Set against the restless backdrop of the 20th Century and the lush serenity of the Ella Fitzgerald songbook, Broadway veteran Andrea Frierson’s 'Me & Ella' is a valentine to the “First Lady Of Song.”
Broadway songstress Andrea Frierson seamlessly weaves her unique world of opera singing parents, Negro League pitchers, Bronx beauty shops and 1960’s television with Ella Fitzgerald’s meteoric rise from young band singer to American icon. Celebrating the timeless melodies and sparkling lyrics that made Ella great, Andrea’s brilliant, genre-defying vocals backed by a jazzy trio, led by the incomparable Ron Abe
'Me & Ella' was featured last season as part of the York’s Developmental Reading Series and commemorates the centennial of the legendary songstress.
