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Marlene and Billy Ver Planck: Speaking of Love
by Dave Nathan
Since 1955, Marlene Ver Planck has been turning out impeccably crafted albums built on gems culled from the mines of those endearing songs from the American pop culture as well as some off beat pieces, but gems also. This latest endeavor is one of the outputs from Ver Planck's annual trek to London where she works with the Roy Babbington Trio. An extra added attraction this time around are tracks which has Marlene backed by a big band whose chairs ...
read moreUte Lemper Will Perform 'Rendezvous With Marlene' Virtually In Its Entirety On Dreamstage on October 25
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Mixed Media Promotion
Described as an “extraordinary, unforgettable evening with a sublime artist at the height of her powers–it should on no account be missed!” (Musical Theatre Review), Ute Lemper’s Rendezvous With Marlene channels Dietrich’s story of courage, glamour, and humanity. Ahead of her time, Dietrich was a legend as an actress, singer, fashion icon, and free spirit. In her first show entirely focused on honoring Marlene, based on the true story of a phone call they shared, Lemper interprets some of Dietrich’s ...
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Ute Lemper Channels Dietrich On 'Rendezvous With Marlene'
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Mixed Media Promotion
It takes a kind of fearlessness to address the mythical talent of superstar Marlene Dietrich. Dietrich’s stardom is legendary; her story a picaresque of adventure, fantasy, imagination, and coveted reality. Yet, if anyone can begin to touch Dietrich’s transcendent nature, to tell her story, it would have to be jny: Berlin-born, New York-based Ute Lemper. Lemper, a multi-talented musical theater and cabaret star, has lit up stages—acting, singing, dancing, writing, even painting—since the early ’80s. She began with Chekhov and ...
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Marlene VerPlanck Is Gone
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
From New York comes news that the singer Marlene VerPlanck died today at 84. She reportedly had pancreatic cancer but managed to keep the illness a secret from nearly everyone. Beginning in the 1960s Ms. VerPlanck worked closely with her husband Billy as a studio musician, singing in commercial jingles. In the 1970s she began singing in jazz clubs and at festivals and appeared at Carnegie Hall. Billy VerPlanck died in 2009. By then his wife’s career as a jazz ...
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Marlene VerPlanck (1933-2018)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Marlene VerPlanck, a polished jazz vocalist who began her recording career in 1955, had a strong second career in the 1960s and '70s as a prolific jingle singer, sang backup on Frank Sinatra's Trilogy album and had a third career recently as she toured and performed to critical praise, died January 14. She was 84. Despite being diagnosed in November with pancreatic cancer, Marlene continued to sing in New York and New Jersey and planned to perform in February, according ...
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Marlene VerPlanck: 'I'm in Love'
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Vocalist Marlene VerPlanck came up in the business in the late '50s when pop and jazz lived together. She began singing in 1952 and recorded her first album for Savoy in '55 with pianist Hank Jones, bassist Eddie Jones and drummer Kenny Clarke. A year later came a tour with Charlie Spivak's Orchestra, where she met her future husband, arranger Billy VerPlanck. By the early '60s, as Teen Pan Alley and pop-rock pulled the rug out from under traditional pop ...
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Interview: Marlene VerPlanck
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Singer Marelen VerPlanck has a new album—Ballads, Mostly. It's a delicious collection of moody songs with an upbeat feel. Seven of the 15 track were arranged by Marlene's late husband, Billy VerPlanck, who died in 2009. Though Marlene spent three decades starting in the '60s recording demos and jingles, she began her professional career in the bands of Charlie Spivak and Tommy Dorsey, and recorded many terrific jazz albums over the years. Marlene also continues to perfom. On Saturday at ...
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Jerry And Marlene Tachoir Duo at Slippery Rock State College on November 13
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Jerry Tachoir
Jazz vibraphonist, Jerry Tachoir and pianist Marlene Tachoir will be performing this Tuesday, Nov 13 at Slippery Rock State College in PA. This event is sponsored by the College, Ludwig/Musser Innovative Percussion and Avita Jazz Records The performance is scheduled from 2 - 4 PM. Contact Slippery Rock Music Department for location and more information. Jerry is one of the most in demand Artist/clinicians on the roster for the Ludwig/Musser division of the Conn-Selmer Corporation. The Duo will be performing ...
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Vibist, Jerry Tachoir and Pianist, Marlene Tachoir at Jazz Educators Network Conference
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Jerry Tachoir
Jerry and Marlene Tachoir will be one of the featured clinicians and performers at next weeks Jazz Educators Network Conference in New Orleans. Jerry and Marlene will present an Outreach clinic/performance at the KIPP School for the Creative Arts in New Orleans, present by the Jazz Educators Network and sponsored by the Ludwig/Musser division of the Conn-Selmer company, Innovative Percussion, and Avita Jazz Records. In addition, Jerry will be featured in an evening concert with percussionist Ruben Alvarez for a ...
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Vibist Jerry Tachoir and Pianist Marlene Tachoir on Tour in S. Carolina
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Michael Ricci
The Jazz duo of vibist, Jerry Tachoir and pianist Marlene Tachoir will be featured at several universities in South Carolina the week of October 26th. The Tachoir Duo will be in Charleston at Charleston Southern on Monday October 26th and will continue to Limestone College in Gaffney on Tuesday October 27 and to University of South Carolina, Aiken on Wednesday and Thursday, October 28th and 29th. The Tachoirs will perform all original compositions, some from their latest CD Travels on ...
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Jerry and Marlene Tachoir to Present Clinic and Concert at Indiana University, PA
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Michael Ricci
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