Lady Sings The Blues”, “Tell Me More and More and Then Some”, “Fine And Mellow”, “Billie’s Blues (I Love My Man)”, “Don’t Explain” and the legendary “God Bless The Child”.