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This program takes place at our French Quarter Visitor Center - 419 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70130. Admission is free and open to the public, seating is limited and offered first come, first served basis.Alicia Renee a.k.a. “Blue Eyes” is a Grammy Nominated vocalist/bandleader who's been active in music. singing in many genres such as, Opera, and Jazz, and sang Gospel in Church since childhood. Singing in French, Spanish and Italian, shehas won numerous awards for her artistry – including a nomination for Giles Peterson's BBC Worldwide Music Awards tune of the year in 2005 for her single “Black Land of the Nile.” Blue has recorded and performed internationally with a variety of Blues, R&B, Soul, Electronica, Reggae and Hip Hop artists – notably Indie Arie, 9X Grammy Award Winner Easy Mo Bee, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, General Levy, Roy Hargrove, Dwele, Bill Laswell, Kool G Rap, William S Burroughs, The Last Poets and Buddha Monk (of Wu Tang Clan).
When she isn't performing internationally, she makes regular appearances at venues such as Preservation Hall, Snug Harbor, The Jazz Playhouse, The New Orleans Jazz Museum, and The House of Blues. Performing in a city of such cultural significance, Blue has collaborated with artists of great distinction. Such as singing a duet with Eric Clapton in the French Quarter, being featured in 5x Grammy Award winner Jon Batiste's music video, working as music director on the tv show Queen of the South. As well as being the Narrator/Host & one of the producers of “Dirty Dogs The Movie” Now streaming on Amazon Prime.
Photo of Alicia Renee tipping a hat courtesy of Alicia Renee.
See our full calendar of events at https://www.nps.gov/jazz/planyourvisit/calendar.htm
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419 Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA, United States, Louisiana 70130
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