All About Ella | Jazz In The Garden with Catherine Summers (The Ella Fitzgerald Story) (expired event)

Catherine Summers and her 5-piece swinging jazz band brings you the songs and stories of the Queen of Jazz, Ella Fitzgerald.

Enjoy a night under the stars in the heart of the CBD at Bishops House with Perth's own Jazz Songstress, Catherine Summers and her dazzling Quintet. Summers' presents a host of toe-tapping Ella favourites, from her nursery rhyme first no. 1 hit to classic songs from her Duke Ellington, Irving Berlin and Cole Porter songbooks. Spirited singer Catherine Summers delivers emotive performances of Ella's well-known classics around tidbits of history from Ella Fitzgerald's incredible career. Hear about Ella's early life in Harlem on the streets, her painful shyness, a lucky chance encounter with Marilyn Monroe to becoming the first African American women to win a Grammy. Bar & food available from 5pm. Mild: Shows with broad family appeal and entertainment to suit all ages. Big on fun, low on risk.