{"product_id":"sun-9-aug-mjb3-productions-proudly-presents-dulcie-may-mereno-summer-special","title":"Sun 9 Aug - Dulcie May Moreno - Latin Fiesta Especial ! - MJB3 Productions","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003eMJB3 Productions proudly presents the fabulous\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cb\u003eDulcie May Moreno \u0026amp; Her Fantastic Quartet !\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003eLatin Fiesta Especial !\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis summer Dulcie and Co. will be presenting an eclectic show of Latin jazz classics, featuring Bossa Novas, Boleros and Sambas. You can expect to hear Brazilian classics such as “Mas Que Nada” alongside reworked Latin standards like “No Moon At All” “Perdido” and “One Note Samba”. This will be a swoon worthy foot tapping experience with one of the finest saxophonists from the UK - the inimitable Paul Booth.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eImportant Information \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYour ticket provides entry to The MJB3 Productions session only.\u003cbr\u003eSunday Roasts \u0026amp; Drinks will be available to order from the venue on the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDulcie May Moreno is a rising star of the British Jazz scene. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal, authentic, real and unique, she is making waves every time she performs her sophisticated re-imaginings of classics along with her beautifully crafted originals.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDulcie was born in Newcastle and moved to Kent at the age of 6. Her creative journey started with poetry, which she started writing from the age of 12.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith the diverse early musical influences of Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Jimi Hendrix, and Led Zeppelin, she began to find her voice by singing along to recordings. Soon her poems began to acquire melodies and a love of songwriting was born.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt the age of 20 Dulcie learnt to play the guitar and within two years was busking by herself on the streets of Folkestone, Canterbury, and Ashford, where she would play a mixture of original songs and her own arrangements of classic soul, jazz, pop, and rock songs. She busked regularly for 4 years and in that time won over a host of admiring fans, and made connections with many of the musicians with whom she continues to work with today.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs well as busking Dulcie was leading The Mystery Cats, her first band, and beginning to gig regularly in pubs and clubs in the Kent and London area, eventually leading to a sold out gig at Ronnie Scott’s bar playing a set of all original music. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDulcie began to host a jazz jam in Canterbury at Bramleys’ Cocktail Bar on Orange Street, and it was here where she began to explore the history of jazz song more deeply.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChet Baker’s breathy, intimate vocal style resonated strongly with Dulcie’s own desire to sing every word in the song in a way that tells the story of the song, and Sheila Jordan’s use of focused and minimal arrangements (particularly recordings featuring only voice and bass) offered a template not only for freedom, but for a style that placed emphasis on the meaning of the song rather than flashy vocal pyrotechnics. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOver the past 10 years, Dulcie has not only played hundreds of gigs all over the country but has curated a series of highly successful concerts featuring other artists and their bands. 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