Whitney Marchelle

HER CURRENT SMOOTH AND STRAIGHT-AHEAD CD: ME, MARSALIS & MONK, IN BARNES & NOBLE; ROCHESTER NY, VIRGIN MEGA RECORDS CHAINS IN THE GGC AREAS DISTRIBUTED BY MUSIC BOX AND CD BABY.COM.PREVIOUS RECORDING INCLUDE,: STEVE TURRE SPIRITS UP ABOVE IST RELEASE, DON DIEGO, HEAVEN IST AND 2ND RELEASE. RAMONE TARANCO THE ADVENTURES OF BO SEGOVIA (WHITNEY MARCHELLE JACKSON)& NUMEROUS LEAD COMMERCIALS BACKGROUND VOCALS.WHITNEY STATED FOR CLARIFICATION SHE IS NOT RELATED TO THE MARSALIS FAMILY BUT DOES HAVE A MIDDLE NAME OF MARSALIS THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TYPOS REGARDING THE PLACEMNT OF HER NAME. BUT ON THE CD SHE DID WRITE THE LYRICS TO ONE OF WYNTON MARSALIS'S TUNE LOOSE DUCK. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ WHITNEY MARCHELLE (aka Marchell Jackson) PERFORMING AT THE ROCHESTER JAZZ FESTIVAL JUNE 18 WITH THE BIG BAND, MUSIC EDUCATORS JAZZ ESSEMBLE AT 9PM on GIBBS STREET. Fan Report"Hi Whitney, I saw you at the jazz festival, you were fantastic!! It sounds like you have been very busy. I have been away quite a bit, not had time for any tennis. Work has gotten very busy, too, thank god. Let's talk soon and we will put something on the calendar. Great to hear from you! Arlene ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ JUST BACK IN THE US FROM PERFORMING IN DUBAI. SELECT VIEW VIDEOS TO SEE ALL 3 VIDEOS. (some made in Dubai) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ WHITNEY HAS PERFORMED AT THE ART DECO JAZZ FESTIVAL IN MIAMI, WHO DEE BRIDGEWATER CAME ON HER PROTION OF THE SHOW AND SANG A DUET WITH WHITNEY WHICH WAS LATER IN THE JAZZIZ MAGAZINE. ATLANTA JAZZ FESTIVAL, SEATTLE ROSE FESTIVAL, MAYTAG BOWL SUMMER IOWA FESTIVAL IN NEWTON IOWA,KANSAS CITY JAZZ FESTIVAL, SENTOSA ISLAND BALLOON FESTIVAL, JAZZ IN JULY FESTIVAL,BUDWEISER BLUES FESTIVAL, ATLANTA BLACK ARTS FESTIVAL, EDDIE DURHAM JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL,IOWA MISSISSIPPI BLUES FESTIVAL, ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ WHTINEY MARCHELLE PERFOMED WITH WYCLIFFE GORDON AT THE MEMORIAL BLACK HISTROY 2007 AMONG OTHER EVENTS, ORLIBTZ PHIILADELPHIA JAZZ CLUB, MOTOWN REVUE SHOW, ILLIKI HOTEL,LIGHTING OF THE OLYMPIC TORCH CEREMONY COMPETITION IN SINGAPORE,OPENING 2ND LINE OF WYNTON MARSALIS JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER PHOTO ON TV AND NEWSPAPERS (many thanks to Todd Barken). HARRY'S BAR IN SINGAPORE,NEW YORK COTTON CLUB, SEVERAL GRAMMY,PRESIDENTIAL, AND OLYMPIC EVENTS AMONG OTHERS.DUBAI ILIKI HOTEL ------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------------BMI SONGWRITER WITH TWO. "WE ARE LISTENING" SINGER SONGWRITE R AWARDS FOR LOOSE DUCK AND WHAT JAZZ IS. FEATURED ON THE CD IS MR. CLARK TERRY AND WYCLIFFE GORDON . Produced by Ernest Gregory, MARSHA DRHAM CLARK TERRY AND PHIL TAN,ENDORCED BY GRAMMY EDUCATION DEPT DAVID R. SEARS OF HER TUNE, HAVING SMOOTH JAZZ AND STRAIGHT AHEAD ON THE SAME CD. Also on the cd are Patience Higgins,Eric Durham, Reginal Veal, Kofie Burbridge, Neal Cane Sylvia Cuenca, Saul Rubin,Dan Nimmer,Barry Sames, Walter Blanding Jr. Terreon tank Gulley just to name a few. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------WHITNEY MARCHELLE IS RECEPIENT OF THE ANNA LOUISE BAKER SCHOLARSHIP FOR PIANO/VOCALS AMONG OTHERS. AN INTERNATIONAl VOCALIST PERFORMER/SONGWRITER, BACKGROUND SINGER WITH A 3 1/2 VOCAL HARMONY RANGE.OF ALL STYLES. SINGER WITH A BAND OR ACCOMPANIES HERSELF ON PIANO AND SOME GUTAIR,VOCALLY SINGING STRAIGHT AHEAD,SMOOTH JAZZ,COMTEMPORARY AND R&B. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------WHITNEY HAS PERFORMED AT BILLY HOLIDAY'S FAMOUS JAZZ HANGOUT LENOX LOUNGE 3 TIMES IN HARLEM NEW YORK, NEW YORK BLUE NOTE WHICH WAS FEATURED IN THE NEW YORK HOT HOUSE MAGAZINE. OPENED FOR FAT HEAD NEUMAN WITH DANNY MIXON AT THE FLUSHING TOWN HALL WITH STANDING OVATIONS AND ENCORES. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ INTERNATIONAL HOTELS IN SINGAPORE,CANADA, HAWAII, US AND HER RECENT PERFORMANCE IN THE UAE AT THE DUSIT DUBAI HOTEL WHERE SHE WAS FEATURED IN TIME OUT MAGAZINE,AND LIVE MAGAZINE AND SEVERAL RADIO SHOWS, INCLUDING US AIR PLAY. ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------- AN EDUCATOR TEACHING INTERNATIONALY AT THE WELLINGTON SCHOOL IN DUBAI, SCHOOL 46 IN ROCHESTER NEW YORK. AS WELL JAPAN AT THE BERKELEE CONSERVATORY WHICH INCLUDED NUMEROUS PERFORMANCES IN SEVERAL VENUES AND CITIES IN JAPAN. NEW YORK and UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ WHITNEY HAS WORKED WITH THE FRANK SINATRA BIG BAND,DRAKE UNIVERSITY BIG BAND, JAZZ EDUCATORS INTERNATIONAL BIG BAND,DEL COURTNEY ORCHESTRA,COTTON CLUB BIG BAND, JACK JEFFERES BIG BAND, WAYNE NEWTON ORCHESTRA, MUSTAFFA BIG BAND,OPENED FOR KISS & BILL WITHERS. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------A SESSION SINGER FOR NUMEROUS PROJECTS AND OTHER ALBUMS WITH QUINCY JONES, STEVE TURRE,DON DEIGO , AWARD WINNER WYCLIFFE GORDON , CLARK TERRY AND THE VERY FAMOUS STATE FARM COMMERCIAL PRODUCED BY SPIKE LEE AND RICKY GORDON, JUST TO NAME A FEW. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ WHITNEY HAS BEEN ON SEVERAL TV SHOWS INCLUDING BET, TONIGHT SHOW, SEVERAL MOVIES, AND NATIONALLY AIRED CHRIST EVERTT TENNIS CLASSIC WHERE SHE SANG THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER.