Songstress Lisa Marien at the September 1st Custom House Soiree

'Eat on the Street' then come to the Custom House Soiree
for An Evening with Lisa Marien

New London, CT-- Cool down with some smooth jazz at our next Custom House
Soiree, when song stylist Lisa Marien performs with Bill 'Fox' Mills on
guitar. Sit back an enjoy a mini-concert at the Custom House in a
COVID-safe environment, all the while sipping prosecco and sampling
delicious treats. There will be two 45-minute seatings on Wednesday,
September 1, scheduled at 6:30 & 8 PM. The 8 PM concert ends just in
time for you to catch the fireworks at 9! Tickets are $40 each and
strictly limited, $35 for NLMS members and $25 for youth ages 7-18. The
last three Soirees have sold out, so reserve your ticket today!
Purchase tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5178744/

(Lisa's) is a voice that flows like raw honey, and her supple way
with lyrics and melody are a bewitching combination of homage and deeply
personal interpretation.
— Rick Koster, Arts and Culture reporter, The Day

There is a beautiful sincerity in Lisa Marien’s voice, that everyone will find compelling!
— John di Martino, Grammy nominated pianist/arranger/composer

(Her) voice is outstanding, so natural and effortless sounding and at the same time so refined.
— Sylvie Abate, Song Cycle Management

Her voice soothes, excites, invites, and delights. Lisa Marien has
this thing, this jazz vibe with beautiful phrasing and such great feel.
It’s a cross between Sarah Vaughan and Anita Baker, but she is her own
person and has her own sound. I’m sure you will agree, her voice will
make your ears smile.
— Norman Johnson, recording artist and engineer

Pre-pandemic, Lisa Marien released her debut album Just For Once, with Grammy
nominated pianist John di Martino as her musical
director/arranger/pianist, Vince Cherico on drums, Hans Glawischnig and
James Hunter on bass, Paul Meyers on acoustic guitar, Steve Marien on
saxophones, Miguel Rios, Jr. on percussion, Claude McKnight
(founder/lead tenor of 10 time Grammy Award winning group Take 6) as her
vocal coach, and the engineering talents of Grammy Award winner
Christopher Sulit at Trading 8's Studio, and Norman Johnson at Manor
Recording.

Lisa enraptures audiences with her smooth and intuitive jazz vocal stylings.
She fuses her experiences and influences to present a repertoire of
classic and contemporary song that pleases music lovers of all ages.

Listening to Lisa, you'll feel echoes of Sarah Vaughan's elegant phrasing,
intertwined with the contemporary smoothness of Anita Baker: a warm,
rich palette of sound that embraces you.

Over her career, Lisa has performed with world percussionist Royal Hartigan,
with the New World Jazz Orchestra, with jazz ensemble The J Hunter
Group, with The New London Big Band, with tribute group The Collective,
with top 40 groups Odds On Favorite and After Hours, and with Christian
artists Heart's Cry, Roy Maclean, Mary Shuttleworth, and Tower of
Praise. When Lisa's not singing jazz, she's "on stage" with one of her
favorite audiences: K-5 music students at Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School
in New London, CT.

Lisa Marien performed last at the Custom House for our 2019 National Lighthouse Day GALA.
Photo credit - TiffanyLivelyPhotography
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Mission of the New London Maritime Society (NLMS) is to protect and preserve New London's U.S. Custom House, three area lighthouses, and Long Island Sound, and to promote, interpret, and celebrate the rich maritime life & history of the port of New London and the surrounding region through museum exhibitions, educational programs, and preservation initiatives.
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