Yesterday I had a thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining conversation with singer/songwriter Siedah Garrett. She will be participating in this weekend’s Hollywood Bowl concerts: Quincy Jones’ 90th-Birthday Tribute: A Musical Celebration.
Joining these shows are Patti Austin, B.J. The Chicago Kid, Jennifer Hudson, Angélique Kidjo, Alfredo Rodriguez, Sheléa and more with special surprise guests rumored to be joining each night.
The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra will be lead by conductor Jules Buckley.
In this interview Siedah tells multiple stories about Quincy Jones, her interactions with Michael Jackson (she co-wrote The Man in the Mirror and sang a duet on I Just Can’t Stop Loving You both from the album Bad), meeting great artists like Ella Fitzgerald, Barbra Streisand and Sarah Vaughan and so many more at dinners at Jones’ house. She was also invited to a more personal and intimate celebration for Quincy Jones on his 90th birthday and reveals a little about what that night in March of this year was like.
I hope you enjoy this interview as much as Siedah and I did.
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Photo: Siedah Garrett from Cultural Attaché‘s interview.