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rene marie

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Members PIANO - KEVIN BALES (Atlanta, GA) DRUMS - QUENTIN BAXTER (Charleston, SC) BASS - ELIAS BAILEY (Brooklyn, NY)
Genre EXPERIMENTS IN TRUTH
Hometown Warrenton - and then Roanoke - VA
www.renemarie.com
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"René Marie On Singing, Sex and the Importance of Being Eartha" You can now catch NPR Music's All Things Considered feature in full - go here to check it out! http://n.pr/1fKs3co
Got some scores to settle? Don’t get even, get “Evil”, on sale for only $7.99 on iTunes! http://smarturl.it/evilsale
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“AIN’T WHAT YOU DONE LOST – IT’S WHAT YOU GOT LEFT...” With these words, U’Dean Morgan, the main character of my one-woman show, "Slut Energy Theory – U’Dean" establishes the crux of her harrowing story, her worldview and a working template for life in general. Even after a successful run off-Broadway last fall, U'Dean hasn’t changed one iota. "You gonna like me", she says. And it's true! Now once again, she reaches “down into the ground, where darkness and decay is at” to bring her truths to Fort Lauderdale, Florida for one night only. WHERE: Broward College WHEN: February 12 at 8pm Tickets $10 / Free for students with valid ID Location: PCAT Broward College South Campus 7200 Pines Boulevard Pembroke Pines, FL 33024
Looking forward to my interview on the Michael S. Robinson show! Tune in at 10:49 a.m. this Saturday November 30th or listen online at http://www.am970theanswer.com/. You can join in on the fun by calling in 1-866-970-9622
Nearly all of us have been touched by homelessness: either through personal experience, the experiences of those we know through work or school, or seeing someone homeless on the street. November 16-24th marks National Hunger and Homelessness awareness week. The wonderful people at the National Coalition are doing everything they can to raise awareness about this important cause. Please take a minute and read through the below and see what you can do to learn about events happening in your community. ~Rene Marie The National Coalition for the Homeless is determined to fight hunger and homelessness, the most extreme expressions of poverty, until they no longer exist. National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week is an opportunity for us all to work together to understand the enduring nature of poverty and to enact the systemic policies necessary to change the course of hunger and homelessness. Here are ways to get involved: • Register events you have planned, find an event in your community, and learn more about Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week: www.nationalhomeless.org/about-us/projects/awareness-week/ • Follow NCH on Facebook (www.facebook.com/NationalCoalitionfortheHomeless) to answer and share trivia questions about homelessness this week. • Join the Facebook event (www.facebook.com/events/590250311016686/) to share your photos, blog posts, or thoughts on issues impacting hunger and homelessness. • You can also follow us on Twitter (@Ntl_Homeless and @HandHWeek) to stay up to date with the latest information about the week and stay connected with participants across the country using the hashtags #HandHWeek or #NHHAW.
I’m so happy to share with you all that Jazz Times thought to feature me on their December cover! Take a look and please join us for the US Kickoff to our tour at Bethesda Jazz and Blues, Bethesda, MD tonight and The Jazz Standard in NYC this Thursday – Sunday!”
I'm very excited to announce that "I Wanna Be Evil" is now available in the USA (now at #2 on iTunes Jazz!!) I'm so happy to share this album with you. Don't keep me waiting, darlings. Just click here… http://bit.ly/1cddYqb Plus, here's a brand new video of "I'd Rather Be Burned as a Witch" for you to enjoy! http://youtu.be/lVvsXJfQQ3U
Bonjour Paris! I am celebrating the release of "I Wanna Be Evil" @ Duc Des Lombards TONIGHT…. hope to see you there!
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rene marie
10 juni
SURRENDER
Stop struggling for a certain result
Let go of efforts to control the behavior/speech/life of others
Stay true to myself, stand up for what i believe - without being attached to any particular outcome
Connect to my higher, knowing, universal self
Doors will open in both my inner and outer worlds...
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rene marie
8 juni
Are you worried today? Is your heart ill at ease? Go outside tonight and talk to the stars. They have known you since your birth. Tell them what they, in their silent and boundless wisdom, already know about you. Take your time in the telling. The stars sparkle brighter as they listen to a heart unburdening itself. There is nothing more they would rather do than listen to what you have to say.

H...ave you no words for what you are feeling? Unlock your heart and let it spill forth from there. It is a better form of expression for the stars anyway. But don’t expect them to answer. No. Their express purpose is to listen to your laughter and outcry and feel your pain and joy. You will have many things to say. Don’t rush. Savor the undivided attention the stars afford. They love detail and tangential thought processes.

When once you have finished, and you think there is nothing left to say, stand quietly and wait. Now the stars are sending your heartspeech to the universe. As you wait, the earth you stand on will begin to weep. Remembering what it bestowed on you at your conception, it weeps for 1) that which has just come from within you and, 2) the knowledge you are about to receive. Do not be embarrassed for the earth as it weeps – be silent and let it cry out in trebled anguish and moan in basso profundo. The only comfort it needs from you is your presence and silent acceptance of its tears.

As you accept the weeping of the earth, do not be alarmed at the quiet and powerful expansion of your heart at this time. It is only the universe sending its answer to you on the wind. Turn and face it. Open your eyes, your mouth, your nostrils. Breathe in the knowledge being sent to you. The knowledge that will feel right and familiar. The knowledge that was there inside you all along, but which the universe has now validated for you. Breathe it in deeply. Let it do its work. Let it fill every crevice in your soul.

When you are full, the earth will ask something of you. Before you leave, the earth needs your tears poured onto it so its work and the work of the universe can be complete. Empty the tears you have onto its breast. You will want to deny that you have any tears. But it will not be true. Because you have many, many tears. You have all those tears you held back when it didn’t seem like it was the right time, or for the right reason, or with the right person. Cry those tears. Pour them out now for the sake of your soul…which is the earth…which is the universe.

When once you have emptied your tears upon the earth, face the wind again and let it gently swaddle your heart for safekeeping. For it knows your heart is tender and gentle and compassionate and cannot take much more pain.

You are loved… Meer weergeven
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rene marie
28 mei
thank you, maya angelou, for giving black girls and women strength to rise and wings to fly. rest in peace...
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rene marie
27 mei
the last gig of our spring tour went off with a bang last night at Spoleto in Charleston SC. sometime during the middle of last night's set, i stood on the stage, overcome with awe and gratitude that i had somehow managed to align myself with such open, honest, giving and bodacious musicians. whatever paths i had to travel, whatever doubts, fears and challenges i had to overcome, or dark nights i had to endure, i would do it all over again - twice more! - to be up on that stage with those musicians. thank you, wycliffe, quentin, etienne, kevin, adrian and elias!!
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rene marie
19 mei
What is your 1st memory of singing? tell the story: age, location, what the song was, how you felt, what was your body doing, who was listening? what was their response?
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rene marie
15 mei
Had awesome gig last night at "The Side Door" in Old Lyme, Ct. Tonight thru Sun: Tribute to Eartha Kitt @ Dizzy's - with horns!!
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rene marie
7 mei
Remember back in the day when, if you wanted to watch TV, you went to that one person's house in the neighborhood who had one?
Suppose it was like that today with live jazz? Suppose every 4th Sunday, for instance, so-and-so has live jazz at her/his house. Nothing fancy, no cover charge, no paid musicians, everything acoustic (except a small amp/mic for vocals), we just bring our musical gifts and... instruments, er'body else bring a chair and some gift of food to share. we re-learn how to play/sing softly and LISTEN to each other. we require our children to LISTEN respectfully. THIS, in my opinion, is the antidote to the bizarrely competitive, yet sterile, plasticity that passes for music these days. we bemoan the closure of jazz clubs and jazz radio stations, but THIS is the way to resurrect jazz in our communities. i'm just sayin'... Meer weergeven
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rene marie
1 mei
"How can you save the world you have not seen if you can't save the community you have seen?"
Pete Seeger
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rene marie
28 april
"René Marie On Singing, Sex and the Importance of Being Eartha"

You can now catch NPR Music's All Things Considered feature in full - go here to check it out! http://n.pr/1fKs3co
Foto: "René Marie On Singing, Sex and the Importance of Being Eartha" You can now catch NPR Music's All Things Considered feature in full - go here to check it out! http://n.pr/1fKs3co
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rene marie
28 april in de buurt van Fredericksburg
back home. still buzzing with all the music we made this month. left pieces of myself on every stage. life is good...
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rene marie
25 april
My interview on "All Things Considered" w/Eric Westervelt airs 4/26 on your local NPR station. After our show at New Orleans Jazz Fest in WWOZ jazz tent @ 4pm, we play Snug Harbor @ 9 & 11pm!
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rene marie
24 april
Had a wonderful 7 days & nites of music in the U.K. Next stop: New Orleans Jazz Fest at 4pm in WWOZ Jazz Tent on 4/26!
http://www.nojazzfest.com/
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rene marie
16 april
12-day US tour of "Evil" is behind me now. Next stop: London!
Kings Place
www.kingsplace.co.uk
Podium: 3.905 mensen vinden dit leuk.
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rene marie
2 april
Got some scores to settle? Don’t get even, get “Evil”, on sale for only $7.99 on iTunes! http://smarturl.it/evilsale
Foto: Got some scores to settle? Don’t get even, get “Evil”, on sale for only $7.99 on iTunes! http://smarturl.it/evilsale
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28 maart
Heartfelt thanks to the following 39 contributors (some of whom contributed more than once!) to our IndieGoGo Campaign to raise $10,000 for repairs to my disabled friend's van:
1. Jesse Johnson
2. Erin Kulick
3. Ann Cooper
4. Hilary Gardner...
5. Pat & Allan Harris
6. Robert Bruey
7. Maggie Council DiPietra
8. Bruce Romano
9. Gail Hollander
10. Osei Terry
11. Albert Banker
12. Amy Painter
13. Kalima Rose
14. John Basile
15. Jay Golter
16. Mike Epstein
17. Danielle Zilly
18. Reggie Marshall
19. Hubert Jackson
20. Kym Kennedy
21. Ellen Petko
22. Mary Brook
23. Michael Tidwell
24. Karen Williams
25. Suzannah Martin
26. Roger Jakoubek
27. Daisy Stevens
28. 8 Anonymous Donors
With only two more weeks to go, we are at just under 30% of our goal. Please forward freely!
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A Really Hip Plan To Repair The Van
www.indiegogo.com
My friend, Carroll, needs $10,000 to pay for repairs to his wheelchair-equipped van. Make a donation and get some really cool stuff in return!
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15 maart
WOW! Donald Rossa, owner of Dazzle Restaurant and Lounge in Denver, is matching the first $1000 donated by any Colorado Resident to our Indiegogo Crowdfunding Project!! You must:
1. Be a Colorado Resident to qualify.
2..Make the donation.
3. Email donald@dazzlejazz.com with the $$ amount. Once the total amount donated by Coloradans reaches $1000, Donald Rossa will match it! Thank you, Donald! See you on April 5!
A Really Hip Plan To Repair The Van
www.indiegogo.com
My friend, Carroll, needs $10,000 to pay for repairs to his wheelchair-equipped van. Make a donation and get some really cool stuff in return!
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rene marie
12 maart
There will always be people who will try to define you and then demand that you live up to their definition. Once we get past the pain of that, we are able to look back and realize they have been our best teachers. In the meantime, just keep seeking your own truth, that one true note that has resonated within you since your birth - the rest will follow in time...
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