Mala Waldron

PROGRAM Following the immense success and popularity of last February’s American Voices Symposium on the legacy and artistry of Billie Holiday, Roosevelt House is pleased to present an encore concert—featuring some of the same majestic voices, and some new ones. In considering whether to host a second concert of Holiday’s music, we had only to listen to the words of Lady Day herself, who once said: “we never know what is enough until we know what’s more than enough.”

In addition to marking the 110th anniversary of Holiday’s birthday on April 7, this performance also serves to celebrate the paperback publication of Hunter English Professor and American Voices Director Paul Alexander’s acclaimed book, Bitter Crop: The Heartache and Triumph of Billie Holiday’s Last Year.

Featuring iconic Holiday classics as well as a few lesser-known gems, the concert will include popular jazz singer-songwriters Madeleine Peyroux, Catherine Russell, Mala Waldron, and Hilary Kole—accompanied by Adam Birnbaum on piano, Ike Sturm on bass, and Vinnie Sperrazza on drums.