Arlee Leonard at Metropolitan Room

JAZZ MEETS CABARET
IN
“MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY”

World-traveling vocalist, songwriter, recording artist, and MetroSTAR Semi-Finalist ARLEE LEONARD debuts at Metropolitan Room with "MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY" - a night of American and Brazilian classics and original music from a soulful jazz vocalist who loves to sing and touch the hearts of her listeners! Arlee shines on stage with her strong yet supple 4-octave voice and her delightful stage presence. Her talents have taken her from Asia to Russia, from New Orleans to Marseille, to critical acclaim. With this evening of music, Arlee explores shadings between Jazz and Cabaret, modulating her concert hall size talent to this more intimate atmosphere! Arlee is always reaching for her higher ground. When she shines, you will be HAPPY too! Don’t miss her!...

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JAZZ MEETS CABARET
IN
“MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY”

World-traveling vocalist, songwriter, recording artist, and MetroSTAR Semi-Finalist ARLEE LEONARD debuts at Metropolitan Room with "MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY" - a night of American and Brazilian classics and original music from a soulful jazz vocalist who loves to sing and touch the hearts of her listeners! Arlee shines on stage with her strong yet supple 4-octave voice and her delightful stage presence. Her talents have taken her from Asia to Russia, from New Orleans to Marseille, to critical acclaim. With this evening of music, Arlee explores shadings between Jazz and Cabaret, modulating her concert hall size talent to this more intimate atmosphere! Arlee is always reaching for her higher ground. When she shines, you will be HAPPY too! Don’t miss her!
Featuring: CARLTON HOLMES/Piano (Cindy Blackman, Carlos Garnett) and ELIAS BAILEY/Bass (Freddy Cole, Rene Marie)

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EMOTIONS REIGN SUPREME, as they do through this album.... DEEP AND WOODY, SHE'S SENSUAL AT THE SAME TIME THAT SHE'S PLAYFUL.... Arlee has many talents, and is not afraid to use them."
- John Barrett, Jr., JAZZ IMPROV

"SHE EMBELLISHES EACH NOTE WITH HER OWN ENDEARING STYLE...You'll not want to miss this soulful vocalist who has performed...in venues across the U.S. and Europe, in Japan, Central America, and now Taiwan."
- THE TAIWAN NEWS

"WHILE SHE LURES ONE WITH HER SULTRINESS,
SHE HAS THE POWER TO SURPRISE.
On her and Braden's "Rose's Song," the vocalist reaches up in octaves and down in her soul for an impassioned soft scream.... Leonard is skillful with jazz standards as well, bringing A LOT OF HEART AND ENTHUSIASM to tunes...on Duke Ellington's "I'm Beginning to See the Light," sung in a dreamily slow style..."
- Geraldine Wyckoff, GAMBIT WEEKLY

"EMOTIONALLY, LEONARD DOESN'T HOLD BACK ON THIS CD...and she shows herself to be A TALENTED COMPOSER on gritty originals like "Sista's Blues (Blue is What I Am)" and "Tokens of Appreciation."
- Alex Henderson, ALL MUSIC GUIDE

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