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Verena McBee
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Born and raised in Northern Germany Verena McBee has been always connected to the arts. At age 7 she took piano lessons in her hometown at the Conservatory of Osnabrueck, added the flute at age 14 and at the same time joined a local theatre group. In 1993 she studied classical music for teaching ( piano & flute ) & German language and literature at the "University Osnabrueck" and finished in 1997 with her first State examination. While studying music in Osnabrueck, she auditioned for acting schools and was accepted in Hamburg at "Acting School Studio O33" in 1997. While studying drama she added vocal lessons (Belcanto) to her program outside the school program.In the years of 2000-2006 Verena appeared as actress and vocalist under her maiden name Verena Gemsa in Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Brussels, Prisdina and NYC.In 2004 she met her now husband, Cecil McBee and moved to NYC in 2007. Inspired by him and especially the music of Sarah Vaughan Verena started studying Jazz Vocals with different instructors, amongst them Brianna Thomas, Roberta Gambarini & Nicole Zuraitis
Bird(S)wing
By Verena McBee
Label: LadyBee Music
Released: 2025
Track listing: 1 Oh,LadyBeGood - George & Ira Gershwin (Arr. John Colianni) 1:48
2 It’s Alright with Me - Cole Porter 2:29
3 Bird(s)wing/Lullaby of Birdland - Verena McBee/ George Shearing, G.D.Weiss 5:28
4 City Life - MoK, Joe Benjamin, Patricia White (Arr. Verena McBee) 4:46
5 Mutima - Cecil and Verena McBee 5:13
6 One Note Samba - Antonio Carlos Jobim (Arr. John Colianni) 1:59
7 Spain (I can recall)- Chick Corea, Al Jarreau 6:01
8 So In Love - Cole Porter 3:15
9 Wouldn’t it be Loverly- Frederick Loewe, A.J. Lerner 1:35
10 Surabaya Johnny Kurt Weill, Bert Brecht 2:39
11 September Song Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson 3:15
12 Luxury- Verena McBee 4:19
U-PHORIA - Verena McBee sings the music of Cecil McBee
By Verena McBee
Label: LeMac Music, Lady Bee Music
Released: 2018
Track listing: 1) "Sweet Things"- 2:52
2) "Compassion(s)" - 5:09
3) C"lose To You Alone" - 9:38
4) "Cat's Out Of The Bag" - 3:50
5) "LadyBuGG" - 7:16
6) "Song Of Her" - 8:11
7) "Slippin' & Slidin' - 7:23
8) "All About You" - 8:11
9) "U"-Phoria" - 6:03
