Photograph of jazz vocalist Angela Bofill in a pink dress, singing onstage at the Heart of Jazz: A Tribute to Nina Simone event also featuring Miki Howard & Les McConn, held in the Naomi Bruton Theatre in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of jazz musician Keith Anderson playing his sax onstage, wearing a red turtleneck sweater and black pants. Photograph taken at the Heart of Jazz: A Tribute to Nina Simone event featuring Miki Howard, Les McCann, and Angela Bofill, held in the Naomi Bruton Theatre in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Angela Bofill singing in a pink dress taken at the Heart of Jazz: A Tribute to Nina Simone event also featuring Miki Howard & Les McConn, held in the Naomi Bruton Theatre in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Miki Howard in all white clothing singing onstage at the Heart of Jazz: A Tribute to Nina Simone event also featuring Les McConn & Angela Bofill, held in the Naomi Bruton Theatre in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of jazz drummer Jason Thomas in mid-drumstroke, playing a Yamaha drum set. Photograph taken at the Heart of Jazz: A Tribute to Nina Simone event featuring Miki Howard, Les McConn, and Angela Bofill, held in the Bruton Theatre in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of musicians Les McCann, Keith Anderson, and Jason Thomas playing the piano, saxophone, and drums respectively at the Heart of Jazz: A Tribute to Nina Simone event also featuring Miki Howard and Angela Bofill, held in the Naomi Bruton Theatre in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of jazz pianist Les McCann's profile taken at the Heart of Jazz: A Tribute to Nina Simone event featuring Miki Howard, Les McConn, and Angela Bofill, held in the Naomi Bruton Theatre in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of jazz pianist Les McCaan smiling while looking down at his microphone. Photograph taken at the Heart of Jazz: A Tribute to Nina Simone event also featuring jazz musicians Miki Howard and Angela Bofill, held in the Naomi Bruton Theatre in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Les McCann and his fellow bandmates playing their respective instruments - including a piano, a Yamaha drum set, a saxophone, and other musical keyboards - onstage at the Heart of Jazz: A Tribute to Nina Simone event also featuring Miki Howard and Angela Bofill, held in the Naomi Bruton Theatre in Dallas, Texas.

Low-angled close-up photograph of jazz vocalist Angela Bofill singing at the Heart of Jazz: A Tribute to Nina Simone - an event also featuring Miki Howard & Les McConn held in the Naomi Bruton Theatre in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of jazz vocalist Angela Bofill taken at the Heart of Jazz: A Tribute to Nina Simone event also featuring Miki Howard & Les McConn, held in the Naomi Bruton Theatre in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Angela Bofill - jazz vocalist - singing into her microphone at the Heart of Jazz: A Tribute to Nina Simone event featuring Miki Howard & Les McConn, held in the Naomi Bruton Theatre in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Keith Anderson, Les McCann, and Bobby Sparks playing their instruments onstage at the Heart of Jazz: A Tribute to Nina Simone event also featuring jazz vocalists Miki Howard and Angela Bofill, held in the Naomi Bruton Theatre in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of jazz pianist Les McCann playing the piano with eyes closed, wearing a black, red, and metallic button-up shirt. Photograph taken at the Heart of Jazz: A Tribute to Nina Simone event also featuring jazz vocalists Miki Howard and Angela Bofill, held in the Naomi Bruton Theatre in Dallas, Texas.

Medium shot of jazz musician Bobby Sparks playing one of many keyboards, eyes looking upward and his right foot pressing a pedal. Bobby dons all black clothing, including leather pants, rectangular hoop earrings, and a metal necklace. Photograph taken at the Heart of Jazz: A Tribute to Nina Simone event featuring Miki Howard, Les McConn, and Angela Bofill, held in the Naomi Bruton Theatre in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of jazz pianist Les McCann smiling while playing a keyboard. Photograph taken at the Heart of Jazz: A Tribute to Nina Simone event featuring Miki Howard and Angela Bofill, held in the Naomi Bruton Theatre in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of jazz vocalist Miki Howard singing passionately into a microphone with her eyes closed at the Heart of Jazz: A Tribute to Nina Simone event also featuring Les McConn and Angela Bofill, held in the Naomi Bruton Theatre in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of music director and keyboardist Eric Willis sitting behind two keyboards arranged perpendicularly. Photograph taken at the Heart of Jazz: A Tribute to Nina Simone event featuring Miki Howard, Les McConn, and Angela Bofill, held in the Bruton Theatre in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of jazz vocalists Miki Howard (left) and Angela Bofill (right) hugging. Photograph taken at the Heart of Jazz: A Tribute to Nina Simone event featuring Miki Howard, Les McConn, and Angela Bofill, held in the Naomi Bruton Theatre in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Miki Howard and Curtis King onstage with Miki in mid-clap while Curtis adjusts his microphone stand and holds a sheet of paper with his left hand and grabs the mic with his right hand. Photograph taken at the Heart of Jazz: A Tribute to Nina Simone event featuring Miki Howard, Les McConn, and Angela Bofill, held in the Naomi Bruton Theatre in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Miki Howard singing on the floor of the stage with her skirt draped around her. Photograph taken at the Heart of Jazz: A Tribute to Nina Simone event also featuring Les McConn, and Angela Bofill, held in the Naomi Bruton Theatre in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of jazz singer Miki Howard dressed in all white and singing onstage at the Heart of Jazz: A Tribute to Nina Simone event also featuring Les McConn and Angela Bofill, held in the Naomi Bruton Theatre in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Miki Howard singing while holding her hand to her heart at the Heart of Jazz: A Tribute to Nina Simone event also featuring Les McConn and Angela Bofill, held in the Naomi Bruton Theatre in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of jazz vocalist Miki Howard smiling at the audience at the Heart of Jazz: A Tribute to Nina Simone event which also featured Les McConn and Angela Bofill, held in the Bruton Theatre in Dallas, Texas.