07/07/12

Rare Jazz Video Screenings in Hudson, N.Y.

Ella, Basie, Louis and more will be featured

By Jeff Tamarkin

Screenings of rare jazz videos will take place on nine consecutive Saturday nights in Hudson, N.Y., beginning tonight. Featured will be performances by Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, Jimmy Smith, Nina Simone, Bill Doggett, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie and more. The program will take place at In Pocket Park, 328 Warren Street, Hudson, N.Y., across the street from the Opera House. Phone: 518-822-8448 for information.