BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Scottsdale Center For The Performing Arts - ECPv5.16.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Scottsdale Center For The Performing Arts X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://scottsdaleperformingarts.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Scottsdale Center For The Performing Arts BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20220101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20220326T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20220326T200000 DTSTAMP:20230602T012031 CREATED:20210408T193757Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220323T175819Z UID:9794-1648324800-1648324800@scottsdaleperformingarts.org SUMMARY:Pioneering Women in Jazz DESCRIPTION:About the event\nFrom the Jim Crow era-South through the turbulent 1960s\, Bessie Smith\, Billie Holiday\, and Nina Simone were among the most influential and popular singers of their times. Both within their music and outside of the clubs and concert halls\, they wielded their exceptional talents to combat racial prejudice\, sexism\, and poverty. Whether powerfully and playfully claiming her autonomy and sexuality (Bessie Smith)\, forcing America to acknowledge the racism pervasive in the American South and beyond (Billie Holiday)\, or giving voice to the Civil Rights movement with stirring protest anthems (Nina Simone)\, these trailblazing singers spoke to and for the disenfranchised as women\, African Americans\, and artists. All three women defied social norms\, embracing self-empowerment through their art. \nProduced by Grammy®-winning Eli Wolf (Norah Jones\, Cassandra Wilson)\, and with arrangements by pianist and musical director Carmen Staff (Dee Dee Bridgewater)\, Bessie\, Billie\, & Nina: Pioneering Women in Jazz features three dynamic vocalists\, each a rising star in her own right: Charenée Wade and Camille Thurman (both regular performers with Jazz at Lincoln Center) and Tahira Clayton (co-leader\, Women in Jazz Organization). Presented in affiliation with Women in Jazz Organization and backed by an all-female band\, Wade\, Thurman\, and Clayton celebrate the enduring legacies of these iconic women and artists with performances of their classic songs\, including Bessie Smith’s “Downhearted Blues\,” Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit\,” and Nina Simone’s “Mississippi Goddam.”  \nThe musical and social legacies of Bessie Smith\, Billie Holiday\, and Nina Simone remain as relevant as ever. Their contributions resonate with today’s artists across many genres\, as well as with ongoing movements toward progress and equality for women\, African Americans\, and the LGBTQ community. Bessie\, Billie\, & Nina will entertain\, inspire\, and empower audiences during this pivotal time in our own history.  \n  URL:https://scottsdaleperformingarts.org/event/pioneering-women-in-jazz/ LOCATION:Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts | Virginia G. Piper Theater\, 7380 E 2nd St\, Scottsdale\, AZ\, 85251\, United States CATEGORIES:Jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://scottsdaleperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/BBN_800x600_05.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR