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Regina Belle: Lazy Afternoon
by Michael P. Gladstone
In early June, for the '04 Tony Awards broadcast on national TV, hip-hop/R&B singer Mary J. Blige was chosen to sing her version of the big ballad from A Chorus Line , What I Did For Love." The resulting performance, which incidentally got a standing ovation, was a full tilt reconstruction of the tune that presented an entirely different melody and featured Blige's swooping melismatic delivery. I thought about that performance a lot as I was listening to this new ...
read moreRegina Belle Feb. 8-11 at the Iridium Jazz Club
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
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8:30 & 10:30PM, Fri. & Sat. 3rd Sets AT MIDNIGHT
Feb. 8-11 REGINA BELLE
New Jersey native Regina Belle grew up singing gospel and soul while also playing multiple instruments. She then attended Rutgers University, where she studied both jazz and opera. Her big break came when she was introduced to the Manhattans and wound up touring ...
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