Recent Venues/Appearances:
Grand Marais Jazz Festival - Grand Marais, MN
Minnesota Symphony and Doc Severinson -Orchestral Hall- Minneapolis
The Hot Summer Jazz Festival- Minneapolis, MN
The Klezmer Festival Safat, Israel
The Jazz Voice of Christmas, MPR - The Fitzgerald Theater, Mpls
Le Tours Jazz Festival Tours, France
The Alliance Jazz Club- Paris, France
The Malate School- Manila, Phillipines
Dennis DiBlasio and the JazzMN Big Band
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Born in West Point, Mississippi, home of Howling Wolf, Bruce A. Henry was singing publicly by the age of 5 in his Baptist church on the West side of Chicago. Henry's musical education as a child included immersion in the work of Count Basie and Duke Ellington, favorites of Bruce's father (a pianist and Bruces first musical mentor). Although Henry was classically trained at the American Conservatory of Music, his love for improvisation proved to be a stronger calling. Influenced by Nina Simone, Al Jarreau and John Coltrane, to name a few, Bruce's journey has resulted in an eclectic style of world influenced jazz vocals and composition. Bruce possesses a three and one-half octave range, a pure voice with versatility and depth that few can match.
BRUCE... HOW ARE YOU?.... IF YOU EVER NEED A GUITARIST/SAX PLAYER LET ME KNOW.... ID LOVE TO WORK WITH YOU...... HERES A GIG I DID WITH TONY AXTELL AT BUNKERS.... HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND....;)
Just sliding through to show love and ask a question. Have you been to BanginBeatsByRel.com yet? Come through and tell me what you think. I look forward to the possibility of creating a win win situation with you. Let's not just talk about it, let's be about it. Be Well...
Bruce, we hope you can make it over to the AQ this weekend:
Impulso! Dean Magraw: guitar Brandon Wozniak: saxophones Jay Epstein: drums Originals & interpretive reflections of other oblique material at the The Artists' Quarter, 7th Place & St. Peter, St. Paul, MN 55102, 651-292-1359. This Friday, Saturday, March 13,-14 @ 9PM
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MAXI SINGLE: MARCH 09 (REL’S BACK/ THE WHOLE STORY)
