The Artist & Activist: A Tribute to Nina Simone
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About this event
Join MusicTalks and acclaimed Jazz Vocalist Tahira Clayton in a special concert celebrating the life, activism and music of the great Nina Simone. Along with with award-winning pianist Addison Frei, Ms. Clayton will explore songs Nina Simone made famous, such as Feeling Good and Ain’t Got No, and will also highlight the groundbreaking contribution of Nina Simone to the civil rights movement using her art for activism.
All Concert Proceeds will be donate to non for profit SPHINX music organization
ABOUT SPHINX:
The Sphinx Organization is the social justice organization dedicated to transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts. Sphinx’s four program areas – Education & Access, Artist Development, Performing Artists, and Arts Leadership – form a pipeline that develops and supports diversity and inclusion in classical music at every level: music education, artists performing on stage, the repertoire and programing being performed, the communities represented in audiences, and the artistic and administrative leadership within the field.