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Jazz At The Strand Presentation of The Music of Ella Fitzgerald airs Sunday night at 9pm

The Jazz Legacy Project feat. Maria Howell. L-R Maria Howell, Nick Rosen(obscured), John Sandfort, Kevin Smith, Justin Varnes
Kiplyn Primus
The Jazz Legacy Project feat. Maria Howell. L-R Maria Howell, Nick Rosen(obscured), John Sandfort, Kevin Smith, Justin Varnes

Join me Sunday night for Mainstream and Modern on WCLK. At 9pm we will feature the Jazz At The Strand performance recorded live on Mother's Day at the Historic Strand Theatre on the Marietta Square. The Jazz Legacy Project, led by Drummer(and narrator) Justin Varnes, will feature The Music of Ella Fitzgerald. Varnes' band includes John Sandfort on tenor saxophone, Nick Rosen on piano, Kevin Smith on bass. The quartet is joined by Vocalists Maria Howell and Zora Payne. Listen to local live Jazz on Mainstream and Modern, beginning Sunday at 8pm, with The Music of Ella Fitzgerald at 9pm.

Special thanks to The Manely Firm PC for their support of WCLK and Arts in the Atlanta area, including The Jazz At The Strand Series. The next Sunday afternoon performance is July 9 featuring The Music of Nat King Cole. More information including tickets is available at earlsmithstrand.org.

Rob Maynard is WCLK Operations Manager and produces various public affairs programs for WCLK, including The Local Take With Kiplyn Primus, CAU Connects, and Drive Time With Dr. Douglass. He also hosts Mainstream and Modern on Sunday nights 8pm-11pm.