Sponsored by the Billie Holiday Project for Liberation Arts at JHU, the annual Billie Holiday Jazz Concert at Lafayette Square (N Arlington & W Lafayette) is a musical celebration of the rich and important legacy of Billie Holiday. It will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7. By taking jazz out of the symphony hall and returning it to its nesting place near Pennsylvania Avenue—the neighborhood of Holiday's youth—this one-of-a-kind concert establishes a new center of gravity in West Baltimore for fine arts and culture.
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Don't forget to bring your picnic basket, blanket, and/or lawn chair! Featured performers include Sheila Ford, vocalist; Sean Jones, trumpet; Nasar Abadey, percussion; Richard D. Johnson, piano; James King, bass; Jamal Moore Organix Trio; Lady Brion (host). For more information, contact liberationarts@jhu.edu.
