Women in Jazz at Schmitt Music Bloomington

To celebrate Women in Jazz month, Maryann and the Money Makers will be performing “I Got it Bad and that Ain’t Good: The Soul of Duke Ellington & Ivie Anderson” at Schmitt Music Bloomington, 7800 Harmony Dr, Bloomington in the Concert Hall.

Sponsored by Schmitt Music, Music Performance Trust Fund of the American Federation of Musicians, and the Twin Cities Musicians Union local 30-73

Duke Ellington, pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer and one of the founding fathers of jazz music, led his band for 50 years. In which time, he featured a number of vocalists, but by far one of his favorites was Ivie Anderson, who played with the band for 10+ years and had the great fortune to introduce a number of Ellington’s tunes like “It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t Got That Swing,” one of Ellington’s most iconic and recognizable songs.

Maryann and the Money Makers’ bright, yet rich vocals and instrumentation will take you back to the historic jazz tunes Ellington and Anderson recorded, that changed jazz forever!

You won’t want to miss this free concert!