In 1961, Kimball joined the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, the resident group at the newly opened Preservation Hall, a center for the traditional polyphonic jazz invented in New Orleans. Ben Jaffe, the hall's director, told the AP that Kimball's vocal performances of "Georgia on My Mind" were a highlight of the group's performances, invariably prompting standing ovations.
Kimball last appeared with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band in 1999.
Lileana Blain-Cruz's production of John Adams' opera-oratorio opened April 23.
Composer John Adams and theatre director Lileana Blain-Cruz retells the story of the Nativity, through the lens of Latin America.
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Lileana Blain-Cruz directs the new production, opening April 23.
The Cuban-born composer is this season's Debs Composer's Chair.
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