JAD TV Videos
Mo Beasley's UrbanErotika at Bowery Poetry Club
June 19, 2010
Jazz Ain't Dead Performs a
Nina Simone Tribute
This is like the WORSE shot video EVER. since the cameraman from the light booth never bothered to shoot the dancers on the floor. However, we are posting just for documentation purposes only. You really had to be in the audience to get the full effect of the nuances of this piece.
In this video, Jazz Ain't Dead with our singer Diandra Patrick performs a quick Nina Simone tribute at Bowery Poetry Club for Mo Beasley's UrbanErotika
Urban Erotika
Hosted by Mo Beasley
Program features two songs made even more famous by Nina Simone:
"I Put a Spell on You" -sung by Diandra Patrick
Original Composition by Screamin' Jay Hawkins
"My Man's Gone Now" - Excerpt featured in Jazz Ain't Dead's Celebrating the Legacy of Porgy & Bess
Original Composition by George Gershwin
Choreography by Candice M. Franklin
Vocals: Diandra Patrick
Dancers: Carmen Carriker and Shakirah Stewart