Dame Cleo Laine and Sir John Dankworth: Shakespeare and All That Jazz
In this special concert, Dame Cleo and her husband perform works from this acclaimed album, plus a number of Shakespeare-inspired works commissioned by the Center.
- Feb 18, 2007 at 8:00 PM
- Concert Hall
- Concert Hall
- 2 hours
- $20.00 - $65.00
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About the Program
For more than four decades, Britain's famed "Queen of Jazz" has enchanted audiences with her "smoky, bold, and imaginative voice" (Rolling Stone Magazine). Possessed of a rare versatility, she is the only singer to be nominated for Grammys in the Female Jazz, Popular, and Classical categories. Her classic recording Shakespeare and All That Jazz won a coveted five stars in DownBeat Magazine. In this special concert, Cleo Laine and her husband and musical director Sir John Dankworth perform music from the album, along with Bard-inspired works that were commissioned for new millennium festivities at the Kennedy Center. Part of the citywide festival Shakespeare in Washington.All events and artists subject to change without prior notice.
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Additional Resources
About the Kennedy Center Jazz Series
Part of the Kennedy Center Platinum Series
Shakespeare in Washington : More than 60 local, national, and international organizations will celebrate Shakespeare's life and work through performance, exhibits, and lectures at venues throughout the city.
Cast and Company
Artist:
Cleo Laine
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