Sathima Bea Benjamin
71st Birthday Concert and Historic Album Reissue
Sathima Bea Benjamin Celebrates 71st Birthday at Sweet Rhythm As Well As
Reissue of A Morning In Paris, Her Debut Album Featuring
Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, and Abdullah Ibrahim
Sathima Bea Benjamin - vocals
Onaje Allan Gumbs - piano
Marcus McLaurine - bass
George Gray - drums
$20 cover, $10 drink minimum
Sweet Rhythm
88 Seventh Avenue South (at Bleecker St)
New York, NY 10014
(212) 255-3626
Advance copies of A Morning in Paris will be available for purchase.
South African jazz singer Sathima Bea Benjamin celebrates the reissue of A Morning in Paris--her 1963 masterpiece recorded with Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, and Abdullah Ibrahim as pianists--as well as her 71st birthday, with a performance at Sweet Rhythm on Wednesday, October 17, 2007.
A Morning in Paris, Sathima's stunning debut album that was thought to be lost for nearly 40 years only to resurface in the mid-90s, will finally be made available for download from online vendors on October 16, with CDs hitting stores January 22, 2008. However, advance copies will be available for purchase as well as for the press at her Sweet Rhythm birthday concert this October.
Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, Grammy-nominated singer Sathima Bea Benjamin has established herself as a master interpreter of American jazz standards, having recorded with some of the most legendary figures in jazz. Her work in jazz and in support of the exiled ANC during apartheid earned her in 2004, the Order of Ikhamanga, South Africa's highest honor.
Joining Sathima for the concert are pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs, bassist Marcus McLaurine, and drummer George Gray.
71st Birthday Concert and Historic Album Reissue
Sathima Bea Benjamin Celebrates 71st Birthday at Sweet Rhythm As Well As
Reissue of A Morning In Paris, Her Debut Album Featuring
Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, and Abdullah Ibrahim
Sathima Bea Benjamin - vocals
Onaje Allan Gumbs - piano
Marcus McLaurine - bass
George Gray - drums
$20 cover, $10 drink minimum
Sweet Rhythm
88 Seventh Avenue South (at Bleecker St)
New York, NY 10014
(212) 255-3626
Advance copies of A Morning in Paris will be available for purchase.
South African jazz singer Sathima Bea Benjamin celebrates the reissue of A Morning in Paris--her 1963 masterpiece recorded with Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, and Abdullah Ibrahim as pianists--as well as her 71st birthday, with a performance at Sweet Rhythm on Wednesday, October 17, 2007.
A Morning in Paris, Sathima's stunning debut album that was thought to be lost for nearly 40 years only to resurface in the mid-90s, will finally be made available for download from online vendors on October 16, with CDs hitting stores January 22, 2008. However, advance copies will be available for purchase as well as for the press at her Sweet Rhythm birthday concert this October.
Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, Grammy-nominated singer Sathima Bea Benjamin has established herself as a master interpreter of American jazz standards, having recorded with some of the most legendary figures in jazz. Her work in jazz and in support of the exiled ANC during apartheid earned her in 2004, the Order of Ikhamanga, South Africa's highest honor.
Joining Sathima for the concert are pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs, bassist Marcus McLaurine, and drummer George Gray.
For more information contact All About Jazz.
