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Denise King 4tet (be) at Jazz At Home Festival Mechelen
Courtesy of Sal La Rocca | Posted on June 8, 2017
Where
Jazz At Home Festival Mechelen
Minderbroedersgang 5
2800 Mechelen
Map
+32(0)15 29 40 00
When
Thu, September 7, 2017
20:00
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Musicians
About
Denise King was born and raised in West Philadelphia and is the third of five children.
She was “discovered” by a friend who heard her singing outside of her home and introduced her to the world of Jazz performance. Her early performance experiences involved sharing the stage with many legends, Butch Ballard, Arthur Harper, Sam Dougherty, Cecil Payne, Jymie Merritt, Bootsie Barnes, Lex Humphries and many, many more. One night while performing at Zanzibar Blue in Philadelphia, Denise met Dexter Wansel, writer,arranger, producer, and A&R director at Philadelphia International Records. That meeting would forge a work relationship that has spanned twenty years....