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Althea Rene
Soul Jazz Flutist
About Me
She was born December 25th in Detroit, Michigan and began her musical journey at age
four as a classical flutist. She studied classical music while attending Howard University in
Washington D.C. and later gained further musical inspiration from the accomplishments of
Yusef Lateef, Ian Anderson, and her father, one of Motown's original Funk Brothers, Dezie
McCullers. She has since developed her own creative style.
For more than 10 years she was employed as a Wayne County Deputy Sheriff (Detroit,
Michigan). Today, she is a full-time performing/recording artist and some regard her as a
”master of her craft” and one of the world's most exciting solo improvisational flutists.
In May 2013, she released her fifth project “In The Flow”. Collaborating with Grammy award
winning producer Michael Broening; (producer for legendary icons George Benson, Marion
Meadows, and Paul McCartney) we co-wrote the title track. That song became a hit single
and reached number one ranking on both the Billboard Chart and the Smooth Jazz Chart.
Our partnership allowed her to become the first flute player in the history of Billboard
Chart to reach the number one spot. In April of 2015 , She released her 6th project in her
hometown of Detroit M.I., arguably the strongest performance ever displayed by a soul-
jazz flutist in recent history. Her Detroit-based band history delivered unparalleled funk
that made this concert a scorching hot tour de force.
