Charmaine Neville (born March 31, 1956) is a

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-based jazz singer.

Biography

Raised

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, she is the daughter of Charles Neville of

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. She is the lead singer of the Charmaine Neville Band, a jazz and funk band based in New Orleans. Other musicians in the Charmaine Neville Band include Amasa Miller, Detroit Brooks, Gerald French and Jesse Boyd. Neville was in the news due to the aftermath of

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, when the failure of the Federal levees swamped the city of New Orleans. Media reported her tale of witnessing cannibalism, alligator attacks, rape and eventual escape via a commandeered transit bus.

Solo albums

*(1992) ''It's About Time'' *(1992) ''All the Way Live at Snug Harbor'' *(1996) ''Up Up Up'' *(1996) ''Live at Bourbon Street Music Club'' (aka ''Live in Brazil'') *(1998) ''Queen of the Mardi Gras'' *(2007) ''Jazz Fest Live 2007''

Album contributions

*(1981)

"Fiyo On The Bayou" *(1988) "New New Orleans Music: Jump Jazz" with Ramsay McLean and the Survivors *(1992) The Reggie Houston - Amasa Miller Trio "The Gazebo Sessions" *(1992) "Christmas In New Orleans - R&B, Jazz and Gospel" *(1996)

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"Valley of Christmas" *(2000) "New Prohibition" compilation *(2000)

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"Marva" *(2001) Freddy Omar "Latin Party in New Orleans" *(2006)

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and

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"Creole Love Call" *(2006)

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"Big Easy Boogie" *(2007) James "12" Andrews and The Crescent City Allstars "People Get Ready Now"

References

External links

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A Survivor's Story: New Orleans resident and Jazz musician Charmaine Neville recalls the horror of surviving Hurricane Katrina
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