{"id":20298,"date":"2013-10-11T14:24:22","date_gmt":"2013-10-12T00:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=20298"},"modified":"2020-07-31T08:56:49","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T18:56:49","slug":"uh-hilo-presents-nnenna-freelon-and-trio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2013\/10\/11\/uh-hilo-presents-nnenna-freelon-and-trio\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> Hilo presents Nnenna Freelon and Trio"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Nnenna Freelon (photo courtesy of UH<\/abbr> Hilo Performing Arts Center)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo Performing Arts Center<\/a> presents world-renowned jazz singer and six time GRAMMY<\/abbr> award nominee Nnenna Freelon<\/a> on October 25, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Appearing with her trio—Miki Hayama on piano, Alfred Batchelor on upright bass and Leon Joyce on drums, Freelon<\/a> has earned a well-deserved reputation as a compelling and captivating live performer. <\/p>\n

Freelon sings with what the Los Angeles Times<\/em><\/a> described as “… exquisite musicality and an unerring sense of swing.” She has twice been nominated for the “Lady of Soul” Soul Train Award and has performed and toured with a veritable who’s who in jazz, from Ray Charles and Ellis Marsalis to Al Jarreau and George Benson.<\/p>\n

Ticket information<\/h2>\n

Tickets are $25 general, $20 discount, $12 Children 17 and under and UH<\/abbr> students with valid ID<\/abbr><\/p>\n

For tickets, visit the UH<\/abbr> Hilo Performing Arts Center website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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