In the Jazz Tradition, which features Nnenna Freelon, Kate McGarry, Nellie McKay, and more, begins Monday at The Fruit.
Alexa Peters
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Betty Davis Changed the Face of Funk. It’s Time to Celebrate Her on Her Own Terms.
THEY SAY I’M DIFFERENT: A CELEBRATION OF FUNK ICON BETTY DAVIS WITH FUNK HOUSE Thursday, June 28, 8 p.m., $15 Motorco, Durham www.motorcomusic.com She’s been called funk itself: libidinous, formidable, and raw. She’s the queen of self-possessed sexuality, a feminist cult hero, the lesser-known inspiration for Bitches Brew and one of the mothers of jazz […]