Some of her many recordings include her debut album, Little Girl Blue, on Bethlehem Records the 1962 live recording Nina at the Village Gate and 1964’s Nina in Concert, which famously addressed racial inequality. An audition in 1954 at the Midtown Bar & Grill in Atlantic City, New Jersey, was noted as a defining moment in her career that introduced her talents as a pianist and singer to an unsuspecting and enthusiastic audience. She went on to study classical repertoire and aspired to continue her education as a concert pianist at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, but that future did not come to pass. Born February 21, 1933, in Tryon, North Carolina, Simone became enamored with music at the early age of three when she learned to play the piano by ear. Celebrate jazz with a new poster and the 2021 limited release free poster giveaway!Ģ021: Women’s Impact and Contributions in Jazzįeatured on this year’s official 2021 poster is pianist, singer, songwriter, storyteller and civil rights activist Nina Simone.
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