Jazz Legacy with Justin Varnes: The Music of Ella Fitzgerald featuring Maria Howell

Justin Varnes Jazz Legacy Project series performs the songs and tells the stories of pivotal jazz artists, adding insight into what to listen for, relationships with American cultural shifts and connections to history that open up a new world to the music.

In this performance, discover Ella Fitzgerald anew. A random drawing to sing at the Apollo theater as a teenager launched Ella’s career, a ride that took her from dance bands, to Songbook albums, to worldwide stardom as “the Memorex Lady.”

This show includes her hits such as “A Tisket, A Tasket,” “Mack the Knife,” and “Summertime,” and features vocalist Maria Howell, along with Noel Freidline, John Sandfort, and Kevin Smith.

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