The American singer and actress Diana Ross made her cinema debut with this film directed in 1972 by Sidney J. Furie in which she plays Billie Holiday, a role for which she won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Oscar as Best Actress.
The projection of Lady sings the blues is part of the The International Jazz Day (April 30), an initiative of UNESCO and the great pianist Herbie Hancock. This year the theme chosen is Against Intolerance, in homage to the singer Billie Holiday (1915-1959), the most admired female voice in jazz. April 7 was the centenary of her birth.
Full schedule for the week of International Jazz Day:
April 25: concert by students and teachers of jazz Conservatori Superior de Música de les Illes Balears
April 25: mini concerts at the Sóller Train Station of Palma, in the Plaça del Mercat, Via Roma and Plaza de Cort
April 28: Readings, monologues and dialogues together with a jazz trio by students of the School of Dramatic Art
April 28: screening of the film Lady sings the blues
April 30: Big Band performance of the Conservatori Superior de Música de les Illes Balears
April 30: performance of the Municipal Band of Palma + Perikas Trio
May 1: performance by pianist Biel Durán
All activities are free.
