Biography
Bandleader Flutist/singer/songwriter Suki Rae,MA ,classically trained,defies categorization by playing outside the box.Embracing multiple musical genres and influences ranging from Debussy to Hubert Laws/Joni Mitchell/Beatles. She has performed internationally for the last 20 years,was musician in residence in Israel,Spain,New Mexico,Rocky Mt. National Park and Cornell University and won awards including:ASCAP Popular Song Awards;Nashville Song Festival; American Song Festival; chosen as the only American finalist in the Hoiellart Jazz Festival in Belgium and nominated for NAR and Just Plain Folks Awards; Song of the Year Contest;; Great American Song Festival Award; and Kweevak.com Viewer's Choice Award. She has appeared on Radio,TV, and Film,acted, and directed. She recently produced a staged reading of her musical, " I Don't Wannabe a Wannabe"at the Writer's Voice in New York City. She wrote the book,music, and lyrics;acted;performed the music live, and co-directed.
Instrumentation
Flute/vocals/keyboards/composer
guitar
bass
drums,percussion
Various and assundry additional musicians
Discography
Recordings include:"Pipedreams,"(New Age/Jazzy);
"Water and Fire,"(Jazzfusion/New Age,Middle Eastern);Cantique de Noel(Christmas Songs); "I Think of You,"(pop/Rock) ad "My Bamboo Hat"(comedy/children's); and a single of her award- nominated song,"Bugz in Da Bed."Stations her music has been aired on include: WNYC (New Sounds); WKCR;Kiss FM; and more recently : NAR RADIO;FEMMUSIC;VITAMINIC; and Neverendingwonder Radio.
Links
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