Thirteen-time MAC Award, two-time Backstage Bistro Award and Nightlife Award Winner Natalie Douglas returns to Birdland Jazz Club on Monday, June 19 at 7 PM with a A ’60s Songs Juneteenth Jubilee to celebrate the Federal holiday. Music director is Mark Hartman.
In her first solo show at Birdland this year, Douglas will perform songs of equality from Nina Simone, Abbey Lincoln, Roberta Flack and others, including, “Blackbird,” “Mississippi Goddam,” “Freedom Day,” “Compared to What” and many others—with friendship, laughter, healing, and hope. “After last year’s fantastic time at my first Juneteenth show,” she comments, “I’m delighted to return to Birdland with this year’s event, celebrating not only the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the US, but also the songs and stories illuminating Black contributions to our country. I’ve always treasured the way music and history can come together to create joy in the present.”
