Forever Teena Celebrating the Music of Teena Marie

Forever Teena is a jazz tribute concert celebrating the music of Teena Marie, performed at The Jazz Cafe in London. The evening is a homage to the American singer and songwriter rather than a performance by Teena Marie herself.

Teena Marie (1956 to 2010) was an American singer, songwriter and producer who built her reputation across soul, funk, R&B and pop, with a voice that moved easily between smooth ballads and rhythmic grooves. Her career began in the late 1970s and produced a run of hits in the 1980s, among them songs that became staples of R&B radio. Forever Teena draws its programme from that catalogue, reinterpreted through a jazz idiom.

The act presents its material as a tribute, so the songs are performed by the company on stage and not by the artist being honoured. Those who know Teena Marie's records will recognise the melodic and rhythmic character of the originals, while the jazz arrangements give the songs a different texture.

The Jazz Cafe is a London venue that hosts concerts and shows, and the evening suits listeners interested in jazz-inflected soul and the work of Teena Marie.