Jazz and R & B singer and popular TV host Volora performs August 13 (August 6 event was postponed due to inclement weather) in Independence Park in Newark as part of the Essex County Concert Series. The show begins at 8:30pm.
Volora spoke to WBGO's Doug Doyle about her upcoming gig that will feature a variety of songs from her career.
"I'm working with world class musicians that I absolutely love and have known all my life."
It's certainly a homecoming for Volora Howell who flourished at famed Arts High School. Before that it was Wilson Avenue School.
"It's where I discovered I could sing. We used to listen to and sing jazz there."
Crowned Orange’s “First Lady of Jazz” by the city’s Cultural Affairs Director Campanella Godfrey, many know Volora from past performances at Trumpets Jazz Club (now closed) and the Priory’s Friday Night Music Series.
Howell is a writer and is widely known for hosting television shows on local cable and BET. She also produces original television programming, and is a business and arts entrepreneur.
You can SEE Doug Doyle's entire interview with Volora here.
