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"If
you can’t put aside a Thursday night to catch 'The Jenny
Burton Experience'
at midtown’s Don’t Tell Mama, you can always toss 10 sticks
of dynamite into your tool shed and watch the roof take off for the stratosphere."
Bill
Ervolino, The Record
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The
Jenny Burton Experience is extraordinary singing ensemble that
features the amazing
Jenny Burton and some of the best studio singer/performers in New York
City. After
their record breaking seven year sold out run at New York City’s
Don’t Tell Mama
they toured the country, opened for Stevie Wonder, headlined at Resorts
International
in Atlantic City and thrilled tens of thousands at The Indianapolis
Black Expo.

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The
Jenny Burton Experience sings with Carly
Simon on Good Morning America
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Click the song titles to listen to samples from The Jenny Burton
Experience CD:

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About
The Jenny Burton Experience
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A
roller-coaster ride through R&B, pop and gospel" raves
the Daily News of The Jenny Burton Experience, a musical group
featuring Ms. Burton and her nine-voice choir. The group broke
all box office records and played to packed houses in their
seven year run at New York City's "Don't Tell Mama" and
is still going strong. The group is made up of many of New
York City's top studio singers and includes Margaret Dorn -
Choir Captain, Stephanie James - Dance Captain, Andricka Hall,
Angela Robinson, Branice McKenzie, Kevin-Anthony, Steve Abrams,
Kevin Osborne and John James.
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“ I
grew up listening to James Cleveland, Aretha Franklin,
Mavis Staples. I sang in a church choir. My roots are
in inspirational music. And I think with the millennium
coming, a lot of people are thinking about spiritual
issues. We want people to have a good time and a nice
night out when they see us. But we also hope they’ll
come away thinking about making a better world.” Helping
to shape this approach is Peter Link, the award-winning
composer whose work for stage and screen has included
the musical score for Joseph Papp’s Much Ado About
Nothing and Neil Simon’s The Good Doctor. His first
gold record was “If You Let Me Make Love to You,
Then Why Can’t I Touch You?,” a runaway hit
made popular by Ronnie Dyson.These eclectic backgrounds
have come together to form a vibrant synthesis in the
Jenny Burton Experience. Not cabaret, not theater, the
group gracefully uses choreography and many-layered harmonies
to envelope its audience in a warm and melodious cocoon.
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choir is made up of nine multi-talented singers who have performed
both in the recording studios and in concert all over the world
with such diverse talents as: The Rolling Stones, Harry Belafonte,
Madonna, Diana Ross, New Kids On The Block, Celine Dion, Willie
Nelson, Taylor Dane, Barry Manilow, Donald Fagen, Cindi Lauper,
Annie Lennox, Freddie Jackson, Toto, Petula Clark, Roberta Flack,
Ashford and Simpson, Michael McDonald, Kool and the Gang, Patti
Austin and Gregory Hines - to name just a few. Members of the choir
include Karl Dixon, Margaret Dorn, Carolee Goodgold, Lawrence Hamilton,
John James, Jillian, Kim Lesley, Branice McKenzie, Kevin Osborne,
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The
Jenny Burton Experience swept all the major music awards
in New York City for best vocal group including the MAC
Award, The Back Stage Bistro Award and The Critic's Choice
Award. Named as one of Theater Week Magazine's Top Ten
Acts of the '94/'95 season, they also won the CAB Award
for Entertainers Of The Year.
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They
have performed for tens of thousands of people at the Los Angeles
Convention Center, Carnegie Hall, The University of Arizona in
Tucson, Michael's Pub and The Bottom Line in New York City, with
Stevie Wonder at the U.N.E.S.C.O. Time For Peace Awards at Lincoln
Center, for 2000 people at Hudson River Park's Sounds At Sunset
Series and a sold out performance at Peter Ligeti's American
Cabaret Festival at Merken Hall. Their first CD is already
in its fourth pressing.
Says
Jenny Burton on the success of The Jenny Burton Experience: "A
connection to our spiritual roots has brought our music beyond
just the dance sound to
a place where it appeals to many different people. Young or old, black or white,
our music touches each person in the same place - their heart." For more
information please contact: Peter Link at Link Recording Studios: {212} 244-0426.

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A former South Bronx choir girl who topped Billboard’s Dance charts
with successive #1 hits in the 1980’s, Burton is once again soothing
souls with a rapturous ode to spiritual healing, inner peace and higher
love. Her widely praised ensemble is as uplifting as it is entertaining.The
Jenny Burton Experience first gained notice at Don’t Tell Mama,
one of New York’s best-known club venues, where the group performed
a critically acclaimed, seven-year sold-out run. From there, the act
snared several of New York’s major music awards for best vocal
group, including the Back Stage Bistro Award, the MAC Award and The Critic’s
Choice Award.The adulation reflects the growing popularity of inspirational
pop music, a genre that the Jenny Burton Experience is successfully taking
to new audiences with its use of streetwise arrangements and talented
veterans. “ We’re all about faith, revelation, changing times,” says
Jenny, who recorded songs for the gold-record White Knights and Beat
Street soundtracks and whose best-selling dance hits for Atlantic Records
included “One More Shot,” “I Remember What You Like,” and “Bad
Habits.”
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imposing figure, an impressive singer, and a commanding
presence" declares Back Stage of vocalist Jenny Burton.
She began her singing career in churches and then moved
into the R&B/Dance circuit. As a solo artist on Atlantic
Records, Jenny's contributions to the motion picture soundtrack
of Beatstreet brought her her first gold album. She recorded
her first solo LP In Black And White which included the
hit single I Remember What You Like which made Billboard's
top 10 Dance, top 20 R&B and Hot 100 pop charts. Her
second album, Jenny Burton, contained her third national
#1 dance hit - Bad Habits. She also sang a song for White
Nights, her second film score starring Gregory Hines and
Mikail Baryshnikov and that became her second gold album. |
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Previously
Jenny sang a the Gospel Music Awards in Nashville, played a recurring
role on ABC Television’s soap opera All My Children and
has over the past several years starred in numerous industrial
shows for Fortune 500 companies all over the world. In the early
1980’s Burton had four national number one R&B/Dance
hits, and was featured vocalist for C-Bank. That group’s
mega hit, "One More Shot’, rose to Billboard’s
number five slot the same week "Thriller" was number
one. The C-Bank success led to Burton’s first major-label
solo deal; Atlantic Records released her first LP, "In Black & White",
which included the hit single, "I Remember what You Like"," Bad
Habits", off her second album was a #1 dance hit in America
and rose to #12 on the R&B charts.Most recently she performed
in a tribute to Harry Belafonte and Don King in New York City
and as a featured performer in Black To Broadway at B.B. King’s
world famous club.

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About The Jenny
Burton Experience
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A glorious explosion of sound that embraces everyone in a “Hallelujah” of
harmonies. ...a roller-coaster ride through R&B, pop and gospel.
Wayman Wong, New York Daily News
How
lucky to come across the beautifully sung Jenny Burton Experience.
A superslick, pop-gospely entertainment, the Experience stars
the sleek but fiery Burton. The nine-voice choir behind her
is so pristine it sounds like it’s been remixed and
mastered in advance.
Michael Musto, The Village Voice
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is difficult to convey in words the extraordinary feeling of
exhilaration one feels seeing The Jenny Burton Experience.
Under the leadership of its captain, Margaret Dorn, the choir
never fails to dazzle with its musicianship and unflagging
positive energy. Ken Roberson’s choreography is inspired
in its own right.
Roy Sander, Backstage

Indianapolis
Black Expo
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She
electrifies the room with her magnificent voice, her
funky dancing, and her vivacious personality. Totally
willing to share the stage, the multi-talented choir
is featured; and there is a feeling that all are united
in relaying hope, inspiration, and encouragement through
their music. The Jenny Burton Experience, it’s
like nothing you’ve experienced before.
Laurie
Lawson, Punch In International
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Singing
the songs of Peter Link, Burton offers spine-tingling renditions
of rousing gospel/rock anthems that are magnificent in scope
and structure.
John Hoglund, New York Native
Burton is indeed a musical wonder, with a voice that soars, and
could probably knock down power lines... Her choir is another
very good
reason to catch this show. For me, though, the real star here is
Link’s ambitious, slam-dunk score...
Bill Ervolino, The Record
“ The
Jenny Burton Experience” backs her powerful voice with
an impressive nine-strong choir. The cabaret rocks with a high-energy
combination of gospel, R&B and pop.
Blake Green, New York Newsday
Her
voice and that of her choir is the voice of the fountain of
youth and her musical spirit lets you drink - from those voices,
from their dance, from their spirit. And Jenny Burton becomes
Isis incarnate.
Laurence Holder, Routes Magazine
Singing
occasional lead, but mostly backup, are nine vocalists who
not only sing superbly but are also a feast for the eyes -
Steve Abrams, Andricka Hall, Margaret Dorn, Chrissy Faith,
Keith Fluitt, Lawrence Hamilton, John James, Stephanie James
and Branice McKenzie.
Gloria Lacey, The New York Christian Times
Their
infectious joy in delivering such winning rhythm & blues
and pop/gospel hybrids is one of the more unique entertainment
moments to be savored in our local bistros...
WVOX Radio, Westchester, N.Y. |
"A
beautiful lady with a soaring gospel belt, Jenny Burton
is a bravura singer and powerful presence. The lady commands
the stage and effortlessly rips into her material with
more gusto than a tornado."
John Hoglund, Cabaret Hotline
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Hudson
River Park, NYC
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The sheer range of style and excellency of every number demonstrated
talents and skills placing Link among our foremost musical craftsmen.
By evening’s end any spirit that hasn’t been uplifted
should be checked for consciousness.
Carolyn Rollin Albert, Singles
Almanac
If
you can sit still during Tear Down The House or remain emotionless
throughout (Revelation), or not become wiser after hearing Love
Runs Deeper Than Pride, then some part of you needs checking.
Gloria Lacey, The New York Christian
Times
The
Link imprint is unmistakable. The commonality here is the upbeat
and inspirational, and Ms. Burton has a way of making universal
lyrics personal through eye contact with her adoring audience,
many of whom have returned countless times for its therapeutic
value.
Jeanne Lieberman, New York Law
Journal
No wonder the whole town’s buzzing. No wonder there’s so
much repeat business. No wonder she’s been playing to packed houses...
No wonder she’s been extended again and again...
John Hoglund, New York Native
"Embraces,
grabs, holds –
if angels could sing, they would want to sound like Jenny Burton.
Part pop diva, part soul shouter, part gospel firebrand, Burton
and her nine-voice
choir mix grit and funk with sweet inspiration to create one of the most
innovative musical experiences to hit the club stage."
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Concert
at the Principia Centennial Celebration
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"Uplifting...
Her voice glows."
Chip Deffaa, New York Post
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