Catherine Russell Added to Stellar Lineup
for "GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends™" Television Special as Part of
"Great Performances" Series on PBS
Previously
Announced Performers Are Andra Day, Kirk Franklin, Randy Newman, and
Dwight Yoakam; Tickets on Sale Now for Annual Awards Ceremony and
Tribute Concert
June 29, 2017
The Recording Academy® will honor its 2017 Special Merit Awards recipients with an awards ceremony and live tribute concert on Tuesday, July 11, 2017,
at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. This year's Lifetime
Achievement Award honorees are Shirley Caesar, Ahmad Jamal, Charley
Pride, Jimmie Rodgers, Nina Simone, Sly Stone, and the Velvet
Underground. Led by GRAMMY®-winning industry icon Paul Shaffer as
musical director, the tribute concert will feature rare performances by
honorees and never-seen renditions by those they've inspired. Just
confirmed to perform are recent GRAMMY nominee Catherine Russell,
five-time GRAMMY winner Dionne Warwick, and past GRAMMY nominee Charlie
Wilson.
Catherine
Russell’s latest album, “Harlem On My Mind”, released September 9,
2016, was nominated for Best Vocal Jazz Album by the 59th Grammy Awards.
Catherine has appeared on over 200 albums, including Grammy Award
winning releases by William Bell, Rosanne Cash, and Levon Helm. In 2012,
Catherine appeared as a featured artist on the Grammy Award winning
soundtrack album for the HBO series Boardwalk Empire, contributing her
rendition of “Crazy Blues.” For her appearance on July 11,
Catherine will pay tribute to Trustees Award Honoree Ralph S. Peer, a
successful recording executive, archetypal A&R man, and music
publisher whose career spanned from 1919 to 1960. Peer was the executive
producer of Mamie Smith’s “Crazy Blues," the first vocal blues
recording, released in 1920.
Now
in its second year, the "GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends™" event will be
produced in partnership with THIRTEEN as part of the "Great
Performances" series on PBS, set to air later this year.
At
the start of 2017, Catherine joined former David Bowie band mates and
surprise guests for concerts Celebrating David Bowie, on January 8 in London and January 10
in New York City. As a member of David Bowie’s last touring band, from
2002 through 2004, Catherine contributed on keyboards, guitar,
percussion, mandolin, and vocals. Following those shows, Catherine
returned to leading her band, with sold out concerts in New York City,
Paris, Munich, and Bern. The Minneapolis Star Tribune says, “There are
no lines between blues, soul and jazz when Catherine Russell sings, as
she evokes the era when all those genres were swirled together in
popular song...touring behind her slyly personal sixth album, “Harlem On
My Mind”.
Select Upcoming Catherine Russell Appearances Summer 2017
July 1 / Central Park Summerstage / New York, NY
July 3 / Montreal Jazz Festival - Gesù / Montreal, Que
July 7 / South Park Amphitheater / Pittsburgh, PA
July 13 / MIM - Musical Instrument Museum / Phoenix, AZ
July 15 / SFJazz - Miner Auditorium / San Francisco, CA
July 21-22 / Jazz Forum / Tarrytown, NY
July 27-30 / Dizzy’s Club at JALC / New York, NY
Aug 5 / Snug Harbor / New Orleans, LA
Aug 6 / Satchmo Summerfest / New Orleans, LA
Aug 12 / Side Door / Old Lyme, CT
Aug 13 / Payomet Performing Arts Center / N. Truro, MA
Aug 28 / Red Sea Jazz Festival / Eilat, ISRAEL
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For more information on Catherine Russell, please visit: CatherineRussell.net
Jazz Village [PIAS] www.JazzVillage.com
Sarah Folger - sarah.folger@pias.com
