live at Maxines on March 21st, 8:30pm
program with pianist Guy Livingston: music of Antheil, Weill, and the parisian
cabarets of the 1920s...
Marni Rice is a chanteuse and accordion player who performs her own compositions
as well as being a seasoned interpreter of French chansons and German cabaret.
She was based in Paris for four years where she worked primarily as a solo
performer, accompanying herself on the accordion. In addition to performing
in cabarets,
she collaborated with choreographers and theatre directors to create live music
for the stage, and created a one-woman show about her experiences in Paris
called “Songs
of an Immigrant”. Festival credits include the Festival D’Avignon,
Tribuhne Festival (Stuttgart), Tuscanna di Culturra (Italy), Komarom (Hungary),
and a broadcast on the Hungarian national radio.
Now based in New York, Rice continues to perform as a soloist and with a variety
of ensembles. Collaborations with pianist Guy Livingston include performances
at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts and at The Knitting Factory.
Other major credits include the Montreal Film Festival (In New York), Sergey
Keryokin Festival, and The John Cage Music Festival at Harvard. Marni is a graduate
of the New England Conservatory of Music.
Press Quotes:
Marni Rice sings songs of Vodka and Velvet, the sound of Kurt
Weill with a touch of Tom Waits thrown in…
— The New York Post
Sultry…
—
Paper Magazine
Marni Rice eerily evokes Piaf… even to those who don’t speak the
language…
— Greenwich Village Press