Jazz Divas &Women Who Rock
One-Woman Shows that Inspire & Empower
Break Barriers | Connect | Improve Creative Thinking | Perfect for Women's Conferences | Leadership Retreats | Networking Events
Jazz Divas and Women Who Rock, created and performed by Celia Slattery, portray the trail-blazing women in music who conquered challenges to achieve greatness.
Celia ties the music together with insights and colorful stories about the women behind the music, motivating audience members to break barriers in their own lives, and encouraging active participation throughout the show.
The fusion of music and storytelling promotes creative thinking, encouraging attendees to approach challenges and opportunities with innovative solutions.
Jazz Divas
Did you know that...
Billie Holiday worked her way up from cleaning houses in a brothel to becoming one of the most celebrated popular artists of her day?
Or that Ella Fitzgerald was in reform school for awhile before she was discovered at the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem?
Jazz Divas pays tribute to these great women and more with performances of jazz hits from the birth of the blues to big bands and bepop, such as T'aint Nobody's Bizness (Bessie Smith), Lady Sings the Blues (Billie Holiday), Blue Skies (Ella Fitzgerald),
At Last (Etta James) and many more!
Women Who Rock
Female rockers broke barriers in a field dominated by men.
Gutsy, hard-living Janis Joplin was so influenced by the music and the attitude of the early blues singers that she bought a tombstone for Bessie Smith's previously unmarked grave.
Women Who Rock picks up the story from the tumultuous sixties, with groups like the Shirelles (Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow) - whose music gave a voice to young women. It highlights singer- songwriters like Carole King (It's Too Late) and Joni Mitchell (Both Sides Now) - who wrote the soundtrack for women at a time when their roles were being completely redefined.
Flexible Programming
Jazz Divas and Women Who Rock are each 45 minute shows, or they can be combined into one show at one hour and fifteen minutes, providing the flexibility to accommodate the conference schedule and agenda. Celia tailors each performance to fit to the needs and theme of your event, ensuring that the content resonates deeply with attendees, making it a meaningful addition to your program.
About Celia Slattery
With a “storied career of mixing music and monologue into exuberantly theatrical form” (Metronome Magazine), Celia has entertained audiences from Boston to Bangkok with her original songs, one-woman shows and interpretations of jazz and pop standards.
An Associate Professor of Voice at Berklee College of Music, Celia Slattery is a specialist in contemporary styles from blues and jazz to pop, rock and R&B, and has done extensive research into women in music.
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