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Michelle Walker Live @ Bar Next Door
Michelle Walker Performs Live @ THE BAR NEXT DOOR Monday March 16, 2009 Vocalist Michelle Walker returns to one of her favorite performance rooms, the Bar Next Door for an intimate evening of live jazz vocals. The Bar Next Door is one of the smaller and most intimate settings for serious jazz in Manhattan...[and]...is a perfect ...
Rene Marie
by Geoff Anderson
René MarieNovember 1, 2008 (First Set)Dazzle NightclubDenver René Marie is a jazz singer, and one of the better ones in the business these days. She performs the standards and often does so in a straight ahead, straightforward but still unique manner. She's not content to exclusively reinterpret the jazz ...
Denver Singer Opts Black National Anthem Lyrics
Denver singer opts for black national anthem lyrics over 'Star-Spangled Banner' “I pulled a switcheroonie on them." Singer Rene Marie sang lyrics of List Ev'ry Voice and Sing to the tune of the national anthem prior to the annual state of the city address by the Denver mayor. Rene Marie's unexpected choice at a mayor's event ...
Rene Marie's "Black National Anthem" at Denver Event
Rene Marie sparked a lot of controversy by singing the “Black National Anthem" during Denver's State of the City address Tuesday. Marie was asked to sing the national anthem before the Denver event. However, instead of the “Star-Spangled Banner, “, the crowd heard “Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing, “ also referred to as the “Black National ...
Ren: Serene Renegade
by Jim Santella
Modern jazz appeals to those who love spontaneity. As René Marie embraces intuitive poetry and heartfelt memories, she applies a personal touch. Her wordless vocals and lyric interpretations give every performance an improviser's cloak. Interwoven with a mystique, her session can mesmerize an audience in minutes. But it's her fresh spontaneity that makes each performance so ...
Ren
by Bruce Crowther
A lot can happen in four years. Lives can evolve from secretive and sad to open and free. People can move from chains to change. Dreams can be followed, lessons learned, friends lost, dignity gained. Strongly entrenched beliefs can be blown to smithereens, personal barriers can be broken through again and again and again. In four ...
Ren: Live at Jazz Standard
by Jack Bowers
Have you ever had someone say to you, “You really missed your calling”? Well, René Marie (no last name given, and none necessary) really did miss hers. Happily for René Marie and those who’ve heard her sing, either live or on record, she was able to find it. Better late than never. René Marie always wanted ...
Rene Marie: Live At the Jazz Standard
by C. Michael Bailey
The biggest surprise perhaps on Rene Marie’s inaugural live recording is the conspicuous absence of her controversial reading of Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit" and the traditional “Dixie" in medley from her last MAXJAZZ recording Vertigo (MXJ114, 2001). To Marie’s credit, she does cover her previously covered “How Can I Keep From Singing" (the title of her ...
