Jazz Articles about Natalie Douglas

About Natalie Douglas

Live Review

Natalie Douglas Birdland New York, NY October 27, 2025 Songstress Natalie Douglas, bedecked in a shimmering gold outfit, presented her popular tribute to the seventies on a lovely autumn night at Birdland in the heart of the Broadway theater district. Her favorite decade--the years between 1971 and 1980--offered up a rich motherlode of material for Douglas, who bounced around between funk and soul, pop and movie themes to present a full-throated paean to this golden ...

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Album Review

Natalie Douglas: To Nina... Live at Birdland

Read "To Nina... Live at Birdland" reviewed by Bridget A. Arnwine

by Bridget A. Arnwine
September 7, 2005

Cabaret singer Natalie Douglas offers To Nina... Live at Birdland as a tribute to the life and songs of the late great Nina Simone. Douglas performs many songs made famous by Simone, including “I Put a Spell On You," “My Baby Just Cares for Me," “I Loves You Porgy," “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to be Free," and “Four Women." Douglas engages a live audience for an hour as she shares personal accounts of her connections with ...