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Denise Perrier is one of the foremost blues and jazz vocalists in the Bay Area. In a career spanning thirty years, Perrier has performed throughout the United States, Europe,and the Far East.

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The Second Time Around

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east meets west
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Blue Monday Party Live at Yoshis
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I wanna be loved
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Remember the sultry voice that came on the late San Francisco radio station KJAZ every fifteen minutes or so saying, "Ooo, KJAZ"? That voice belongs to song stylist Denise Perrier, an actress, cabaret singer, and one of the premier Jazz vocalists in the Bay Area, and you can still hear it at the better clubs, restaurants, cabarets, and festivals around town.


Artistic integrity is the aspect of the sincerity you hear in Denise's singing. She does very little scat singing, if any. That kind of exhibitionism ("Look what I can do.") is foreign to her style. Denise wants you to feel the emotions a song can arouse. To do that at a live gig, she will open herself to her audience and invite them to participate in the ambience she's creating. She wants you to feel good about the one you're with, not marvel at her vocal prowess.

The lady is a class act.

by Nina J. Hodgson and Robert Tate

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"Perrier delivers a classic jazz vocal styled date, driven by stellar performances on classic tunes, that was right at home in the clubs before it got co-opted by Vegas lounges and turned into the substance of SNL parodies. ...A winning date throughout that genre fans had better not miss out on."---Chris Spector,  Midwest Records, Feb 2009

"Denise Perrier is a singer of considerable gifts and she is effective in this live performance from a San Francisco club called Pearl’s. ... Tenorman Houston Person adds some spark to Perrier’s excellent trio."
-- Fresh Tracks, George Fendle, JazzScene,, Feb. ’09

"Denise Perrier has carefully chosen nine terrific songs. ... Thanks to tenor saxophonist Houston Person (has he ever played a wrong note?) adding all the right musical elements."
-- Dan Singer, Singer’s Singers, InTune, March, 2009

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AS ALWAYS, GET UP, GET OUT & ENJOY THE MUSIC,
SEE YA THERE

 
FOR BOOKING CALL.. 415 - 474 - 2335
or e-mail to: denise@wireonfire.net

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BRIGHT MOMENTS

CURRENT'LY, DENISE'S " BRIGHT MOMENTS " INCLUDE BEING
HOME SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS, RECALLING
SOME VERY SPECIAL MOMENTS IN FINLAND, SIBERIA AND
RUSSIA, THE THRILL OF PERFORMING WITH PHILHARMONIC AND
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA'S, A FIRST FOR HER AND LATER, THE THRILL
OF HEARING THE RECORDED RESULTS OF THOSE EXPERIENCES.
 
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Movie

Denise Perrier at San Miguel de Allende

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Densie Perrier Interview on KQED

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Calendar
Upcoming Shows

June 26 -July 3
Denise teaches@ Jazzcampwest Jones Gulch, La Honda, Ca.
Info:www.jazzcampwest.com or 510.287-8880

July 4--- Yountville.....private

July 15
Ritz Carlton Hotel,  1 Miramonte Point Rd. Half Moon Bay 650.712-7000

July 17...8 -11 pm
Info:  Divinosausalito.com     415.331-9355
Divino Restaurante 37 Caldonia (off Bridgeway) Sausalito, Ca.

July 18
Russian Center---Private

July 20, Tues. 7:00 - 10:00pm
Panama Hotel B street, San Rafael, Ca. Denise with Swing Fever

July 24 Sat. 6:30 - 8:00pm
Benicia Fine Arts & Jazz Festival 90 First st. Benicia  Ca. 707.745-9791

July 25 - 27
El Paso Texas

Aug 7
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 701 Mission  presented by AfroSolo
Denise & Junius Courtney Big Band (Outdoors)  Afrosolo.org.   1-3pm

Aug 11
Rrazz Room @ the Nikko Hotel S.F.
"Bessie, Dinah & Me"   8pm showtime
222 Mason st. S F ticketweb (866) 468-3399  therrazzroom.com
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Aug 13
The Jazz School 2087 Addison St. Berkeley Ca. Info & Tix 510.845-5373
Denise sings with the Montclair Women's Big Band  or jazzschool.com/html/events

Sept 11
Denise Perrier & Jeff Massanari Duo @
The Latitude Grill, 500 Robert Lake Rd. 707.508-1800   latitudegrill.com

Oct 11 Biscuits & Blues  401 Mason St. SF  415.292-2583 or biscuitsandblues.com