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Why René Marie Can't Keep from Singing
by Mathew Bahl
"I don't like being bored while I'm singing," laughs René Marie. The Virginia-based vocalist and MAXJAZZ recording artist is explaining why she sings jazz. “You don't know what somebody's going to say, musically, or what somebody's going to do. If you go to a rock concert or pop, they want to hear the song exactly like it is on the radio. But a jazz audience is looking to hear it done a different way and I like ...
read moreRene Marie at the new Dazzle
by Geoff Anderson
Rene Marie Dazzle Denver, Colorado August 4, 2023 It's always a joy when singer Rene Marie comes to town. Friday night was special because she opened the new Dazzle nightclub with two sets and two more on Saturday night. Marie lived in Denver for several years and, as one of the top female jazz singers on the scene, it was both fitting and appropriate that she opened the new location. On top of ...
read moreRene Marie Trio Live at The Zeider's American Dream Theater
by Mark Robbins
The Zeider's American Dream Theater hosted the first annual Vocal Jazz Summit. Under the direction of Alexis Cole the summit is “an annual conference designed to bring together vocal jazz enthusiasts, emerging and established artists, industry leaders, and the greater vocal jazz community to connect and engage one another in celebration of the art form, present unique educational experiences, and provide an environment to nurture and grow the vocal jazz community. The weekend will engage festival-goers with live performance, interactive ...
read moreRene Marie With Experiment In Truth At The Jazz Corner
by Martin McFie
Rene Marie The Jazz Corner Rene Marie with Experiment in Truth Hilton Head Island, SC December 28-29, 2018 There are no sharp edges to Rene Marie's voice. Her singing has a warm, soft-velvet quality. She does, however, have an extensive range and an ability to change direction and tempo with surprising ease and speed. She was joined by Experiment in Truth, a trio comprised of John Chin on piano, Elias Bailey on ...
read moreRene Marie: I Wanna Be Evil: With Love to Eartha Kitt
by C. Michael Bailey
Iconoclastic and often enigmatic singer Rene Marie was plain when she once said that she never wished to record a tribute disc. After four successful recordings with MAXJAZZ, including one (Vertigo (2001)) provocatively pairing “Dixie" with “Strange Fruit," Marie took a hard left to address in music some of her pressing artistic concerns. This resulted in 2011's Black Lace Freudian Slip (Motema) and her loving ode to America, Voice of My Beautiful Country (Motema, 2011). No, Marie had no intention ...
read moreRene Marie: Black Lace Freudian Slip
by Dan Bilawsky
Budding jazz instrumentalists are often told that they need to find their own voice but, ironically, those who use their actual voices are often expected to adhere to the sonic standards of those who came before. Fans and press who value originality in jazz instrumentalists wring their hands in frustration when more John Coltrane clones come into the picture but, on the other side of the coin, the masses applaud and herald singers with voices crafted in the images of ...
read moreRené Marie: Voice of My Beautiful Country
by AAJ Italy Staff
Ha messo la famiglia davanti a tutto. Perfino alla musica. Poi ha pensato che era giunto il tempo, non si è mai troppo vecchi a 40 anni, per far conoscere la sua voce al mondo. E ci è riuscita alla grande. Prima di allora lo faceva per pochi intimi e alle feste di matrimonio. Poco dopo, erano le grandi platee a deliziarsi per le sue abilità. René Marie può essere tante voci. Può sembrare Betty Carter e sparigliare tutto, appena ...
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