Event

BILLIE on Barnard

"Billie on Barnard" is a Billie Holiday tribute show performed by Southern Holiday Jazz Band, a group based in Savannah, Georgia fronted by vocalist Jane Ogle.

All Arrangements by Eddie Wilson

The Southern Holiday Jazz Band is:
Jane Ogle, vocals
Jody Espina, saxophone, clarinet
Mitch Hennes, bass
Billy Hoffman, drums
Eric Jones, piano

"Billie on Barnard" is presented as part of the Thursday Night at the Opry Music Series by Trinity United Methodist Church, on Telfair Square, on Thursday August 21st. Doors open at 7pm, showtime at 7:30pm. Located at 225 West President Street, Savannah, Georgia 31401. Tickets at $10 each. Seating is General Admission.

The show hits a lot of high notes but it doesn't gloss over the low points in Billie Holiday's life and career. Holiday struggled with love, trust, drugs, and money her whole life. Her music and her artistry were the safe harbor in the storm, and she had an incredibly resilient career, though anyone would agree it was cut much too short.

Southern Holiday Jazz Band will let the music do most of the talking, with more than 20 songs framed by stories from Billie's life. These include her discovery and first recording with Benny Goodman, the impact of the nationwide recording studio strike in 1942, and her triumphant comeback at Carnegie Hall.

Most of all, the songs to get the point across that she gave it all she had. She fought long and hard to succeed, and she never gave up on her music. The legacy of her ongoing popularity and influence of her music has never waned.