CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS
Honor: Blues, Jazz, Rhythm and Blues, Soul, And Beyond

Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 at 8:00 PM

Jessye Norman, Host
Ray Chew, Musical Director

Paying tribute to the great African American popular music artists of the past, the brightest lights in blues, rhythm and blues, soul, and jazz, as well as today’s daring innovators, gather for a magical evening of music. Each presentation will parallel an event in the bountiful history of performances by African American artists at Carnegie Hall.

This performance is sponsored by Bank of America, Carnegie Hall's Proud Season Sponsor.

Major funding for Honor! A Celebration of the African American Cultural Legacy has been provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, The Alice Tully Foundation, and The Rockefeller Foundation's New York City Cultural Innovation Fund.