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Lori Williams at Attucks Theatre
Courtesy of Mark Robbins | Posted on July 27, 2018
Where
Attucks Theatre
1010 Church St
Norfolk, VA
Map
(757) 664-6464
When
Sat, November 10, 2018
8:00 pm
At Door
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Musicians
About
A passion for sharing jazz drives this DC-based singer, who tucks tours and club dates around her teaching at Washington’s Woodrow Wilson High School, where she is the Director of Vocal Music. Raised by Baptist parents, Lori Williams’ first love was gospel; it was when she was at Hampton University that her tastes expanded to jazz. In 1988, Lori took a train to New York City to compete on TV’s “Showtime at The Apollo.” She sang “Summertime” from “Porgy & Bess.” “They had a viewing party on campus and everybody saw it,” Lori reminisces. “I felt like a superstar...