FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SHOWTIMES: 7:30pm and 9:30pm. A Velvet Note Exclusive: Jazz singer Nancy Wilson, a three-time Grammy Award-winner, already knew she would be a singer by the time she was four years old, and developed her talent by singing in the church choir. Her records were successful, and Capitol issued five Nancy Wilson albums in two years. Initially focusing on rhythm and blues, under Adderley’s influence, she moved away from R&B and embraced jazz and torch songs. Their 1962 collaboration “Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderley” helped propel her to the top, and she had her breakout hit, “Tell Me the Truth,” in 1963. This brought her a gig at New York’s Coconut Grove, the premier night club in America, the following year, and she became a star.

In this exclusive performance, Nancy Wilson’s songs are interpreted by the great North Carolina-based singer Yolanda Rabun, while the story of the history of her life is told by Jazz Historian Carl Anthony. This is the jazz history event of the season, and we look forward to having you here!