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The Apollo Celebrates Ella Fitzgerald - Palm Springs, CA

  • McCallum Theatre 73000 Fred Waring Drive Palm Desert, CA, 92260 United States (map)

A Celebration of Ella Fitzgerald featuring:

  • Ledisi

  • Patti Austin

  • We McDomald

  • Monica Mancini

  • Kurt Elling

Tickets are available from $60.00

“spectacular show” – Downbeat Magazine

CELEBRATING ELLA is a blockbuster celebration of the life and legacy of Apollo Legend and Queen of Jazz, Ella Fitzgerald. This “spectacular show” (Downbeat Magazine) employs a cast of talent, each of whom embodies a different period of Ella’s decades long genre-changing career, from her debut as a shy 17-year old on the stage of the Apollo Theater to the peak of her celebrity. Produced in collaboration with the Apollo Theater and eight-time GRAMMY winning producer Gregg Field, who at the age of 24 toured as Ella Fitzgerald’s drummer, CELEBRATING ELLA features fan-favorite Ella tunes, intertwined with stories told by the musicians who knew the down to earth, humble woman behind the legend.

The star-studded lineup of performers includes Patti Austin, Ledisi, Monica Mancini, We McDonald, & Kurt Elling. Joining the singers onstage is the All Star Quartet featuring Gregg Field, Brian Nova, Trevor Ware, and Randy Waldman. Now, audiences nationwide will get the chance to experience this highly entertaining and deeply personal musical journey through one of the world’s most astounding vocal careers.

Earlier Event: February 26
Private Bass Instruction