Rene Marie -][- Voice Of My Beautiful Country [Motéma]

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Female Vocalist, Jazz, Rene Marie

Rene Marie - Voice of My Beautiful Country

Rene Marie -][- Voice Of My Beautiful Country – [Motéma, 2011]

Rene Marie’s revolutionary yet deeply personal patriotism soars from sea to shining sea on her tour-de-force, jazz/gospel/Americana crossover album, Voice of My Beautiful Country. With searing honesty, impeccable artistry and bold musical risk-taking (the key characteristics of her remarkable vocal career), Rene Marie and her loyal touring ensemble apply their substantial improvisational chops to an intriguing set of 19th, 20th & 21st century compositions to define the very cloth that America is cut from.

The title suite, a long-time favorite at Rene’s regularly packed live shows, is a ‘must hear’ five part gospel/jazz mash up of ‘My Country Tis of Thee’, ‘America The Beautiful’, ‘The Star Spangled Banner & Lift Ev‚ry Voice and Sing.’ –Motéma

Go here, and listen to samples! Also, visit http://motema.com/artist/rene-marie for her BIOGRAPHY.

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A peek at the Montreal Intl. Jazz Fest’s 32nd Edition …

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Montreal International Jazz Festival

A TRULY INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL: The Festival draws 2.5 million spectators who come to hear 3,000 artists from 30 countries perform an assortment of jazz, blues, Latin-jazz, Brazilian, Cuban, African, soul, reggae, electronica and more. “Wow, what a Festival!” said the New York Times. DownBeat Magazine says “Montreal Best of the Fests Bigger! Better! Best, actually” while Playboy Magazine says it’s “the best urban music festival in North America.” And artists like Diana Krall, Pat Metheny, Tony Bennett, Charlie Haden, Al Jarreau and B.B. King have all said “It’s the best jazz festival in the world.”

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