Rose Theater 2020-2021
Family Concert: What is the Blues?
with Catherine Russell Sat, Nov 14 - 1:00 pmSat, Nov 14 - 3:00 pmSubscribe Add to Google Calendar Add to Yahoo! Calendar Download iCalShare Facebook Twitter Email
What to expect
In this hour-long, interactive concert, families will learn all about the fundamental musical concept known as “the blues.” With support from a soulful, live band, this afternoon performance will be hosted by the charismatic Catherine Russell, named “the best blues singer today” by the Wall Street Journal.
The blues is one of the most foundational and widespread traditions in music—but it can mean a lot of different things! Audiences will enjoy live performances of songs from the generation-spanning genre, and the band will teach song forms like the “12-bar blues,” illustrate “blue notes” with their improvised solos, and lead the crowd in some lively call-and-response as Russell sings about what it means to have the blues.
Though the blues is its own genre of music, it’s also a core component of jazz and one of the roots of popular American music as a whole. Make sure you’re in Rose Theater to sing along when Catherine Russell and the band answer that classic question for budding music lovers: “What is the blues?”Visitor Info
Box Office
Broadway and 60th Street
Ground Floor
Hours
Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm
Sun, 12pm-6pm
CenterCharge
212-721-6500
212-258-9875
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