A Tribute to Nona Hendryx
Monday, March 9, 2015, 7:00pm
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Blvd
Harlem
Join various artists as they pay homage to Nona Hendryx with a special performance by the groundbreaking artist herself. Nona Hendryx has always been on the cutting edge of music, from her beginnings with Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles to LaBelle, the groundbreaking rock funk band of the 70s. Her artistry is unmatched with a stunning solo career and induction into The Rhythm & Blues Foundations’ Hall of Fame in 1999.
Nona Hendryx started her career as one of the founding members of the doo-wop girl group, Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles. Known as the “sweethearts of the Apollo Theatre” the group was inducted in the R&B Hall of Fame in 1999. After signing to Atlantic Records, the group lost a member, but the remaining members reinvented themselves into the iconic funk-rock group, Labelle. The group saw huge success throughout the 70s, racking up three gold albums and a #1 worldwide platinum hit with the single “Lady Marmalade”.
Nona’s solo efforts included eight studio albums, collaborations with the likes of Prince, Peter Gabriel, Talking Heads, Bono, Keith Richard and more, resulting in several top 10 hits and a Grammy nomination. Hendryx also began writing music for theatre and film and began producing and continued to collaborate with a new generation of artists including India Arie, Esperanza Spalding, Cassandra Wilson and Sheila E. In 2011 Nona added to her long career an adjunct position teaching Stage Craft, a course she created for The Clive Davis Department at Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and was appointed Ambassador for Artistry in Education at Berklee College of Music in Boston.
Toshi Reagon, singer/composer/producer/activist returns for the fourth year as Curator for the Schomburg Center’s Women’s Jazz Festival.
Schomburg Society Members – $25
Non-Membersm – $30
Doors will open 30 minutes before show-time.