As Jazz month continues, Jazzanooga will host a Tribute to Bessie as well as Gospel & Soul Brunch this week.
ICON: Tribute to Bessie will be Thursday, 6:30 p.m., at the Jazzanooga Arts Space.
Review for ICON: Tribute to Bessie:
She was the highest-paid black performer of her day. She earned the nickname "The Empress of the Blues." Her magnificent voice, sense of the dramatic, clarity of diction (one never missed a word of what she sang), and incomparable time and phrasing set her apart from the competition and made her appeal as much to jazz lovers as to blues lovers. She IS an ICON.
Neshawn Bynum Calloway will portray Bessie in a musical tribute.
Click here for ticket information.
The Gospel and Soul Brunch will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m. The brunch will be catered by Dipped Fresh.
Only 60 tickets will be sold and this event has sold out every time in the past.
This month features Jazzanooga Director and Co-Founder Shane Morrow.
Click here for ticket information.