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Becoming Human  ... is a Trio performing Alternative, Jazz music.

Becoming Human ~ Songs of observation, realization & transformation

Vocalist/guitarist/percussionist Marji Zintz fronts Becoming Human, a newly formed trio (and sometimes quartet), which performs music composed by guitarist Jim Kunkel and bassist Mickey Kopchak. They explore and inhabit many genres across the musical spectrum, from folk to jazz, modal to avant-garde, spiritual to classical to Brazilian. They honor the space and each other’s unique and evolving “voice,” creating and holding a fertile ground for conversation, interplay, improvisation, and emotion.



Marji brings a long and diverse performance resume, working in myriad settings since the 1970s as a vocalist and guitarist. She has performed in voice-double bass duets with such notable players as Mike Richmond, Jay Anderson, Josef Pelletier, and Vin Warner. She also worked in a progressive jazz-based ensemble that included Erik Lawrence on reeds and Jim Kunkel on guitar, often using her voice as one of the horns. She has worked in collaboration with improvisational vocalists Victoria Christgau and Shula Ruth Weinstein in a mostly a capella recording and performance project called Sister Sound, and has arranged, recorded, and performed with many other innovative musical projects over the years as well as performing extensively as a soloist. She teaches guitar and coaches voice and harmony in the Hudson Valley.



Versatile guitarist Jim Kunkel has composed music for independent films and documentaries such as the Aspects of the Arts series profiling poet Dan Masterson and artist Frederick Franck. As leader and sideman, he has performed and recorded since the late seventies, including a quintet that performed many of how own innovative compositions. Jim has a lengthy list of musicians who have studied with him over the years, many of whom have gone on to enjoy a successful music career.



Mickey has been playing bass professionally since the age of 10. Known not only for his sensitivity and presence, Mickey expands the sonic assignment of the bass by tastefully and creatively employing a multitude of interesting effects, creating rich and expansive soundscapes, as well as reaching emotional depths. Because of his versatility, expertise, and dedication to excellence, he is widely sought after and has performed and recorded with jazz and pop artists throughout the northeast.

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Contact Info
Location: Ulster County, NY
Website: www.becominghuman.us
Email
Phone: (845) 657-3111
Alternative email address: marjimusic@gmail.com

Videos
Healing Song (Excerpt)

Calendar for Becoming Human
Friday
March 13
5:00 pm
to
8:00 pm
A New Venue!
with Marji Zintz
Acoustic, Contemporary. all the stuff you love!
La Roma Pizza & Tacos
405 Broadway
Ulster Park, NY   See Map
It'll be my very first time playing here! I think you should come! Pizza AND tacos! YumYum! Oh, and music! Help me make my first time playing here the first of many times!
Marji on the Interweb
Saturday
March 21
1:00 pm
to
4:00 pm
Celebrate Spring!
with Marji Zintz
Acoustic, Americana. Originals, contemporary, Whatnot, etc.
Arrowood Farms Brewery & Distillery
236 Lower Whitfield Rd
Accord, NY   See Map
Will we have lion or lamb weather? Who cares! One of the coziest hangs on a Saturday afternoon in the area! Check out Arrowood, enjoy their delectable spirits and some live music!

Arrowood is a farm brewery, distillery, and event destination in the beautiful Hudson Valley. They brew their beer with ingredients sourced from small, local New York farms. They craft their spirits with grains grown by farmers up the road. They serve locally-inspired comfort foods that invite visitors to connect with the place they call home.

They believe local is better because it means their ingredients don’t travel very far. This means a smaller carbon footprint and better tasting beer, spirits and food.
Marji on the Interweb
Friday
March 27
5:00 pm
to
7:00 pm
Music in the Clubhouse!
with Marji Zintz
Acoustic, Contemporary. all the stuff you love!
AutoCamp Catskills
882 NY-212
Saugerties, NY   See Map
Making sweet music for the sweet folks in this sweet spot in the Catskills just in time for early spring!!! Bring your kids! Bring your dogs! Bring your requests! Bring a friend! It'll be fun!
Marji on the Interweb
Tuesday
March 31
5:00 pm
to
7:00 pm
Music in the Clubhouse!
with Marji Zintz
Acoustic, Contemporary. all the stuff you love!
AutoCamp Catskills
882 NY-212
Saugerties, NY   See Map
Making sweet music for the sweet folks in this sweet spot in the Catskills just in time for early spring!!! Bring your kids! Bring your dogs! Bring your requests! Bring a friend! It'll be fun!
Marji on the Interweb

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