BackStage Pass
Mardra and Reggie Thomas
Season 5 Episode 502 | 58m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
Jazz vocals from Mardra Thomas, Reggie Thomas and the Rodney Whitaker Quartet.
Mardra Thomas is known for her realistic portrayal of Billie Holiday in concert and on the theatrical stage. Mardra is a true jazz vocalist with a voice well suited to showcasing Holiday’s sculptured phrasing that stamped a signature style on jazz singing. Reggie Thomas is one of the most in-demand jazz pianists in the country, and can be seen appearing with the Legendary Count Basie Band.
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BackStage Pass is a local public television program presented by WKAR
BackStage Pass Season 10 is made possible with financial support from MSU Federal Credit Union and by viewers like you. Additional production support is provided by Zaytoon Mediterranean Grill, Homewood Suites by Hilton, and MessageMakers.
BackStage Pass
Mardra and Reggie Thomas
Season 5 Episode 502 | 58m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
Mardra Thomas is known for her realistic portrayal of Billie Holiday in concert and on the theatrical stage. Mardra is a true jazz vocalist with a voice well suited to showcasing Holiday’s sculptured phrasing that stamped a signature style on jazz singing. Reggie Thomas is one of the most in-demand jazz pianists in the country, and can be seen appearing with the Legendary Count Basie Band.
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BackStage Pass Season 10 is made possible with financial support from MSU Federal Credit Union and by viewers like you. Additional production support is provided by Zaytoon Mediterranean Grill, Homewood Suites by Hilton, and MessageMakers.