The Exit Zero Jazz Festival began in 2012 and occurs twice a year in Cape May, the quaint shore town on the most southern tip of New Jersey, with a lineup combining marquee talent with young musicians from around the country. For singer and eight-time Blues Award winner Shemekia Copeland, Exit Zero was only her second gig in front of a crowd in over a year. "I had already told myself we wouldn't go back to work until 2022," said Copeland, "so for me, everything I do the second half of [2021] is a bonus, you know, and I really feel grateful for it." Watch Copeland perform highlights from her firecracker set at the 2021 Exit Zero Jazz Festival.

Listen to the radio episode: https://www.npr.org/2021/07/22/101658...

SET LIST
0:00 “Walk Until I Ride” (John Hahn, Will Kimbrough)
4:35 “Devil’s Hand” (Johnny Copeland)
8:44 “Big Brand New Religion” (Chris Long, Oliver Wood)
14:02 “Ghetto Child” (Johnny Copeland)

MUSICIANS
Shemekia Copeland: vocals
Arthur Neilson: guitar
Ken 'Willie' Scandlyn: guitar
Kevin Jenkins: bass
Robin Gould: drums

Listen to Shemekia Copeland: https://songwhip.com/shemekia-copeland

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