Concerts in the Broadcasting Music Centre
Jazz in 2 (2) - Women of the Blues: back to the roots with Ellister van der Molen
Programme
- Cok Van Vuuren Better down the road
- Perry Bradford Crazy Blues
- Trixie Smith Railroad blues
- W.C. Handy Loveless love
- Cok Van Vuuren Wanna see my hometown
- Lovie Austin Bleeding hearted blues
- Porter Grainger Tain't nobody's biz-ness if I do
- Cok Van Vuuren I'm gonna ride
- Harry Akst Am I blue
- Ma Rainey See see rider
- Jimmie Cox Nobody knows you when you're down and out
- Cok Van Vuuren Will the train stop
- Ma Rainey Shave em dry
In 2019, Ellister van der Molen and Bob Wijnen immersed themselves in the city where jazz originated: New Orleans. With their Hammond jazz formation 'RED' they played a tribute to the living jazz tradition there. Women of the Blues' is the logical continuation of this journey to its origins and essence. The ladies who made the blues great - including Mamie Smith, Ma Rainey, Clara Smith, Ethel Waters and Bessie Smith - are given extra attention in this intimate setting, where blues specialist Cok van Vuuren will join them on guitar.