Still On the Road to Freedom
Barbara Hendricks performs a programme blending songs and soundscapes, drawing on jazz legends from Duke Ellington to Billie Holiday and the genre’s blues roots at CCB in Belém.
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One of the world’s most acclaimed lyric singers, Barbara Hendricks returns to Portugal with her latest performance, Still On the Road to Freedom . Over the course of her career, she has expanded her vast classical repertoire to include jazz, making her debut in the genre at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1994, at the invitation of Claude Nobs. Since then, she has explored the legacy of the great names of 20th-century jazz, from Duke Ellington to Billie Holiday, delving into the roots of the genre in the blues. This path continues in Still On the Road to Freedom , a performance that weaves together songs and soundscapes with a strong expressive identity.