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Marianne Matheny Katz CD Release at Blues Alley
Courtesy of Liz Fixsen | Posted on May 23, 2014
Where
Blues Alley
1073 Wisconsin Avenue Nw
Washington, DC
Map
202-337-4141
When
Wed, July 30, 2014
8:00 pm
Save the date
Musicians
Marianne Matheny-Katz
vocalsCraig Alston
saxophoneVince Evans
pianoEric Kennedy
drumsRussell Kirk
saxophoneTodd Marcus
clarinet, bassAlex Norris
trumpetEric Wheeler
bassWarren Wolf
vibraphoneAbout
Baltimore vocalist Marianne Matheny-Katz will perform tunes from her latest CD, Somewhere in Paradise. The album features fresh and engaging arrangements of familiar standards from the Great American Songbook. Jazz critic John Murph calls Matheny-Katz “a captivating singer [who] possesses a quintessential jazz voice, which she enlivens with lissome, conversational phrasing.”
Tunes include an ingenious update of George and Ira Gershwin’s “Our Love Is Here to Stay,” with references to Facebook and iPhone. Kerns & Fields' “The Way You Look Tonight” also gets a make-over with an intricate arrangement by acclaimed bass clarinetist Todd Marcus. ...