​I Wish  You Love - written by  Nancy Pirri

About Whitney Marchelle

Clements Place

 BLU JAZZ Recording artist Whitney Marchelle Jackson is an international award winning exceptional New York vocal performer, Headliner ,opening act artist.  Plays piano & guitar.  A studio session singer demanded by many. SAG/AFTRA ,BMI, and Voting Grammy member. Whitney Marchelle's eclectic style encompasses many aspects of  the American Music Art form to Contemporary,Straight-Ahead Jazz ,Traditional, Bebop, Pop, Classical Jazz with a 4 octave vocal range ,reads, sings leads and all female harmonies. If you heard her once, you have not heard all of her numerous approaches and vocal textures. Tour de force sold out performance shows! You will swing, laugh, dance, become knowledgeable, and leave with an unexplainable great spiritual feeling taking you on a musical journey. Receives Air play on Wbgo, Sirus-XM,National and International radio stations. Jazz Times quotes" She is a formidable singer with praiseworthy scat and vocalese skills, impressive range and an appealingly scorched soul-jazz sound, a fearless scat artist !" Other reviews! Prolific Pop and Jazz artist! Awesome!  LA Jazz Weekly Swinging Voices Blog- Dig Dis cd "  her delivery of “Hope” along with a harp support is a jaw dropper ! She sings like she means it, and she means a lot! She knows how to bop!" 

Works with Top Grammy Players at renowned venues internationally, including: New York Blue Note, Dusit Thani Dubai, Rutgers Clements Jazz Series, Apollo, Lewiston Jazz Festival , Art Deco Festival, The Velvet Note, Copacabana, Eastman, Carnegie Hall, World Cup Polo Televised ,Tonight Show (Don Rickles -host). Rochester Memorial Art Gallery. Drake University Big Band .Women In Jazz Festivals. Lady Got Chops Festival,Several Alpha  Phi Alpha Events! Sold Out Shows! Tribute shows! Opened for Kiss ! Straight-Ahead CD is DIG DIS!  Mixture of Smooth Jazz & Straight Ahead cd is - Me Marsalis & Monk CD!Both available on Amazon.

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ACTING: Spike Lee, Produced Commercial State Farm Insurance- Blue Chip Potatoe Chips.  Bridges of Madison County, Hitch,Law & Order.

The View promo ad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dgta9vMvYaw

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Monologue-  Paul Lawrence Dunbar When Malindy sings:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJk97p2FRJE

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She has been described as; Zelig of Jazz, Jazz Jedi Knight, Obi Wan and The Force.  Worked with  Wycliffe Gordon numerous times,Tia Fuller formerly with Beyoncé, Quincy Jones (studio), ELEW, Herbie Hancock Dezron Douglas, Jonathan Batiste,Helen Sung,Clark Terry, Jeremy Pelt (studio), Bertha Hope, George Caldwell, Duane Eubanks, Sabu Adeoyla, Don Menza,Edsel Gomez, Gunhild Carling,Bernard Linnette, Wayne Newton (4yrs. lead 30 min solo & duet) plus back ground vocalist. Freda Payne, Carlo De Rosa, Kim Clarke,Anthony Woonsy, Sylvia Cuenca, Russell Hall, Chris Rob, Lonnie Plaxico,Camile Thurman, Terreon Gully, Endea Owens,  Numerous Award shows, BET, Patience Higgins,Clement Jazz Series (Taylor Moore, Essiet, Okon Essiet, Swiss Chris, Frank Lacy, Sweet Lee Odom,Patience Higgins, Amina Figarova,Russian Samovar, Apollo, Ginny's Supper Club with Tom Browne, James Ingram, Kim Thompson, Michael Powers, Freda Payne, Bill Saxton, Champion Fulton,Winard Harper,Tonight Show (featured- with Wayne Newton), Dubia & more. See her on 'The View" promo Ad . 

A 2016 Millinieum Young Gifted & Black Award Receipent of Jazz & Blues.

Eddie Durham Jazz & Blues Recipient Award. We Are Listening Honorable Mention Songwriting Award. Billboard Honorable Mention Songwriting Award.

Oil can Harrys -opened For Bill Withers ,Kiss  Donny Hathoway(Witches Brew) and Headliner Oil Can Harry's. Opened for James Brown -Cesars Palace (Jackson Sisters) .Flushing Town Hall opened for  David Fat Head Newman. 

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​ A  teaching artist (Jazz,Hip Hop,Pop, Blues & Theater)  clients have made The VOICE finals, BET,several award shows, and top charted songs. 

Performed: Numerous Tribute Shows(Abbey, Billie, Sarah and Betty Carter).  Copacabana - New York  for Young Gifted Black Awards (guitar vocal).  2015 performed the Star Spangled Banner at the World Cup Polo Event (Bethpage).  Danny Glover Awards -United Nations 2016 event.  Illiki Hotel (w/ Doug Mcdonald 6-months) Hilton Hotel-Hawaii Jimmy Burgess), Pine Grill Festivlal,Lewiston Jazz Festival Sabu Adeyola. (Frontier House- surprise guest) ,Balloon Festival Sentosa Island, Rochester Jazz Festival W/ Educators Big Band,Tom Browne Winter Fest.  Abbyssinian Choir, Abbyssinian Jazz Vespers,Lady's Got Chops Festival,Ethical Cultural Center, Eddie Durham Festival , Kansas City Jazz Festival (Calvin Keys Joanne Jackson).Numerous political events. Women In Jazz Festival (Eastman Killbourne Hall). Harlem Arts Festival main stage 2016.

Friars Club (Jackson sisters),Terrace Inn,Hyatt Hotel,Biltmore Hotel,Tommy Bank Show, Gong Show Winner,Jilly's (52nd St),Whole Foods Jazz Summer Festival. Kaimera Productions  SPACES 2017 Humans Collective Harlem Arts Fest  (guitar vocal), Harlem Arts Festival 2016,Bergen Community College with Curtis Lundy  & friends  Black History Month Award Ceremony. Iowa Jazz in July Fest.  Abbey Lincoln Tribute Saint Peters Church (piano/vocal). Chris Evert Tennis Classic's, Dee Dee Bridgewater(Art Deco Festival - Jazzis Magazine) Duet .Also headliner with Mustafa Orchestra. 

​​Singapore, Japan , Paris. Nationally USA. Several Presidential Events and Presidents,Nashville Network,Norman Conners, Jeff Liberman's Amazing Nina Simone documentary(guitar/vocal) film premire. Memorial Art Gallery (Rochester) Eastman House. Creole Image Awards 2017 (piano with band ),Billboard Awards( Background vocalist for several acts) ,Tonight Show (Wayne Newton). Harlem Week (guitar /vocal). Louis Armstrong House.Harlem Late Night Jazz. Gelles Poetry Place.

Des Moines Civic Center, Harlem Gospel Choir,Abbyssinian Gospel Choir,Jazz Foundation, Jazzmobile , American Diabetes Hats Event, Educational event WC Handy at JALC (piano/vocal). Oil Can Harry's Vancouver Canada,Steinway Musical Hall. Numerous Hotels.

​Whitney has performed  studio:  Clark Terry, Wycliffe Gordon,Taurus Mateen, Barry Sames, Steve Turre, Riza Printup,Camile Thurman, Frank Lacy,Ray Charles (studio), Arnetia Walker, Danny Mixon,Wayne Newton (Years), Walter Blanding Jr.,Cleave Guyton,Dan Nimmer, Neal Cain. Ramone Pooser,Don Freidman, Marcus Mclorin,Kofie Burbridge, Eric Durham, Ricky Gordon,Gary Motley,Taurus Mateen, Reginal Veal, Carmen Intorre, Russell Hall,​​Carmen Intorre,Jeremy Pelt and more.
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Rochester Eastman Jazz Educators Big Band, Drake University Big Band, Favorite Conductor = Vinnie Valcone,Wayne Newton Orchestra, Apollo Big Band- Chester Whitmore conductor. Melton Mustafa Big Band.

Other performaces:Zinc Bar, Jazz Foundation Events,Harlem Walk & Jazzmobile 50th All-stars,Grants Tomb,Singapore Harry's Bar, Hilton Hotel, Berklee Conservatory Kobe Japan ,Colored Musicans Assoc., ABC SuperStars Events (Hawaii),Fox Theater Grammy Events, Killbourne Hall. Iowa Polo ,Singapore Lighting Of The Torches Finals, Chris Evert Tennis Classic (Star Spangled Banner). Several Hotels, several Donald Byrd Tributes.

Whitney studied songwriting in Nashville TN. Instructor guest at Kobi Berklee School of music For Jazz vocals and Theory, Instructor Eastman, (adjunct sub),School 47 (Rochester),Sojourner House,Wellington School of Music (Dubia), Private Students, Currently teaches vocals/theory and piano for casting management, Substitute at New York Jazz Workshop and teaches privately.

Whitney Marchelle Jackson loves to perform, often plays jazz jeopardy with audience . She is an artist in Mix-media with works showed at Harlem Jazz Museum, The Late Show,  and BET Associates.

Influenced by: Sarah Vaughn,Ella,Aretha, Barbra Streisand, Nancy Wilson, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Betty Carter, Wynton Marsalis,Clark Terry,Roberta Flack,Gladys Knight, Frank Sinatra,Bonnie Rait  Etta James,Abbey Lincoln, Irene Reid, Jill Scott, Mahilia Jackson,Loretta Lynn,Shirley Horn, Stevie Wonder,Chaka Kahn, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, Joanne Jackson, Minnie Ripperton, Natile Cole, Willie Nelson, Donny Hathoway,Whitney Houston, & Dianne Reaves.

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 Other studio sessions: Mr. Gadget.

 Studio : Billboard Awards.

 My favorite Book : "The Little Red Book of Musician's Wisdom" By Sheila     

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Vocal Studies and private lessons: Sister Joanne Jackson,Mark Murphy, Derrick Smith,Audry Shakir (Spellman),Craig Deary, Patience Higgins,Wycliffe Gordon, New School scat course, Mel Eastman,Clark Terry, Barry Harris. Parents  Mrs. Hoffman. Several influenced artist gave one on one Harmonic theory & vocal education.

Dee Dee Bridgewater - Mentor

​cd's available: 

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https://www.amazon.com/Dig-Dis-Whitney-Marchelle/dp/B014FLXYAC

https://www.amazon.com/Whitney-Marchelle/e/B001LH3NPA

https://www.blujazz.com/

​https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/whitneymarchelle4

​https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/index_new.php?url=whitneymarchelle&&width=1366

DIG DIS track #5: ROMANCIN IN JAZZ TIME-BluJazz Lable,Pub B.M.I. Marchell Starr Music.  Ms. Marchelle Jackson-Vocals, Russel Hall-Bass, Danny Mixon- Piano,Caremn Intorre- Drums, Jeremy Pelt- Trumpet. 1.&2 version 

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Paul L. Dunbars: When Malindy Sings- Monlogue

 The Monk Swing written by Marchell Jackson

ACTING The View Promo Ad

Too Close For Comfort jazz-966.

WHITNEY MARCHELLE JACKSON

SINGER, BMI SONGWRITER ,ARRANGER, PIANO, GUITAR, EDUCATOR, SESSION SINGER SAG/AFTRA,GRAMMY VOTING MEMBER.

May 9th

6pm-9pm

Women  Empowerment Awards

Numerous performers include:  

Whitney Marchelle Live Plays Piano/sings 

Original Song- Nina And Beyonce's Spirit from Lion King

6-9 Vip Tickets 35.00 General 25.00 

https://www.ygbawards.com/powernmotion

SOLD OUT

​Who -  Whitney Marchelle

When -APRIL 27TH, 2020

Where -Alternative Venues of Jazz

Time     5-5:30

https://www.hothousejazz.com/calendar.php

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​Feb 9th,2020 Re-scheduled

Swing 46

8:30-11:30pm

​Kevin Blancq Big Band feat vocalist

whitney marchelle Jackson

​349 W 46th St, New York, NY 10036
Phone: (212) 262-9554

Show Tkt Price $15, $20

​Feb 21st ,2020

Beauty and Anti Aging Medicine Mind and Body Connection

7pm-10:30pm

Red Carpet Event

w/ Roger Blanc

635 Madison 4th flr

Feb 22nd 

Taste of Africa

noon-7pm

Mist Harlem

Judge best Rice Dish

New York

Feburary 26,2020

Poetry At the Players

16 Gramecy Park South,NYC

6:00-7:30

Judge

​March 2nd

GANYC  Apple Awards

Presenter

SVA THEATER

​333 W.23rd st New York

​​https://www.eventbrite.com/e/6th-annual-ganyc-apple-awards-tickets-86277068033?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

March 23,2020 (re scheduled)

Swing 46 Birthday Bash

​Happy Jazz Cocktail Hour

​5-7:30pm

W/ Kevin Blancq Big Band

10.00  Admission

​​​May 31st,2020 - not confrimed.

Westside Garden Concert Series

6-7pm

​New York

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​​Jan 11, 2020 

Event with Pianist  Anthony Wonsey

Jan 24,2020

8:00pm-11:00pm

Jazz966

966 Fulton

Brooklyn,ny

Kenny Gates Piano, Brandi Disterheft bass, Winard Harper drums,Patience Higgins Sax Whitney Marchelle Vocals & some piano

Swing Dance Music

20.00 donation

Jan 26,2020

Russian Samovar

256 West 52nd Street

3:00pm -7pm

Benny Rubin Jr. Quartet

feat Marchelle piano/vocals

Benny Rubin on Saxaphone

Ian MacDonald Piano

Bassist TBA

Jan 27,2020

Patricks Place

Berta Indeed Productions

7-10:00pm

Whitney Marchelle quartet

feat Patience higgins sax

Donald Knicks on bass

Percussionist - Lee Odom

Whitney Marchelle vocals/guitar

​Dec 7th,2019

Whitney Plays guitar and sings.

Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling

898 St. Nicholas Ave (155 st)

12:30-1:00pm

Must pay for museum entrance to see performance.

November 16,2019

Whitney Marchelle with Mish Tsiganov

​ANYWAY CAFE

9-midnight

Brooklyn,NY

October 2019

Private Vocal and Piano Students: Preparing for On broadway Auditions and performances.

and Private event affairs playing piano and singing,

​​September  18,2019

​POETRY At The Players

16 Gramcey Park South,nyc

6:00pm-7:00pm

Sept 21,2019​

12:30pm - 3:00pm

Steinway & Sons

1133 Avenue of America

New York, NY 10036

Must get tickets in advance no door tickets.

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​https://www.eventbrite.com/e/color-our-inversions-and-student-recital-tickets-71193984123

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​​​July 21,2019

Harlem Renassinace Resturant

2245 Adam Clayton Powel

From 6-9pm

Make reservations

July 23rd,2019

with Anthony Wonsey and Endea Owens/ Kim Clarke

Arts Brookfield

Theme entitled Her Song

 Zuccotti Park

12:30-1:30 pm

New York

​May 10th,2019​​​

​Whitney Marchelle & Friends

The Mist Harlem 

Late Night Jazz

46 W 116th St, New York, NY 10026 
(212) 828-6478
MAKE RESERVATION

https://harlemlatenightjazz.org/events/whitney-marchelle

MAY 11,2019

​Whitney Marchelle & Friends

Capri Restaurant

145 Mulberry Street. 8:00pm is the first set. 9:30 the second set. 

March 21,2019

Whitney Marchelle Piano/vox with kim Clark

Lady Got Chops Womens History Festival

Flushing Town Hall

​Queens NYC

7:00 pm

16.00 member 10.00

http://www.flushingtownhall.org/event/5d5f04948778d6123ef9ae5eb760f3eb

March 24,8:30pm

WHCR RADIO 90.3 RADIO INTERVIEW

Lamon Fenner - Jazz Break

Voices of Harlem

The City College of New York
160 Convent Ave
NAC/1513
New York, NY 10031

March 27th,2019

whitney Marchelle Birthday Bash

Jazz973 Clements Place 

Anthony Wonsey - piano, James Gibbs Trumpet,Endea Owens Bass Lakesia Benjamin Sax, Plus Surprise All-star Guest.

Sponcered By Rutgers University

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jazz973-presents-whitney-marchelle.

All-Star performers

7:00-10:00 pm  - You must register everbrite

No admission fee complimentary beverages

Newark NJ

March 4th,2019

Russian Samovar 

256 W 52ND STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
​RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED

https://www.goldstar.com/events/new-york-ny/whitney-marchelle-dinner-and-show-tickets
(212) 757-0168)

45.00 includes dinner and show

8pm-10pm

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October 11,2018 -Guest appearance
FOUNTAIN HOUSE GALLERY
635 Madison Ave 4th Flr
7:00 pm -10:00pm
15.00 Suggested Donation
RSVP Kim  917-723-8933 or pay at the door

complimentary lite snack & beverage provided.

Dress 60's style optional

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June 30th 2017

Clement Jazz Series

WHITNEY MARCHELLE & Friends

(Taylor Moore, Patience Higgins,Frank Lacy, Sweet Lee Odom,Amina Figarova ,Whitney Marchelle Piano & Vocal,Essiet Okon Essiet,

Swiss Chriss- Timbales​)

​15 Washington Place

Newark NJ
7:00pm-10:00pm

​Presented by 

njapac Rutgers University

​JAN 21ST 2018

WHITNEY MARCHELLE QUINTET 

​​RUSSIAN SAMAVOR

Featured  Artist - Patience Higgins

& Endea Ownes

BRUNCH 3:00-7pm

256 W 52ND STREET

NEW YORK, NEW YORK

​RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED

(212) 757-0168

FEB 27,2018

BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

​400 Paramus Rd, Paramus, NJ 07652

​Technology Bld, Room 128

WHITNEY MARCHELLE( Piano/vocal)), FRANK LACY,CURTIS LUNDY, Drummer TBD

(Nina Simone and Blackman Tune)

6:30-8:00pm

No admission fee

​free food and drinks

(201) 447-7100

Feb 28th

Young Gifted and Black Awards

Board Member- Hostess (previous performer and recipient)

​26 Bridge Street.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2018-young-gifted-black-ygb-entrepreneurial-awards-tickets-39805247567

MARCH 8TH, 2018

Lady Got Chop's Festival
Pelham Fritz Rec Center, at Mt Morris Park 

18 Mt Morris Park W, New York, NY 10027
6:30-7:30pm
WHITNEY MARCHELLE, Bernard Linnette drms, Lucas O Reily-piano,Curtis Lundy Bass, MZ "Sweet" Lee Odom- Soprano Sax

March 23rd,2018 BIRTHDAY GIG BASH
MIST HARLEM - Harlem Late night

46 W. 116th Street

9pm-1AM

​Suggest make Reservations.  (212) 828-6478

Whitney Marchelle vocal-piano

Edsil  Gomez - Piano

Carlo DeRosa - Bass

Jimmy Delgado - Timbale

Camile Gainer-Jones - Drums

Sweet Lee Odom -Soprano Sax

Benny Rubin - Charlie Parker Character

10.00 Cover

cd's Avilable.

​​MARCH 29TH

Jazz Foundation Event
Pelham Fritz Rec Center, at Mt Morris Park

18 Mt Morris Park W, New York, NY 10027 
6:30-7:30pm
WHITNEY MARCHELLE, Bernard Linnette Drms, Lucas O'Reily- Piano,Curtis Lundy ,Eric Lemons bass, Duane Eubanks Trmpt

April 7th, 2018

Las Vegas, Nevada

Howa Sylva  & Tommy Boyd Wedding

Piano/Vocal

​April 15,2018

The  Akwaaba Mansion

​Brooklyn New York

Whitney Marchelle Bernard Linnette, Patience Higgins, Layfette Harris, Eric Lemmons.

​4-8pm

JUNE 9TH, 2018

Whitney Marchelle

6:00pm-8:00pm

Jazz on the Marks

353 St Marks Ave

Brooklyn,NY

​FREE

June 28,2018

Solomon & Kuff 

2331 12th Avenue, New York 10023 by 133rd

9pm to midnight

Edsil Gomez,Carlo de Rosa,Sweet Lee Odom, Gerry Gibbs .

reservations suggested : 212.939.9443

July 15

Mike Ledonne Disability Parade 

​Performance Madison Square Park

1:45-2:15

Edsil Gomez, - piano, Lee Odom- soprano sax, 

Endea Owens- Bass,Russell Carter- drms

​Please make your donations: http://disabilitypridenyc.org/

​July 28

Brooklyn Block Party at 4pm

​July 31 Recording Studio Session(private)2-4pm

July/August Photo Shoot Celebrity Photographer: Rowena M. Husbands

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Sept 2nd

WHITNEY MARCHELLE TRIO (Feat Edsel Gomez)

Alvin & Friends

Brunch 11-3:00pm

​​14 Memorial Hwy, New Rochelle, NY 10801

​Make reservations (914) 654-6549

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