With a voice that has been likened to, among others, Joni Mitchell, Rickie Lee Jones, the late Eva Cassidy, and Shawn Colvin, Marji Zintz is a solo vocalist/arranger/acoustic guitarist who is known for her sweet voice; heart-felt, soulful interpretations; spot-on intonation; extensive, genre-busting repertoire; and masterful guitar playing. Marji performs material that takes the listener on a personal journey of growth and loss and love as well as material that asks the bigger and harder questions. She uses the guitar to its fullest potential as a melodic, harmonic, and percussive instrument.
Marji's passion for music was ignited by her dad, who was always singing; he had a beautiful, smokey voice and excellent taste in music. Marji recalls many nights washing and drying dishes, and many long road trips, singing song after song after song with her dad and her sister ~ usually in 3-part harmony.
Aside from a couple of sessions with the "Mayor of Greenwich Village," Dave Van Ronk, Marji is entirely self-taught on guitar. Marji also enjoyed the benefit of a few sessions with jazz vocalists Janet Lawson and Jay Clayton, and has been influenced by Joni Mitchell, Sheila Jordan, Billie Holiday, Tony Bennett, the Beatles, Betty Carter, Eddie Jefferson, Chet Baker, and Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, to name a few.
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 as a soloist. And, she is currently one third of the innovative trio Becoming Human, performing original songs of observation, realization & transformation.
Marji also teaches guitar and coaches voice and harmony in the Hudson Valley.
In addition to performing the original compositions of her friends who are internationally acclaimed, very gifted songwriters, including Michael Fracasso and Eric Wood, and more regionally known artists such as Jim Lord, Jim Kunkel, and EC Lorick, Marji interprets and covers a wide range of material crossing into several genres, from folk to rock to jazz, including Tom Waits, Jobim, Cole Porter, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Her songbook is as extensive as it is diverse, allowing her to perform easily for five hours without repeating herself.
Marji has shared the bill with such diverse acts as Koko Taylor, Vance Gilbert, Tracy Grammer, David Amram, Pete Seeger, sonia and disappear fear, Spook Handy, Tom Paxton, Jonathan Edwards, the Kennedys, and Robbie Robertson and has performed and/or recorded with Jim Kunkel, Josef Pelletier, Jay Anderson, Mike Richmond, Vin Warner, Ron Wilson, Robert Weinstein, EC Lorick, Dawn Casteel-Lorick, John Marshall, Victoria Christgau, and Shula Ruth Weinstein.
  Wednesday
August 4
4:00 pm
to
7:00 pm | Summertime Wonderfulness
with Marji Zintz, with Bruce Jay Milner on vocals & keyboards
Acoustic, Americana. folk, rock, original, this, that, and the other thing | Woodstock Farm Festival
20 Mountainview Ave
Woodstock, NY See Map |
 Join Bruce and me at the Woodstock Farm Festival at their new location in the Mountain View parking lot for some tunes and provisions. Shop! Listen! Tap your foot! Enjoy the sunshine! Support your local farmers! |
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Monday
August 9
4:30 pm | Live-Streaming a Whole Bunch of Tunes
with Marji Zintz
Acoustic. all the stuff you love! | Watch it on Facebook
Olivebridge, NY See Map |
 Purt-near every Monday, I play a live-stream show for 4:30 pm (ET). This Monday is no exception. There are several ways you can tune in:
You can watch it on YouTube or FaceBook by clicking either of the links below.
You can go there now and set up a reminder when the show starts so you don't miss that awkward time when I'm not really sure if anyone's watching...it's very entertaining!
And, if there are any tunes you'd like to hear, drop me a note at marjimusic@gmail.com and request it. Even if you can't be there for the live show, you can listen later on.
Watch it on YouTube |
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Friday
August 13
8:00 pm
to
10:00 pm | Music in the Beer Garden
with Marji Zintz
Acoustic, Contemporary. music you've heard, music you haven't | Colony Woodstock Beer Garden
22 Rock City Road
Woodstock, NY See Map |
 Bring your kids and your dog and your appetite and your mask and your sweetheart and dig the tunes that we will play JUST for you!
Colony Woodstock Beer Garden |
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Monday
August 16
4:30 pm | Live-Streaming a Whole Bunch of Tunes
with Marji Zintz
Acoustic. all the stuff you love! | Watch it on Facebook
Olivebridge, NY See Map |
 Purt-near every Monday, I play a live-stream show for 4:30 pm (ET). This Monday is no exception. There are several ways you can tune in:
You can watch it on YouTube or FaceBook by clicking either of the links below.
You can go there now and set up a reminder when the show starts so you don't miss that awkward time when I'm not really sure if anyone's watching...it's very entertaining!
And, if there are any tunes you'd like to hear, drop me a note at marjimusic@gmail.com and request it. Even if you can't be there for the live show, you can listen later on.
Watch it on YouTube |
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Wednesday
August 18
4:00 pm
to
6:00 pm | Local Food ~ Local Music
with Marji Zintz
Acoustic, Jazz, and Folk/Traditional. pop, contemporary, whatnot, etc. | West Milford Farmer's Market
1452 Union Valley Road
West Milford, NJ See Map |
 Music at a farmers market!! What fun! Buy some fresh, local produce; hear some music, maybe pick up a CD! Not bad for a Wednesday afternoon in the late summertime!
The truth is that this event is happening every Wednesday afternoon during the growing season, and there are other very fine musicians scheduled at each one of these. Visit their website for more information.
Marji's Website |
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Thursday
August 19
6:30 pm
to
8:00 pm | Music, Music, Music!!!
with Marji Zintz, Jeff Entin
Acoustic, Folk/Traditional, and Jazz. americana, this, that, and the other | High Falls Café
12 Stone Dock Road
High Falls, NY See Map |
 Mellifluous Music Mostly Made by Marji & Mr Jeff.
Marji's Website |
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Monday
August 23
4:30 pm | Live-Streaming a Whole Bunch of Tunes
with Marji Zintz
Acoustic. all the stuff you love! | Watch it on Facebook
Olivebridge, NY See Map |
 Purt-near every Monday, I play a live-stream show for 4:30 pm (ET). This Monday is no exception. There are several ways you can tune in:
You can watch it on YouTube or FaceBook by clicking either of the links below.
You can go there now and set up a reminder when the show starts so you don't miss that awkward time when I'm not really sure if anyone's watching...it's very entertaining!
And, if there are any tunes you'd like to hear, drop me a note at marjimusic@gmail.com and request it. Even if you can't be there for the live show, you can listen later on.
Watch it on YouTube |
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Thursday
August 26
8:00 pm
to
10:00 pm | Music in the Beer Garden
with Marji Zintz
Acoustic, Contemporary. music you've heard, music you haven't | Colony Woodstock Beer Garden
22 Rock City Road
Woodstock, NY See Map |
 Bring your kids and your dog and your appetite and your mask and your sweetheart and dig the tunes that we will play JUST for you!
Colony Woodstock Beer Garden |
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Saturday
August 28
6:00 pm
to
9:00 pm | Music in the Garden
with Marji Zintz
Americana. all the stuff you love! | Marty's Mercantile
4075 NY 28-A
West Shokan, NY See Map |
 Join me for a lovely evening in the garden at Marty's Mercantile! There'll be kids and dogs and food and sweet summer joy and grass and food and MUSIC! And you. And me. And lightning bugs. C'mon!!!
Marji on the Interweb |
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Sunday
August 29
1:30 pm
to
4:00 pm | Music in the Woods
with Marji Zintz, Bruce Jay Milner
Acoustic, Contemporary. music you've heard, music you haven't | Rail Trail Café
310 River Road Ext.
New Paltz, NY See Map |
 Join Bruce Jay Milner and Marji Zintz for some sweet music in the woods at the delectable Rail Trail Café. We'll play while you enjoy a humble feast along the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail. Hike there, bike there, or drive there. |
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Monday
August 30
4:30 pm | Live-Streaming a Whole Bunch of Tunes
with Marji Zintz
Acoustic. all the stuff you love! | Watch it on Facebook
Olivebridge, NY See Map |
 Purt-near every Monday, I play a live-stream show for 4:30 pm (ET). This Monday is no exception. There are several ways you can tune in:
You can watch it on YouTube or FaceBook by clicking either of the links below.
You can go there now and set up a reminder when the show starts so you don't miss that awkward time when I'm not really sure if anyone's watching...it's very entertaining!
And, if there are any tunes you'd like to hear, drop me a note at marjimusic@gmail.com and request it. Even if you can't be there for the live show, you can listen later on.
Watch it on YouTube |
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Wednesday
September 1
4:00 pm
to
7:00 pm | Music at the Market
with Marji Zintz
Acoustic, Contemporary, and Folk/Traditional. Jazz, originals, etc. | Coxsackie Farmers' Market
1 Betke Boulevard
Coxsackie, NY See Map |
 Thank heavens for farmers' markets... AND...thank the farmers!
Get your delicious, local, healthful food and enjoy some lovely music and community, too. See you at the market!
Marji's Website |
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Saturday
September 4
11:00 am
to
2:00 pm | Local Food ~ Local Music
with Marji Zintz, Jeff Entin
Acoustic, Contemporary, and Folk/Traditional. Standards, originals, etc. | Saugerties Farmers' Market
115 Main Street
Saugerties, NY See Map |
 Jeff 'n Marji -- they go together like ... like ... Ketchup & Mustard? No! Even better than that! Come and tell us what spices you think of when you hear us! Then, go to the appropriate booth and get those condiments right at the Market!
These folks really know how to put on a farmers' market! Plenty of tables and chairs and umbrellas and yummy things to eat and lots of sunshine and music. It's going to be a gorgeous weekend.
Why not come out to the farmers' market, support farmers, local music, and community? It'll be great to see you! The market is located at 115 Main Street in Saugerties, New York.
Marji's Website |
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Saturday
September 11
7:30 pm | Featured Performer
with Marji Zintz
Acoustic, Contemporary. Originals, contemporary, Whatnot, etc. | HVFG-Rock Tavern (Unitarian Universalist Society)
9 Vance Road
Rock Tavern, NY See Map |
 Marji will be the featured performer at the Rock Tavern Chapter's coffeehouse ... WHICH MAY BE HELD VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON. If it is virtual, we will edit this announcement to include the way to enjoy the show virtually. Otherwise, read on...
The coffeehouse consists of an open mic and a featured performer (that's Marji this month). It all starts at 7:30 p.m. and ends around 10:15 p.m. Doors open for open mic sign-up and refreshments at 7 p.m. Admission is $6 ($5 for Folk Guild members and seniors).
Folk Guild membership is $10 per year and members are entitled to discounts at Folk Guild events in Kingston, Poughkeepsie, and Rock Tavern.
For more information about the Rock Tavern Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild or the coffeehouse, please call Maureen Black at 845.464.2526.
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