Cosmos: Dee Dee Bridgewater

One of the greatest jazz performers of all time, Dee Dee Bridgewater returns to Athens, a city that embraced her previous appearances, to launch the Cosmos concert series.

Born in Memphis, Tennessee, her involvement with music seemed almost inescapable in light of the great music tradition of her birthplace and her father being a jazz trumpeter. She released her debut album, Afro Blue, in 1974, and in the nearly 50 years that followed since she has released some twenty more, while also making countless guest appearances in albums of the likes of Roy Ayers, Ray Brown and Christian McBride. Among other accolades, she has earned two Grammy awards (1997 and 2011 - in addition to six more nominations) and a Tony award (for her role in the 1975 musical The Wiz). She has appeared on Broadway and in films. She has a long history of philanthropy and advocacy, having founded programs to help women in music (especially women in jazz music) and served as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador.

Now in her seventies, Bridgewater has secured a spot in the brilliant continuum of great jazz singers, as a successor to jazz icons such as Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald.

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Monday 14/11 | 20.30
STAVROS NIARCHOS HALL GNO

Advance Ticket Sales Points:
· online on Ticket Services website
· by phone: 210 7234567 (Ticket Services)
· at the Ticket Services Box Office (Panepistimiou 39, Athens)

Booking period

• Pre-sale for Members starts on Tuesday 18/10 at 12.00 (limited number of tickets).
• Pre-sale for the public starts on Wednesday 19/10 at 12.00.

Ticket Prices:
Zone Α - General entrance €25
Zone Β - General entrance €20
Zone C - General entrance €15, Concessions €10

Concession tickets of 10€ are available to students, people aged 65+, minors up to 17 years old, the unemployed, companions of Persons with Disabilities, multi-child families and residents of the Municipality of Kallithea.

Children and companions of persons with disabilities can sit with their chaperones and companions in any zone, with a concessions ticket.

On the day of the event, concession ticket holders will be asked to show their ID, as well as supporting documentation (student card, unemployment card, family status certificate for multi-child parents, utility bill for residents of Kallithea)

Free tickets are available to Persons with Disabilities, by contacting the call center at 210 7234567 or via email at info@ticketservices.gr and by showing their ID and certification of disability on the day of the event.

Important information:

• Doors open at 19.30.
• We suggest that you be at the location no later than 30 minutes before the commencement of the event.
• Entrance will be possible up to 10 minutes before the event's commencement.
• Pre-sale is required. No order of priority will be available on-site.
• All SNFCC areas are accessible to people with disabilities.
• For more information or clarifications, please contact the SNFCC switchboard on 216 8091000.

This event comes under a grant by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). Alongside the majority of its events, which are free thanks to a series of SNF grants, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center also organizes a number of events with affordable tickets, thus enriching its income sources and securing its long-term financial integrity.