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JUMP IN THE LINE!

Maybe it was the audible, irrepressible joy, the mischief, or the heartfelt delivery in every song he sang; qualities that obliterated any pain or doubt, drew me out of my shyness long enough to memorize Man Piaba / Woman Piaba, or Cocoanut Woman. By listening carefully, I could see in my mind’s eye the full detail of whichever character he happened to be singing about.

Was it the percussion alone? Or the playful vocabulary of calypso as a whole? Was it simply the FUN in singing along with “Matilda”, “Scratch Me Back” or “Jump In the Line”? Whatever the ingredients, I have memorized the lyrics, savored the music and danced to it my entire life.

Up & Coming

Thursday, July 18, 2024 | 7:00pm

René Marie / JUMP IN THE LINE!
Friends Field, Caramoor Center
Katonah, NY
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Friday & Saturday, August 9-10, 2024 | 7:30pm Nightly

René Marie, special guest, w/ Etienne Charles & The JAS Academy Afro-Caribbean Big Band
Jazz Aspen Snowmass
The Hotel Jerome Ballroom
Aspen, CO
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Saturday, August 31, 2024 | 6:25pm

René Marie & Experiment In Truth
Chicago Jazz Festival
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Chicago, IL
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Friday, October 25, 2024 | 7:00pm & 9:00pm
Saturday, October 26, 2024 | 2:00pm & 7:00pm

René Marie / JUMP IN THE LINE!
The Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center
New York, NY
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photo by John Abbott (Motéma)

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René Marie, vocals
Xavier Davis, piano
Elias Bailey, bass (“God Forbid,” “What Would Happen If…”)
Rodney Jordan, bass (“Nothing But Love”)
Quentin E Baxter, drums

Elliott Elsey, recording engineer
John Krucke, piano technician
Recorded at Truphonic Recording, Charleston, SC
Mixed by Quentin E Baxter [BME, LLC]
Produced by René Marie and Quentin E Baxter [BME, LLC]

All songs composed by René Marie © Stoan Publishing

The Music

Sound of Red

GRAMMY nominated for Best Jazz Vocal album! “I want this record to provide some kind of architecture to provide support in those moments when our emotions are not necessarily happy ones,” says René.

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I Wanna Be Evil

A brilliant tribute to the divine Eartha Kitt by the equally divine and GRAMMY Nominated René Marie, whose reputation as a risk-taking jazz diva makes her the perfect performer to deliver the first full-album tribute to Miss Kitt.

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Black Lace Freudian Slip

Black Lace Freudian Slip arrives as a musical gift from one of the most arresting and complex vocal personalities performing today.

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Voice of my Beautiful Country

Ten of the thirteen tracks on this album are Marie originals and she touches on various themes and styles throughout. Woven into this luxuriant fabric are shrewd reflections on African-American struggles and triumphs.

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