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Diane Schuur Sings Basie at The Appel Room
Courtesy of Jazz at Lincoln Center | Posted on February 23, 2018
Where
The Appel Room
Broadway At 60th St.
New York, NY
Map
212-258-9800
When
Fri, November 2, 2018
7:00 pm
Save the date
Musicians
Diane Schuur
vocalsAbout
Diane Schuur (AKA “Deedles”) is a singer, pianist, and all-around entertainer with a big voice and an even bigger personality. Tonight she’ll be performing tunes from Diane Schuur & The Count Basie Orchestra, her classic album that topped the Billboard jazz charts for nearly a year and earned Schuur her second Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance. With big arrangements, infectious riffs, and exuberant call and response, Basie’s music is a cornerstone jazz style that’s irresistible in live settings. Part of Basie’s lasting popularity also comes from his iconic series of Basie singers, a lineage in which Schuur follows Ella Fitzgerald by less than a decade....