Event
Betty Shirley Quartet at 419 Decatur St
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Free. The program is free and open to the public.Location: LAT/LONG: 29.954795, -90.064743
National Park Service French Quarter visitor center - 419 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70130
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2:00 to 3:00 pm Central Time
Description
Betty Shirley Quartet
Saturday at 2:00 pm
At the National Park Service French Quarter Visitor Center
419 Decatur St, New Orleans
Betty Shirley is a jazz vocalist extraordinaire. The Times Picayune declares “…her range and command of the stage make Shirley’s a voice that should be heard round the world.” Shirley can scat, propel, coax and hang on to a note. She improvises with unerring instincts and delivers exactly what a song needs, spinning notes like silk. Betty Shirley says, “most of my singing is a natural expression, the voice is an instrument and to be able to sing illuminates the entire world, it has given me a chance to express my sincere devotion to this music.”
Shirley’s extensive repertoire ranges from original compositions, Jazz (modern and traditional), and Blues to R&B, and Bossa. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Shirley spent her childhood in Chicago, and “ran off” to study music and art in New York City at the age of 16. She honed her skills on the New York scene and performed in such clubs as Birdland, Green Street Café and the Village Gate. In the early 1990’s she followed her muse and settled in the great Jazz city of New Orleans. She has sung with some of the best Jazz musicians in the world: Ellis Marsalis, Art Blakey Jr., Benny Green and Bross Townsend, to name a few.
This program is free and open to the public.