“COMES LOVE” A Tribute to Billie Holiday at Arts Guild New Jersey

“COMES LOVE” A Tribute to Billie Holiday

Jazz Performance by Demetria Joyce Bailey with Vince di Mura and The George Street Project

Friday, OCTOBER 14, 2011, 8:00 PM
Tickets: $16 in advance, $20 at the door

Billie Holiday, best known for her soulful and unique singing voice, is a superstar in American jazz. Recording with the greats of the period – Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, and Artie Shaw, to name a few – “Lady Day” (Holiday) recorded over 100 songs from the 1930’s -50’s until her untimely death at the age of 44.  Holiday’s masterpieces are as well known today as they were decades ago, and her “poignant voice is still considered to be one of the greatest jazz voices of all time.”(billyholiday.com)

Just a few of the favorites that will be performed at this concert are: “Lover Man”, “God Bless Child”, “Comes Love”, “Speak Low”, “Just One of Those Things”, “Strange Fruit”, “Good Morning Heartache”, “One for My Baby”, “Fine and Mellow”, “You Go to My Head”, “Mean to Me”, “A Fine Romance”, and “Moaning Low”.

Tickets will go on sale on September 9, 2011. Concert is wheelchair accessible. For more information, call 732-381-7511.