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Wynne Alexander
It's Jazzed. It's Blues. The Cabaret crowd is very pleased. Cosmopolitan Rock will do but why quibble. Just let her play.
Rock legend Richie Havens said, "She's a one woman show. There's a Broadway aspect to her that is unmistakable."
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Message Music Founding Father, two-time Grammy winner Kenny Gamble said, "Given only one word, 'Strong' best describes Wynne’s music, her performances and lyrics. Her record as a voice for social justice is equally bold and impressive..."
Began life as an investigative journalist, says training in a newsroom was the best music conservatory possible, just finished writing a history book on the Civil Rights and Protest Movements where she convinced 17 music superstars to donate their lyric and sound rights to better illustrate the study. The book, GET IT FROM THE DRUMS, is being used throughout the Philadelphia School System as a text book. It is the first and only music-infused Civil Rights curriculum in the country.
More comments from Coretta Scott King, B.B. King and Muhammed Ali, plus the music can be heard on WynneAlexander.com
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"To repeat, her music nearly pales. For Alexander's haughty, smoky sound took into consideration the grainy bass quiver of Bryan Ferry, the heady romanticism of Billy Strayhorn, and the blues-imbued jazz classicism of Hazel Scott - sometimes all at once.
The invaluable Lee created rumbling ferocity (on "Controlez-Vous") and pumping syncopation worthy of a Bob Fosse finale ("Catch a Ride").
Yet Alexander strode on deep, darkly humored ground, cuttingly crooning and swooning low through the lyrical crossfire of kiss-off cabaret ("Semi-Dream State") and leering rockabilly-filled blues("Tell Me 'Bout the World"), whose wit was as wily as her piano fills."
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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson
