Typhanie Monique and Neal Alger December 6, 2009

Typhanie Monique and Neal Alger

Since 1998, Typhanie Monique has been a tour de force on the Chicago music scene as a vocalist, bandleader and songwriter. The soulful, honey-voiced chanteuse is one of Chicago's hardest-working musicians. She has performed at every major venue in the Chicago club scene over the past 10 years, leading legendary groups such as SUMO, Peking Turtle, Mr. Egg Germ, Jive Council, Choral Thunder, the T. Monique Quartet and the Typhanie Monique and Neal Alger Duo.

In 2007 Typhanie performed at the prestigious Chicago Jazz Festival, the Stevens Point Jazz Festival, and the Old Town School of Folk Music opening for jazz saxophonist Chris Potter. She has also toured the U.S. with Alger promoting their latest release.

In July '07, Typhanie took flight on an international solo journey after being invited to teach and perform in Moscow, Russia. There, she played with some of Russian's top jazz musicians including saxophonist Oleg Kireyev and pianist Vladimir Nesterenko and performed in Moscow's top jazz clubs. Typhanie taught jazz vocals, music business and the art of scat during a 3-week summer workshop at the Moscow College of Improvised Music an opportunity that opened the door to the European jazz scene for her. She looks forward to one day returning to Moscow, and will continue to make her presence known in the international jazz community.

JazzTimes magazine described Typhanie's sound as a modern-day Sarah Vaughan with iridescent traces of Lena Horne. Others have compared her sound to Minnie Ripperton, Chaka Kahn, Diana Krall and Eykah Badu.

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