Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert with Lori Williams

The North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Jazz Ensemble will host its Spring Jazz Concert on Thursday, May 4, at 7 p.m. in Harrison Auditorium. The concert, featuring acclaimed international musician Lori Williams, is free and open to the public. 

Last year, the ensemble highlighted sounds of Ethiopia. This year’s concert will focus on vocal jazz. The ensemble will perform jazz standards for big band and small group and feature the soulful jazz sounds of singer, music educator, songwriter, producer and musical theatre actress, Lori Williams, this year’s Artist-in-Residence.

As A&T’s Artist-in-Residence, Williams brings knowledge from her international, professional and collaborative experiences. A veteran educator in the Washington, D.C., Public Schools System and private vocal coach, Williams has received many honors including Outstanding Music Teacher, the 2007 Superintendent’s Arts Teacher of the Year, and the 2010 Vincent E. Reed Teacher of the Year. She was nominated for a 2014 Helen Hayes Award as an Outstanding Lead Actress in a Resident Musical for her role as Ella Fitzgerald. Williams has received letters of recognition for her vocal performances from President Biden, former Speaker of the House John Boehner, and Maryland State Sen. C. Anthony Muse.