Alicia Hall Moran + 'the motown project' at Highline Ballroom Nov. 22, 8 PM

[Alicia Hall Moran]

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Alicia Hall Moran

+ the motown project

Produced by
Jill Newman Productions

Featuring:

Tarus Mateen, bass

Kaoru Watanabe, taiko

Adan Vasquez, harp

Thomas Flippin, guitar

Steven Herring, operatic baritone

Jason Moran, piano

Event Details:
http://www.highlineballroom.com/bio.php?id=2160

Concert starts @ 8PM

Doors open @ 6PM

Tickets $15.00 in advance

$20.00 day of show

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Full dinner menu available

General Admission Seating

First come, first seated

$10 min. per person at tables

All ages

Mezzo-soprano Alicia Hall Moran brings diverse influences and passions together in a rich, quintessentially modern artistic brew. She is constantly balancing performances in the realms of musical theater (currently understudying Bess and Audra McDonald in George and Ira Gershwin's Porgy & Bess, directed by Diane Paulus), opera-cabaret (currently performing with the motown project at The Kitchen, Le Poisson Rouge, Regattabar, etc.), art performance (currently collaborating with visual artists such as Joan Jonas, Adam Pendleton, Simone Leigh, and Liz Magic Laser), and jazz (most frequently with husband and pianist Jason Moran), while consistently finding outlets for her other loves - dance (music for Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane Dance Company's award-winning Chapel/Chapter) and writing (in her weekly classical music column Suite Sounds for the New York Amsterdam News).

Upholding the traditions of her great-great uncle Hall Johnson (legendary choral director, composer, and preserver of the Negro Spiritual) and her greatest teachers (Shirley Verrett, Adele Addison, Hilda Harris, David Jones, and Warren Wilson) without being tethered to the classical repertoire, Moran's performances transcend all expectations. Her singing and theatrical sensibilities lead purely into a sensual musical world where the lyricism of Marvin Gaye and the high drama of Puccini collide.