Meshell Ndegeocello in Berkeley

Meshell Ndegeocello is an American bassist, singer, songwriter and producer, born in Berlin in 1968 and raised in Washington, D.C. She makes soul, funk, jazz and hip-hop, and became known through her debut album Plantation Lullabies, the song “If That’s Your Boyfriend (He Wasn’t Last Night)” and her duet with John Mellencamp on “Wild Night.” Her catalogue also includes Bitter and The Omnichord Real Book. Live at the Jazz Café documents Meshell Ndegeocello and her band performing in London. In 2018 she presented material from Ventriloquism at NPR’s Tiny Desk, another example of her work as a vocalist and bandleader. She has also performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival and the North Sea Jazz Festival.