Leading Detroit female vocalist Nicole New to perform songs about love at TWM Live at the Alger series Valentine’s Day event
Featuring noted and local favorite, pianist Cliff Monear
The War Memorial (TWM) is excited to celebrate all things love in honor of Valentine's Day with its next Live at the Alger performer Nicole New. The event will take place Sunday, February 13 at TWM’s historic Alger House.
New, one of Detroit’s leading female vocalist and band leaders, is a soulful and sensitive artist known for her creative fusion of genres. She transcends far beyond singing the standards -- she makes them her own. New's Interpretation is reminiscent of someone who understands deeply the meaning of song.
"I have a penchant for cabaret, and I really enjoy creating a multitude of emotions throughout a show,” said New. “An ebb and flow, a zig a zag and before you know it, hopefully a few people have had their hearts enchanted, distracted, or for a moment, broken. Either way I hope audiences will experience a myriad of emotions which represent the essence of us all, life.”
While New is best known for her performances at Detroit jazz venues such as The Dirty Dog Jazz Café, Cliff Bell’s, and the Steinway Jazz Café, she often travels across the country to share her music, as well. In New York City, New is often seen at venues like Small’s, Mezzrow, Terra Blues, and Lola.
Her most recent national performances with The New Mexico Philharmonic “Gershwin and Friends” and the Jackson Symphony Orchestra “Evening of Broadway.”
For this special event, New will be joined by Cliff Monear and will perform songs about love and all the glorious and not so glorious sides of it through song.
Many community members may already be familiar with Monear. Also, a force, Cliff’s jazz group, The Cliff Monear Trio, is one of the busiest performing rhythm sections in the Midwest. In addition to his very full private and public performance schedule, Monear is the exclusive Steinway & Sons representative for the Michigan jazz community.
“A lot of my creative moments happen on stage while we are playing and those are magical manifestations. I hope this concert will have plenty of these special moments,” said New.
Event details:
4:00 p.m. (VIP ticketholders $45): pre-concert reception at the Alger House, featuring a hosted bar and delectable hors d’oeuvres
5:00 p.m. (all ticketholders $30): concert in the Reception Room
Full cash bar available throughout the evening. To buy tickets, visit www.warmemorial.org/arts/liveatthealger-nicolenew.
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About The War Memorial
The War Memorial, located on the shores of Lake Saint Clair in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, is an experiential space open to everyone from everywhere. For more than 70 years, it has served as a patriotic, cultural, and community center. Its unique environment attracts more than 3,000 events and 250,000 visitors annually while offering premier hospitality services for community and private gatherings. Its diverse lineup of innovative programming includes live and virtual engagement experiences for adults and children. At its core, The War Memorial celebrates the ideas of American democracy while honoring those who have defended those ideas with tireless effort and personal sacrifice. Numerous patriotic and veterans’ events are held as well as history and civics offerings on the origin, traditions, and challenges facing American democracy. The War Memorial remains committed to serving the community as a unique, dynamic, and forward-thinking hub for southeast Michigan.
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