Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, Nellie McKay joins forces with the two-time Grammy Award-winning chamber music ensemble Turtle Island Quartet for a special performance at the Sunset Center. Together, they will present a delightfully kaleidoscopic view of the music of Billie Holiday, Billy Strayhorn, and the Weimar cabaret of the 1920's. With Nellie McKay's talents on piano, mallets, and ukulele, as well as the Turtle Island's acclaimed innovative rhythmic techniques, this concert is guaranteed to feature an unprecedented range of possibilities.
Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, Nellie McKay joins forces with the two-time Grammy Award-winning chamber music ensemble Turtle Island Quartet for a special performance at the Sunset Center. Together, they will present a delightfully kaleidoscopic view of the music of Billie Holiday, Billy Strayhorn, and the Weimar cabaret of the 1920's. With Nellie McKay's talents on piano, mallets, and ukulele, as well as the Turtle Island's acclaimed innovative rhythmic techniques, this concert is guaranteed to feature an unprecedented range of possibilities.
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