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Norman Connors on Phyllis Hyman and Michael Henderson Tribute Concert at Black Spectrum Theatre in Queens

A tribute to Phyllis Hyman and Michael Henderson is on February 8 at Black Spectrum Theatre
Black Spectrum Theatre
A tribute to Phyllis Hyman and Michael Henderson is on February 8 at Black Spectrum Theatre

A special tribute to the late singers Phyllis Hyman and Michael Henderson will take place on February 8 at Black Spectrum Theatre.

Drummer and composer Norman Connors and singer Glenn Jones will perform and also play songs from their new album.

Norman Connors' new album
c/o of the artist
Norman Connors' new album

WBGO's Sheila Anderson spoke with Norman Connors about the upcoming tribute concert and his amazing career and mentors like Miles Davis and Max Roach.

Norman Connors
c/o of the artist
Norman Connors

You can SEE Sheila's entire interview with Norman Connors here.

Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998 and has taken his department to new heights in coverage and recognition. Doug and his staff have received more than 250 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.
In 1995 Sheila E. Anderson joined the staff of WBGO in Newark, New Jersey where she hosts Weekend Jazz Overnight and Salon Sessions. She has authored four books: The Quotable Musician: From Bach to Tupac (2003), How to Grow as A Musician: What All Musicians Must Know to Succeed (2005) (both published by Allworth Press), The Little Red Book of Musicians Wisdom (Skyhorse Press, 2012) and the 2nd edition of How to Grow as A Musician was published in 2019,

In addition to curating jazz at the Newark Museum of Art, Ms. Anderson is a 2017 Columbia University Community Scholar, an inaugural Dan
Morgenstern Fellow by the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers-Newark
(2020), is a graduate of Baruch College and resides in Harlem, NYC.