Category Archives: Billie Holiday

Houston Symphony’s SINATRA CENTENNIAL a Spectacular Success

Posted on November 3, 2015 by The People's Critic

The Houston Symphony certainly started off this month of November with a sensational concert in Jones Hall. Titled, SINATRA’S CENTENNIAL, the program was a wonderful look back at the countless songs that have come to be closely identified with the … Continue reading →

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A Jazz Age Returns with CAFÉ SOCIETY SWING

Posted on December 22, 2014 by The People's Critic

New York’s legendary Café Society nightclub debuted in the Greenwich Village of the late 1930’s. For many years that followed it would be the Mecca for many African American jazz greats who would pass into legend themselves. Club founder, Barney … Continue reading →

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