The Story
When Bing Crosby crooned “Accentuate the Positive”
When Bing Crosby crooned “Accentuate the Positive” in 1944, Johnny Mercer’s tune struck a chord. It in 1944, Johnny Mercer’s tune struck a chord. It became a rallying cry for optimism when people became a rallying cry for optimism when people needed it most. That same spirit drives this project. needed it most. That same spirit drives this project.
JATB brings this timeless music to life through live JATB brings this timeless music to life through live performances and a new recording. These songs performances and a new recording. These songs capture enduring emotions: hope, grit, joy, and love, capture enduring emotions: hope, grit, joy, and love, and remind us that even in hard times, people look and remind us that even in hard times, people look for the sunny side, find silver linings, and pick for the sunny side, find silver linings, and pick themselves up and start again. themselves up and start again.
This reimagined release doesn’t just revisit the This reimagined release doesn’t just revisit the classics; it honors what made them last. The message classics; it honors what made them last. The message still resonates: a great melody can lift us, connect us, still resonates: a great melody can lift us, connect us, and carry us through. If that’s not timeless, what is? and carry us through. If that’s not timeless, what is?
The Show
The performances include 67 musicians from our roster. Exact artists and song lists depend on performance date and city.
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Accentuate the Positive at the Kennedy Center
Songs include:
The Music
Stomping At The Savoy
That’s All Moonlight Serenade
So Nice To Come Home To Accentuate the Positive Blue Skies It Had To Be You Moonglow It Don’t Mean A Thing
ROBERTA LAWRENCE
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JAZZ AT THE BALLROOM is committed to keeping the American Songbook and swinging, classic jazz thriving and sharing this extraordinary American art form with the greater public.
Beyond the concerts, JATB works to introduce, teach, and explore this incredible art form through workshops, special events, and public concerts at schools, hospitals, senior living communities and other places where people do not easily have access to the arts. Through these efforts, they keep unforgettable jazz standards alive and foster a love of music in future generations.
