Hejira – Celebrating Joni Mitchell
At a glance
About this event
‘Hejira’ is an outstanding 7-piece band set up to celebrate and honour the masterpiece works of Joni Mitchell, mostly from the late ‘70s. Having released the albums ‘The Hissing of Summer Lawns’, ‘Hejira’, ‘Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter ’and ‘Mingus’, Joni then toured briefly with a band formed from the crème de la crème of contemporaneous musicians (Metheny, Mays, Brecker, Pastorius and Alias).
The tour was recorded, producing the much-lauded live album, ‘Shadows And Light’; it is from this album that the band Hejira is drawing the body of its repertoire. Comprising highly experienced, world class musicians, this band is fronted by the brilliant Hattie Whitehead who not only has – in her own way – assimilated the poise, power and beauty of Joni’s vocals, but also plays guitar with Joni’s stylistic mannerisms. Expect an evening of the ‘great’ songs from Mitchell’s back catalogue, such as ‘Amelia’, ‘Woodstock’, 'A Case Of You’, ’Song For Sharon’, 'Free Man in Paris’ etc.!
“They came to listen because they love Joni Mitchell, but they went away loving Hejira.” - Jazzwise, August 2024
Band's website: Hejira.co.uk
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Location
60 O'Connell St
Venue details
The Belltable was established in 1981 and was the first touring venue outside of Ireland featuring work from such prestigious organisations as The Abbey Theatre, Rough Magic Theatre Company etc. The venue on 69 O'Connell Street was selected out of a three city centre venues in order to provide a multi-functional space where dance, theatre, visual arts and music could coincide.
