Enjoy a sensational afternoon of jazz at Orange Peel as the life of the iconic, influential singer Billie Holiday is explored in the documentary Lady Day – The Many Faces of Billie Holiday. Rediscover the “Dark Lady of the Sonnets” through beautifully restored and re-mastered historical footage that casts her as the inventor of modern vocal jazz.

 

The screening is followed by a special live concert as local jazz musicians pay tribute to Lady Day’s music and her unique voice celebrating the 100th anniversary of her birth. 

 

 

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