Branice McKenzie’s career includes everything from jazz to theater to prolific songwriting.Some of her credits include critically acclaimed performances at The Newport Jazz Festival, The Clifford Brown Jazz Festival and The Umbria Jazz Festival.On the theatrical stage she has created roles in Shades Of Harlem, Sing Sister Singand Jazz Alley. As a composer and music director, she has penned music for Shelter, Shades Of Harlem and Blackbirds of Courage, as well as her latest work, This World Is Mine: A Musical Revue for Children. She is a recipient of the Meet The Composer grant from New York State and also made her directorial debut with the World Premier of the family musical Celebrate Kwanzaa at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Branice has also just completed a song for the film short, Gentelle’s Wings entitled, I Fly, which is the title song of her recently released CD.

Branice’s incredible four-octave voice and magnificent song stylings have been hailed throughout the world. For almost ten years, she toured with Harry Belafonte, then went on to spend sixteen years with the late great Gregory Hines. She has also performed with Roberta Flack, Hugh Masekela, Carly Simon, BeBe Winans, Dianne Reeves, Peggy Leeand Miriam Makeba to name a few. She has and continues to perform all over the United States, Europe, Africa and Asia.