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Stevie Wonder Re-Imagined by Lynn Riley & The World-Mix - EPK

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This is an unforgettable show! Classic Stevie Wonder songs reimagined with infectious world-rhythms and lyrics that will have audiences dancing and singing in their seats. With Jazz continuously at its core, Lynn Riley & The World-Mix re-imagine Stevie’s music with hues of the blues, gospel, Latin, and reggae. Creatively exploring, reaching, and honoring Stevie’s brilliance. Jazz meets Stevie Wonderful

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Show length: 2 sets, 2-3 hours

Band Configuration: Sextet (vocals, sax/flute, piano, bass, drums, percussion)

Price: $2000-3000 (does not include housing or transportation outside the Mid-Atlantic region)

Stevie Wonder Re-Imagined Repertoire

Isn’t She Lovely

My Cherie Amour

Ribbon in the Sky

I Wish

Overjoyed

Superwoman/Where Were You

All I do

Golden Lady

For Your Love

Rocket Love

Lately

Sir Duke

Master Blaster

Creepin’

I Can’t Help It

Part-Time Lover

Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing

Lynn Riley: Band Leader

Rubin Edwards: Musical Director

Rene Ginett: Voice

Overview

Bios

Lynn Riley - Band Leader

Saxophonist/Flutist/Composer/Educator

“(Riley’s) a show-stopper. She wails, she grooves, she swings. She plays with authority, with power, with soul.”—Philadelphia Daily News

“Ms. Riley is a sax dynamo who can blow away the walls or soothe the savage beasts. —True Van Deusen, Philly jazz

The leader of Lynn Riley & The World-Mix, Lynn is known as the “Superwoman” of the saxophone. Combining her passion for ethnomusicology and Jazz, she composes world-influenced jazz compositions that have been further enriched by her travels to and performances in Ghana, Cuba, South Africa, Bolivia, Brazil, Bali, Spain, and Colombia. The band’s latest Grammy-considered recording, Head to the Sky Lynn Riley & The World-Mix (2022), has been described as “Philadelphia home-grown Jazz meets World Music” and was on the Jazz radio charts for over 22 weeks.

Based in Philadelphia, she has performed with David Murray, Johnny Pacheco, Grover Washington Jr., Philly Joe Jones, David Bromberg, Peter White, Rachelle Farrell, and Charles Earland, among others. She has performed at festivals and concerts throughout the U.S. and internationally, and is an Assistant Professor of Music at Drexel University.

Rubin Edwards - Music Director

Producer/Writer/Arranger/Bassist

Rubin’s skills as a composer, arranger, and producer have culminated in many recordings, including the Grammy-nominated Mess of Things (Carla Bean, 2012) and the World-Mix’s recordings Head to the Sky, Lynn Riley & The World-Mix (2022), Lynn Riley and The World-Mix Say What (2014), and Too Cool (2009).

Rubin has performed at festivals and colleges throughout the U.S. and abroad, including Musicfest, the Berks Jazz Festival, the Cape May Jazz Festival, the Mellon Jazz Festival, the Clifford Brown Jazz Festival, Festijazz La Paz, Bolivia, and the Hartford Jazz Festival. He is featured in a Scribe Video documentary, which was shown at the Philadelphia Film Festival and PBS. He has played with Gene Carne, Phil Woods, Peter Nero, Rachelle Farrell, Elio Villafranca and Doc Gibbs.

Rene Ginett - Voice

Vocalist

Rene was born in Puerto Rico and grew up in Philadelphia. Singing in the church from age 9, he gained a rich understanding and appreciation for both modern and classical sacred music. Coupled with the ever-present sounds of R&B and Latin music, these experiences helped develop Rene’s soulful, personal, and evocative style. From Mexico to Italy, from Atlanta to Puerto Rico and Hawaii, Rene has earned new fans everywhere he has performed.

Rene performed regularly at Zanzibar Blue from 2004 to 2007 with Ellas y Amigos. More recently, he has sung at South Jazz with Lynn Riley & The World-Mix. He has worked with the Suzette Ortiz Latin Jazz Ensemble for over 25 years. He has been a featured soloist with Fruits of the Spirit, the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus, and the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus. In 2015, he had the honor of singing for Pope Francis.

Rene has studied improvisational vocal performance with Bobby McFerrin and Rhiannon (a member of McFerrin’s Voicestra). He sings fluently in English and Spanish, occasionally in Portuguese and German, and has recorded both with Suzette Ortiz and Lynn Riley.

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