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Anita O'Day

Born: 
10/18/1919
City: 
Chicago
Region: 
Illinois
Country: 
USA
Died: 
10/23/2006
Years Active: 
1934-2006
Style: 
Bop
Swing
Traditional Pop
Instruments: 
Vocals
Associated Artists: 
Bob Brookmeyer
Ray Brown
George Duvivier
Roy Eldridge
Barry Galbraith
Bernie Glow
Hank Jones
Barney Kessel
Don Lamond
Mel Lewis
Al McKibbon
Cecil Payne
Johnny Rae
Zoot Sims
Cal Tjader
Dinah Washington
Phil Woods
Played With: 
Louis Armstrong
Count Basie
Benny Goodman
Woody Herman
Stan Kenton
Gene Krupa
Thelonious Monk
Oscar Peterson
George Shearing

Anita O'Day (born Anita Belle Colton) was an American jazz singer. O'Day presented herself as a "hip" jazz musician, wearing a band jacket and skirt as opposed to an evening gown.

Concerts

Event Date Venue City Region Country
3rd Annual Newport Jazz Festival 07/07/1956 Freebody Park Newport Rhode Island USA
Jazz For Night People 12/07/1957 Loew's Sheridan Theatre Greenwich Village New York USA
Anita O'Day 04/27/1958 Mister Kelly's Chicago Illinois USA
3rd Annual Jazz Jamboree 07/03/1958 Lewisohn Stadium Harlem New York USA
5th Annual Newport Jazz Festival 07/06/1958 Freebody Park Newport Rhode Island USA
3rd Annual New York Jazz Festival 08/23/1958 Downing Stadium NYC New York USA
'Round About Midnight 09/27/1958 Loew's Sheridan Theatre Greenwich Village New York USA
Jazz @ The Town Hall 12/27/1958 NYC Town Hall NYC New York USA
Dizzy Gillespie / Anita O'Day 12/29/1958 Village Vanguard NYC New York USA
In Concert 06/26/1959 Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles California USA
Newport Jazz Festival in NY 09/17/1959 NYC Town Hall NYC New York USA
Benny Goodman 10/26/1959 Festal Zoo Frankfurt Hesse Germany
16th Newport Jazz Festival 07/03/1969 Newport Festival Field Newport Rhode Island USA
20th Newport Jazz Festival 07/04/1973 Louis Armstrong Memorial Stadium Flushing New York USA
Newport Jazz Festival New York 07/06/1973 Radio City Music Hall NYC New York USA
The Spectacular Sounds of the 40's 10/17/1974 The Cave Vancouver British Columbia Canada
The Spectacular Sounds of the 40's 10/18/1974 The Cave Vancouver British Columbia Canada
The Spectacular Sounds of the 40's 10/19/1974 The Cave Vancouver British Columbia Canada
24th Newport Jazz Festival 07/02/1977 Carnegie Hall NYC New York USA
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