Name: Jazz At The Strand: The Music of Billie Holiday
Start: 2025-05-18T16:00:00-04:00
Location: Strand Marietta

Step into the golden age of jazz with Jazz At The Strand: The Music of Billie Holiday! Experience the soulful voice and timeless songs of the legendary Lady Day in this elegant and intimate concert.
Featuring actress and vocalist Maria Howell, this program takes audiences on a journey through Holiday's inspiring story and her iconic music, highlighting her influence both on and off the stage.
What is the Jazz Legacy Project?
Created in 2015 after an epiphany Justin Varnes had while teaching Jazz History at Georgia State University, the JLP has an ongoing residency at the Velvet Note jazz club in Atlanta, where they have been selling out their performances for 6 years and counting. Ditching a traditional textbook in favor of playing records and telling stories about the artists to college kids who knew little or nothing about jazz proved to be a big success. It turned out that performing the artist's music and telling their stories in between proved to be an even bigger success. But it's more than just offering insight into what to listen for when listening to jazz, it's also woven into American history - as jazz itself is. Many movements in jazz are a direct result of cultural shifts in America, and connecting an artist's music to a time or an event in history can open up a new world when listening to it.

Get the VIP Ticket Package and get a private pre-show mini-concert, early access to seating, two drink tickets, and a poster signed by the band!

EVENT SCHEDULE
2:30pm - 3:30 pm - VIP Experience
3:00pm - Regular admission doors to lobby
3:30pm - Regular admission seating begins
4:00pm - Showtime (One act, no intermission)
5:30pm - Show ends approximately

THE REMAINING 2025 JAZZ AT THE STRAND SERIES INCLUDES:
August 22, 2025 – Jazz Legacy Project – Miles Davis
November 2, 2025 – Jazz Legacy Project – Vince Guaraldi & “A Charlie Brown Christmas”

The Jazz at The Strand Series is presented in partnership with the Jazz Legacy Project and is sponsored exclusively by The Manely Firm.