René Marie at Exodus To Jazz Concert Series

RENE MARIE & EXPERIMENT IN TRUTH

René Marie returns to Rochester riding the crest of her recent selection as the 2012 DownBeat Critics Poll’s “Rising Star Female Vocalist.” Her debut performance in November 2011 resulted in an appreciative and aroused fan base that petitioned for her early return to the Exodus To Jazz lineup. Hardly the traditional jazz singer, Marie is as likely to cover Motown, country or Jefferson Airplane’s ‘White Rabbit’ as she is a Tin Pan Alley standard. She’s as likely to write a humorous, defiant anthem about a demanding night-club owner as she is a love song...

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RENE MARIE & EXPERIMENT IN TRUTH

René Marie returns to Rochester riding the crest of her recent selection as the 2012 DownBeat Critics Poll’s “Rising Star Female Vocalist.” Her debut performance in November 2011 resulted in an appreciative and aroused fan base that petitioned for her early return to the Exodus To Jazz lineup. Hardly the traditional jazz singer, Marie is as likely to cover Motown, country or Jefferson Airplane’s ‘White Rabbit’ as she is a Tin Pan Alley standard. She’s as likely to write a humorous, defiant anthem about a demanding night-club owner as she is a love song. And she sings all of it in a strong, flexible voice that’s hard to ignore. Incorporating elements of jazz, soul, blues and gospel in her performances. By singing “the truth” Rene Marie has drawn a legion of fans and music critics who find themselves “entertained, encouraged and even changed by her performances.”

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