Described by the Chicago Sun-Times as "the sole and rightful heir to the Fitzgerald tradition, Dee Dee Bridgewater has garnered a Grammy for her jazz performance as well as a Tony Award from Broadway. This time she will present reinterpretations of the cabaret-style songs by German composer Kurt Weill, featured on her album This is New. With Thierry Eliez on piano, Ira Coleman on bass and Hans Van Oosterhout on drums, Dee Dee and her trio is sure to captures the hearts of Taipei audiences with her virtuoso scats and the band's ebullient energy.
"Dee Dee Bridgewater: Getting 'Weill'd" will be at the National Concert Hall next Tuesday, Aug. 6, at 7:30pm. Tickets are NT$400 to NT$3,000, available through the CKS Cultural Center (02) 2343 1587 or from the Web site at http://www.ntch.edu.tw
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