“Nina Simone represents the epitome of the complete musician/activist, from the classical-trained pianist, to a composer whose music addresses the Black woman’s experience in America,” said Joseph Jennings, Spelman College artist emeritus in music and festival organizer.
One of the few jazz festivals to exclusively showcase women of the African Diaspora, this year’s festivities include lectures by Dwight Andrews, Ph.D., Spelman Distinguished Visiting Scholar, and Salamishah Tillet, Ph.D., associate professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania, and musical performances by the Terrie Harper/Henry Conerway Trio featuring LaTosha Brown and the Spelman College Jazz Ensemble.
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The festival is free and open to the public and will be held at Spelman College (GPS address: 440 Westview Drive, Atlanta 30310). For information, call 404-270-5476 or visit www.spelman.edu.
