Mamie Smith, Bessie Smith, and the Centennial Year of Race Records

Under the artistic direction of maestro Charlie Young, enjoy outstanding live performances of great jazz music by the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra. This in-person concert delves into the vocal styling of legendary blues singers Mamie (“Queen of the Blues”) Smith and Bessie (“Empress of the Blues”) Smith.

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National Museum of Natural History Baird Auditorium

Smithsonian Associates