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Althea René And Gerald Veasley Band at South Jazz Club
Courtesy of Gerald Veasley/Flying Vee Music | Posted on December 12, 2023
When
Thu, January 11, 2024
7:00 pm
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Musicians
Gerald Veasley
bass, electricAlthea Rene
fluteAbout
Soul-Jazz Flutist Althea René – Biography
http://AltheaRene.com and http.facebook.com/AltheaReneMusicPage
Born on December 25th in Detroit, Michigan Althea René began her musical journey at the tender age of four years old. She studied classical music while attending Howard University. For more than 10 years she worked as a Wayne County Deputy Sheriff (in Detroit, Michigan) during the day and performed in jazz clubs at night. Today, she endorses renowned hand-sculpted Altus Flutes as a full-time performing and recording artist.
Althea René gained musical inspiration from her father Dezie McCullers (one of Motown's original Funk Brothers). She has since developed her creative style. Some regard her as a "master of her craft" and one of the world's most exciting solo improvisational flutists. The multiplatinum and Grammy-nominated saxophonist Najee playfully refers to her as the “Maceo of the flute”....