The Jazz Soul of Ray Charles

Featuring Bruce A. Henry (vocals), Henry Johnson (guitar and vocals), Jo Ann Daugherty (piano), Joshua Ramos (acoustic bass), and Ryan Bennett (drums), the band taps into the universal power of music to bring people together during these times when we need it so.

It all started with a crazy idea: wouldn’t it be fun to gather some of Chicago’s most versatile musicians to play the amazing and complex music of our favorite artists? Not just a “tribute,” but an approach that treated these tunes as living, breathing pieces of music? That’s how this like-minded yet diverse group of musical souls found themselves together on a journey that has evolved to meet the need for positivity in the world, for events that unite people of different backgrounds around amazing music, and for the dissemination of good vibes all around. And now they’ve turned their attention and talents to the catalog of Ray Charles, right at the intersection of jazz and soul.

Members of the band perform in the top echelons of the music industry: at festivals, concert halls and clubs worldwide; alongside masters of jazz (Ramsey Lewis, Stanley Turrentine, Nancy Wilson, and more); on national television (HBO, Disney, PBS broadcast specials, Empire); touring shows (SIX, Motown: the Musical, Jersey Boys), on critically acclaimed solo records–and that’s just scratching the surface.

Join Better Together for their latest show, The Jazz Soul of Ray Charles—a night of music guaranteed to move your soul and your feet!