#apollo theater
Short version: The Apollo didn’t ask for the petition to become a Broadway house, don’t donate at http://change.org, and if you do want to support the Apollo, here’s a link to do so: https://apollotheater.org/giving/
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MUSIC MONDAY: Born #OnThisDay in 1917 – “First Lady of Song” Ella Fitzgerald (LISTEN)
MUSIC MONDAY: Born #OnThisDay in 1917 — “First Lady of Song” Ella Fitzgerald (LISTEN)
[Photo: Ella Fitzgerald via ellafitzgerald.com]
by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson)
GBN is pulling a trifecta today — celebrating #MusicMonday, #JazzAppreciationMonth, and dropping in on absolutely one of the best singers past, present — or ever — Ella Fitzgerald!
Born 105 years ago #OnThisDay, through her stunningly timeless gifts (and vast catalog), Ella Fitzgerald is still surprising…
Celebrating Legendary Jazz Vocalist Sarah Vaughan for #JazzAppreciationMonth (LISTEN)
by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson)
In continued celebration of #JazzAppreciationMonth, today we drop in on virtuoso vocalist Sarah Vaughan, who hailed from Newark, New Jersey, and was dubbed “Sassy” for her salty conversation and “The Divine One” for the heavenly and serene singing feats she accomplished with her three octave range.
To read about Vaughan, read on. To hear about her,…
This was, In Music History, a Changing Time.
Longtime alum Roger Ross Williams’ new documentary tells the rich history of the Apollo Theater in Harlem – The Apollo is available to stream for free in April on HBO.
“It’s 85 years of the history of black music and black entertainment in this country. We used music and art to lift ourselves out of oppression.”
-Roger Ross Williams
Williams received a 2011 Sundance Documentary Fund Grant for his first feature length documentary God Loves Uganda, attended the Documentary Edit and Story Lab with the film in 2012, and premiered it during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Life, Animated, Roger Ross Williams’ second feature documentary, premiered at the 2016 Festival and won the Directing Award: U.S. Documentary.
Most recently Roger Ross Williams attended the 2019 Sundance Film Festival with Traveling While Black, an installation and VR experience at New Frontier.
Stream The ApolloonHBO and check out the trailer below:
Photo of Roger Ross Williams during the Sundance Film Festival premiere of Life, Animated. © 2016 Sundance Institute | Photo by Jonathan Hickerson
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