Phoebe Legere

9-16-2016 \;(Ballroom)
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\n"\;Phoebe Legere \;is an American Original... \; A true artist whose beautiful voice will take your breath away..."\; - \;National Public Radio
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\nPhoebe Legere is a musician\, a poet and an artist\, combining multiple \;art forms in her performances and videos. She had her \;Carnegie Hall \;debut and was signed to \;Epic Records \;when she was 16. Her original song \;Marilyn Monroe \;was a hit on college radio in 1990\, and her accordion song \;Amazing Love \;was in the Top 40 on Adult Contemporary in 1997. Legere has starred in independent cult films including \;Mondo New York \;and \;Toxic Avenger 2 \;and \;3. She opened for \;David Bowie \;on his national tour in 1991\, and was nominated for the \;Pulitzer Prize in music \;in 2000. In 2002 her musical work about \;Queen Weetamoo\, her Native American ancestor\, won the \;New York State Council of the Arts grant. In 2014 she received the prestigious \;Acker Award \;for \;Excellence in the Avant Garde. \;
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\nLegere has released fifteen CDs of original music\, and has appeared on \;National Public Radio\, \;CBS Sunday Morning\, PBS City Arts\, and \;Charlie Rose. She has sung at \;Carnegie Hall\, Lincoln Center \;and at the \;Congres Mondial Acadian. Legere was featured singing her original song &ldquo\;Hip Hop Frog&rdquo\; on HBO March 23rd. Her CD \;Acadian Moon \;with her cousin Ray Legere was played on 40 college stations in Canada. Her recent musical \;Shakespeare and Elizabeth \;ran for 3 sold out weeks Off Broadway.
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\nThe New York Times \;raved: &ldquo\;Legere plays the piano with enormous authority in a style that encompasses Chopin\, blues\, ragtime\, bebop and beyond\, and she brings to her vocal delivery a four octave range\, and an extraordinary palette of tonal color and meticulous phrasing.&rdquo\;
\nProvincetown Magazine \;writes\, &ldquo\;Often copied\, never equaled\, Phoebe Legere is a transmedia virtuoso force that zaps the listener into a new reality. Legere personifies the divine feminine\; her multi-octave voice has been compared to Edith Piaf\, Aretha Franklin and Maria Callas&hellip\;Legere is a nuclear\, spinning\, multi-dimensional\, creative force not to be missed.&rdquo\;
\nGT \;sez: "\;This is a one-of-a-kind act. Phoebe is so unique and compelling that I can'\;t begin to classify her for you. But she is truly one of the most entertaining performers I'\;ve seen in a very long time."\;
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