Geraldine Bey
Geraldine Bey de Haas (* 1935 as Geraldine Bey ) is an American jazz singer and concert organizer.
Bey performed with the vocal trio Andy and the Bey Sisters with brother Andy Bey and sister Salome Bey in the 1960s . Then she married Eddie de Haas , with whom she settled in Chicago in 1968 . In 1974 she created the Duke Ellington Celebration in Grant Park there , from which the Chicago Jazz Festival developed. She also organized other concerts and performance opportunities for young musicians and founded the jazz festival at the South Shore Cultural Center in 1981 . Between 1959 and 1965 she was involved in seven recordings.
With de Haas she has two children, Aisha de Haas and Darius de Haas (* 1968), both singers, Darius de Haas also performers on Broadway musicals.
Discographic notes
- Andy and the Bey Sisters Now! Hear! ( Prestige , 1964) with Jerome Richardson , Kenny Burrell
- Andy and the Bey Sisters Round Midnight (Prestige, 1965) with Kenny Burrell, Milt Hinton , Osie Johnson
- Frank D'Rone and Geraldine DeHaas with Bob Perna and Persistance Finally Together (Nor-AM 1996)
Web links
- Geraldine Bey at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ A joyous farewell to Jazz Legends Chicago Tribune , July 3, 2013
- ↑ cf. Tom Lord Jazz Discography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bey, Geraldine |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bey de Haas, Geraldine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz singer and concert organizer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1935 |