Denise La Grassa’s Black History Month Tribute Concert

This one-night, two-show concert is a celebration of jazz and blues innovators from Nina Simone to Charlie Parker who have inspired Denise La Grassa to write about social issues. The one-hour collage of songs and poetry, including a tribute to Langston Hughes, explores how African-American music of the 1920's and 1960's was a direct reflection of the immense social changes happening in those decades, and conversely, how jazz and blues music written and performed today has lost that connection. In addition to La Grassa, the quartet includes composer/guitarist John Kregor, upright bassist Dan Thatcher, and drummer Bob Parlier. The music is co-written by Kregor and La Grassa, and all songs are written and sung by La Grassa, which include Davina’s Song, I’ve Had It With The Blues, Color Is The Difference, Spinning Jenny, The Blues Ain’t A Color, and Vain Game. $10 for regular single tickets / $5 for students, musicians and JIC members. Available at the door

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