CLAUDE HALL

The Gardenia 7066 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles

Sat., Jan. 27.  CLAUDE HALL.  Already an “excellent singer,” in October at The Gardenia, Claude Hall made a quantum jump into the rarified air occupied by the extraordinary, “must-see” “ladies of cabaret” with her Nina Simone show, backed by Musical Director, Jamieson Trotter. The show examined the remarkable arc of Nina Simone’s life, from Simone’s...