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The Moment is now for Althea
Rene
Urban-jazz flutist’s new In The Moment album out today,
title track collecting adds at
radio
Althea Rene is making the flute sexy and
funky. She’s a striking presence
with her chiseled physique and long braided hair. The soulfully inspired, sensual grooves
on her new In The Moment album are distinctly
urban with infusions of pop, jazz, and reggae. The disc, her third, was released today
by Chocolate Caramel Music/SoulVibe
Entertainment, which is distributed nationally by Koch Entertainment. Rene collaborated on five songs for the
album and produced or co-produced seven tracks. In addition to playing a variety of
flutes, she added vocals, keyboards, percussion, bass and drum programming. The album’s title cut, featuring Rene’s
typically aggressive flute flourishes over a deep percussion groove, R&B
beats, and hearty horns, is now garnering airplay at smooth jazz radio stations
across the
In The Moment is comprised of ten songs of
which two are covers. Rene does
versions of Patrice Rushen’s “Number
One” and Beyonce’s independent woman
anthem, “Me, Myself and I.” Album
highlights include the affirmative upbeat jam “I Can”; the rhythmically astute
“Campari Juice,” featuring a scorching muted trumpet; “More Than You Know,” an
amorous breathy Rene vocal number; and the seductive album closer, “When You’re
Around.” The album’s production has
a live feel and the musicianship is top shelf. Rene’s flute emotes alternately between
delicate and sensitive and robust and fierce. The album title was inspired by her
passionate focus and aspirations to be completely present while striving for
greatness in her life and musical journeys.
Earlier this month, the
Rene is a second generation
musician. Her father performed with
various Motown greats. She began
playing the flute and studying classical music at age four. After years with the Detroit Symphony
Orchestra, Rene began to incorporate jazz and popular music into her musical
repertoire. She went on to study
classical music at
For additional information,
please visit www.althearene.com.
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Prepare to be seduced In The Moment by soul-jazz flutist
Althea Rene on February 21st
Title track of the urban jazz album now collecting
adds at radio;
Super Bowl performance
scheduled
The soulful third chapter from
flutist Althea Rene, the In
The Moment album, is scheduled to be released on February
21st by Chocolate Caramel
Music/SoulVibe Entertainment, which is distributed nationally by Koch Entertainment. Although the title cut is presently
being added to playlists at smooth jazz radio, this is an urban instrumental
collection, an aural seduction comprised of sensual R&B grooves and
danceable funk with laid back contemporary jazz nuances. Rene produced or co-produced seven of
the album’s tracks and had a hand in writing five new songs. Beyond playing a variety of flutes on
the disc, she also contributed vocals, keyboards, percussion, bass and drum
programming.
Rene makes the flute funky and
sexy. Her instrument sings
mellifluously with passion. She’s
backed by a tight rhythm section that keeps the beats driving and the grooves
deep, gifted horn players who bring energy and warmth, guitarists who subtly
dispense scorching riffs, classy keyboardists, and dreamy vocalists. Musically Rene’s upbeat jams, mid-tempo
grooves, and “Quiet Storm” ballads explore elements of R&B, pop, jazz and
reggae. In addition to the first
single, standout selections include the affirmative “I Can”; the rhythmically
spicy “Campari Juice”; Rene’s breathy vocal number, “More Than You Know”;
“Number One,” the anthem-like Patrice Rushen composition; a cover of Beyonce’s
hit, “Me, Myself and I”; and the cuddle up close album closer, “When You’re
Around.” The
“The present moment is perfect if
we put all of our attention and energy on it and not on the past or the future,”
explained Rene. “Both in my life
and musically, it feels like everything is coming together to lead me toward my
goals. This is my third album and
I’ve never been able to express myself musically better than now. I’m aiming to make the most out of this
musical moment and hope that people enjoy it with me.”
Next month, Rene has a handful of
live performances on her schedule, including a high-profile gig at
Rene’s In The Moment contains the following
songs:
“In The Moment”
“One Night Love Affair”
“I Can”
“Number One”
“Campari Juice”
“Me, Myself and I”
“More Than You Know”
“And She Said”
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