Musical Crossroads: The U.S. Army Blues and U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" Performance - General Audience
May 19, 2019
3:00 PM
This program will feature The U.S. Army Blues Jazz Ensemble with guest vocalists Sharón Clark, Michael Croan, and U.S. Army Band member Sgt. Major Christal Rheams singing iconic songs, including Nina Simone's " I Wish I Knew What It Was Like To Be Free", Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready", and Sam Cooke's "A Change is Gonna Come."
Selections from Oliver Nelson's "Afro/American Sketches" and "The Kennedy Dream," as well as big band classics from the Count Basie and Sammy Davis Jr. songbooks will be featured. Part of the U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own," the U.S. Army Blues are the premier jazz ensemble of the nation's senior service.
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