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Marie-Paule Franke

Born: April 10

Marie‑Paule Franke is a Belgium‑based jazz singer‑songwriter with German roots. Her music moves between improvisation and intimate, narrative songs. Her voice is defined by subtlety, spaciousness and emotional clarity — a place where silence carries meaning and expression unfolds in small, deliberate gestures.

Early projects

Her debut album Tales from a Lonely Room, with pianist Erik Vermeulen and bassist Jouni Isoherranen, marked the beginning of her recording career. It established the foundations of her open, lyrical and atmospheric style.

With the EP All Is Love her vocal and artistic language became further refined.

International work

Through the Cracks the Light is Born

By Marie-Paule Franke

Label: MariPosa Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Twilight Whispers-for Joni ( a tribute to Joni Mitchell); 'Tis Yours; Beneath Broken Dreams; Freedom; Dagger Heart; Sword of Damocles- a lament, a cry for truth and resistance; Echo Nomade

Clouds (Special Edition)

By Marie-Paule Franke

Label: MariPosa Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Bleu la réunion, Does it matter, Time passes on, Everything happens to me, Si par hasard, Give this love a chance, Clouds, Love is not all, Tango of a lonely room

Si Par Hasard

December 5, 2026

Album: Clouds (Special Edition)
By Marie-Paule Franke
Label: MariPosa Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 06:57

Twilight Whispers-for Joni (A tribute to Joni Mitchell)

November 17, 2026

Album: Through the Cracks the Light is Born
By Marie-Paule Franke
Label: MariPosa Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 04:48

Blue Moods, Bobby Broom, Billy Childs, Catherine Russell and more

by Benjamin Boddie
May 8, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Blue Moods, Bobby Broom, Billy Childs, Catherine Russell, Erica Von Kleist, Mike Clement, Nat Reeves, Judith Owens, Taylor Roberts, Bobby Matos Heritage Ensemble, Bobby Sanabria Big Band, Joe Syrian Motor City Jazz Octet, Juan Carlos Quintero, Rebecca Rafla, Joe Gransden, Chick Corea, Audrey Ochoa, Andrea Miller, Steve Wilson, Ben Markley ...

Steve Wilson, Harry Skoler, Yvonne Rogers, Jed Levy-Phil Robson, Udeigwe

by Cheryl K.
May 2, 2026

During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music--saxophonist Steve Wilson; clarinetist Harry Skoler; vocalist/composer Marie-Paule Franke; pianist/composer Yvonne Rogers; pianist/composer/arranger John Beasley; saxophonist Jed Levy and guitarist Phil Robson; gayageum player/vocalist/composer DoYeon Kim; pianist Antonio Farao and trumpeter Stephane Belmondo; and vocalist/keyboardist/composer Lawrence Udeigwe. Playlist Johnny Griffin “Main Spring" from The Congregation ...