Bessie, Billie, & Nina - Pioneering Women in Jazz

From the Jim Crow era-South through the turbulent 1960s, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday and Nina Simone were among the most influential and popular singers of their times. Both within their music and outside of the clubs and concert halls, they wielded their exceptional talents to combat racial prejudice, sexism, and poverty. Feel their music and lives come to life in this tribute produced by Grammy-winning Eli Wolf and performed by Charenée Wade, Camille Thurman, and Tahira Clayton backed by an all-female band.