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Marguerite Juenemann Jazz from the Heart and the Throat From Colorado to the World |
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Marguerite Juenemann is much more than a Jazz singer. A dynamic performer, she can captivate an audience with her expressive solos. An experienced musician, she knows when and how to use her voice as an instrument within a group. Vocalist, lyricist and arranger, she is an emerging artist destined to leave her mark on the Jazz world.
Careful readers will recognize Marguerite's name from the 1983 Rare Silk, "New Weave" album, (Polygram). Attentive listeners will identify her rich contralto as that extra "something" in Rare Silk's vocal blend on that Grammy-nominated debut album. Marguerite was a founding member of the Boulder, Colorado-based group, originally a female trio who began singing together in 1978. The first milestone of their career was a 1980 series of concerts with the legendary Benny Goodman. Rare Silk sang with the King of Swing in such prestigious settings as Carnegie Hall, Boston's Symphony Hall, the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl, and the Aurex Jazz Festival in Japan.
An enthusiastic experimenter in Bebop, she has written original lyrics to instrumental classics such as Davis' "So What" and a vocalese rendition of Wes Montgomery's guitar solo on "Whisper Not" by Benny Golson. Her offbeat 7/8 arrangement of Dizzy Gillespie's "A Night In Tunisia" can set musicians and audiences alike on the edge of their seats.
As a member of Rare Silk, she was often identified in the press as the group's lead singer. John S. Wilson of the New York Times made a special note of her "strong solo personality". In The Denver Post, Alan Katz describes her as.." a dominant presence with an individualistic, gutsy, experimental singing style". Denver TV newswoman Janet Zappala profiled Marguerite as a solo artist, concluding that she is not just a singer, but "a Jazz musician who sings"
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