Morgan James
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Dimitriou's Jazz Alley welcomes soul singer/songwriter/actress Morgan James for two nights. Band members joining: Doug Wamble (guitar), Spencer Murphy (bass) and Sarah Gooch (drums). Showtimes Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:30pm. Doors open at 6:00pm each night.
ARTIST INFO
Morgan James has a voice that needs to be heard; even when she was just a fifth grader belting out standards on a karaoke machine. After her grandmother heard her sing, the matriarch footed the bill for James' voice lessons, positive that her granddaughter had the mysterious "it factor". And, despite the sometimes treacherous terrain of the music industry, James has never tired in her quest. Whether it's tussling with label executives, covering and owning songs by the likes of the Beatles or Prince, or creating her own brand of original soul music, James has carved out an enviable and diverse career, always on her own terms.
James has a particular taste for inserting herself into men's spaces, twisting hyper-masculine songs to her will and changing their meanings in the process. That feminist lens is brought to the forefront in her most recent project, Soul Remains the Same, which reinterprets heavy tracks from the likes of AC/DC, the Stone Temple Pilots, and Pearl Jam. "Something I've always loved, and I've done throughout my career, is sing songs that are not just written by men, but especially made for men," she says. "And make them my own."
Soul Remains the Same, her sixth studio album, transforms the testosterone-soaked '80s and '90s radio classics of her youth into poignant, soulful, and deeply personal covers. As if Aretha Franklin went into the studio with AC/DC; it's heavy rock songs through a feminine, soul lens.
ARTIST INFO
Morgan James has a voice that needs to be heard; even when she was just a fifth grader belting out standards on a karaoke machine. After her grandmother heard her sing, the matriarch footed the bill for James' voice lessons, positive that her granddaughter had the mysterious "it factor". And, despite the sometimes treacherous terrain of the music industry, James has never tired in her quest. Whether it's tussling with label executives, covering and owning songs by the likes of the Beatles or Prince, or creating her own brand of original soul music, James has carved out an enviable and diverse career, always on her own terms.
James has a particular taste for inserting herself into men's spaces, twisting hyper-masculine songs to her will and changing their meanings in the process. That feminist lens is brought to the forefront in her most recent project, Soul Remains the Same, which reinterprets heavy tracks from the likes of AC/DC, the Stone Temple Pilots, and Pearl Jam. "Something I've always loved, and I've done throughout my career, is sing songs that are not just written by men, but especially made for men," she says. "And make them my own."
Soul Remains the Same, her sixth studio album, transforms the testosterone-soaked '80s and '90s radio classics of her youth into poignant, soulful, and deeply personal covers. As if Aretha Franklin went into the studio with AC/DC; it's heavy rock songs through a feminine, soul lens.
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2033 6th Ave, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98121
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