On
March 14th at 5pm and March 21st at 5:30pm CTV First Story will air the
concert "A Tribute to Coast Salish Jazz Legend Mildred Bailey". Among
many other talented performers Gillian Thomson from Sister Says is
featured in this segment.
For those that didn't catch the info on the show I did.....check this out:
A
tribute to one of our own. Mildred Bailey (1907-1951) was an early Jazz
singer, popular in the 1930's. We feature vocal stylings by Skeena
Reece, Gillian Thomson, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Renae Morriseau &
Margo Kane. Band lead by Johannes Grames who is one of Vancouver's
premier guitar players well versed in jazz, blues, and contemporary
music.
For info on CTV First Story:
First Story is a
half-hour magazine type news and current events program dedicated to
communicating the realities and issues of the Aboriginal world that are
relevant to all Canadians in the 21st Century.