Norman Connors & The Starship Orchestra w/ Danny Boy

NORMAN CONNORS & The Starship Orchestra

with Special Guest DANNY BOY

Celebrating 50 Years of Hit Songs By MICHAEL HENDERSON & PHYLLIS HYMAN

featuring

THE STARSHIP ORCHESTRA (TERRY BURRUS//MICHAEL ELEY//T.C. TOLLIVER)

MARVA KING

JULIA HUFF

EVAN (VIOLINIST) GARR

A formally trained jazz improviser turned platinum-selling recording artist, drummer/composer Norman Connors was a pioneer in the convergence of progressive R&B and jazz. He is best known for his long list of classic hits, among them “You Are My Starship,” “Valentine Love,” “This Is Your Life,” “Betcha By Golly Wow,” “Invitation,” and “I’m Your Melody.” Before his solo career Connors was an in-demand sideman with Billy Paul, Jackie McLean, Jack McDuff, Charles Earland, Sam Earland, Archie Shepp, and most prominently, Pharoah Sanders. In addition, Connors proved himself an influential force behind the scenes as a major studio wizard, mastering tracks for a variety of different performers. Connors, sometimes called the “jazzy Quincy Jones,” discovered and nurtured the career of the late Phylis Hyman and produced classic hits for Michael Henderson.