Downtown ATL

Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University

Dee Dee Bridgewater

29-Mar-25

8PM

Venue:
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
80 Forsyth Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
Event Description:

With a multifaceted career spanning four decades, two-time Grammy winner and Tony Award-winning jazz vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater has ascended to the upper echelon of vocalists.

During live performances she puts her unique spin on standards while taking intrepid leaps of faith in re-envisioning jazz classics. Ever the fearless voyager, explorer, pioneer and keeper of tradition, she has worked with the legendary Thad Jones/Mel Louis Big Band, and performed with such jazz notables as Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon and Dizzy Gillespie. In 2017, she received the NEA Jazz Masters Fellows Award.

Bridgewater hosted National Public Radio's syndicated show "JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater" for 23 years. She is a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for the Food & Agriculture Organization which leads international efforts to defeat hunger while improving food security and nutrition worldwide.

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