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Soul SongbookShayna Steele Sings Aretha & More

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2019 • 7:30 p.m. • MARK C. SMITH CONCERT HALL, VON BRAUN CENTERPresented without Orchestra • GREGORY VAJDA, Music Director

What you want—baby, she’s got it! Shayna Steele’s credits include a Billboard No. 1

Dance single with Moby, Broadway appearances in Rent, Jesus Christ Superstar, and

Hairspray, and collaborations with Snarky Puppy, Steely Dan, Bette Midler, Dolly Parton,

John Legend, Rihanna, Kelly Clarkson, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. “In one performance,”

the London Jazz News reports, “vocalist Shayna Steele unleashed enough voltage

to light up the West End.”

“Music does a lot of things. It’s transporting, for sure,” said the great Aretha Franklin,

“Queen” of Soul. “It can take you right back, years back, to the very moments certain

things happened in your life. It’s uplifting, encouraging, and strengthening.”

Tonight will be a New Year’s Eve to remember: Shayna and her band play tribute to

Aretha and other legendary artists whose contributions to American music—the Soul

Songbook—brought together earthy gospel traditions, rhythm ‘n’ blues vernacular, and

the grooves of funk and disco to create an entirely new genre that captivated the world.

Shayna Steele, vocalist

David Cook, musical direction, piano

Robin Macatangay, guitar

Brian Cockerham, bass

Ross Pederson, drums

Musical selections will be announced from the stage.

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Guest Artist Shayna Steele, vocal ist• Performances with Dallas Symphony, Detroit Symphony,

Long Beach Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic• Appearances at Nice, North Sea, and Singapore

Jazz Festivals • Collaborations with Chris Botti, Kelly Clarkson,

Queen Latifah, John Legend, Bette Midler, Moby, Dolly Parton, Rihanna, Steely Dan

• Recordings on Ropeadope and Membran Music

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