'Jazz in Me' at Michele’s Courtyard Tonight!

Today, Thursday 24th April 2025, Michele’s Courtyard at the Realm, will be the venue and backdrop for another staging of the ‘Jazz in Me’ concert, starring Dominica’s ‘Princess of Song’ Michele Henderson with guest artist’s Rob Zii and Phyness from St. Lucia– a musical duo delivering entertaining live performances in several genres to include Soca, Reggae, R&B and of course Jazz. Rob Zii is a saxophonist

This year’s ‘Jazz in Me’ follows Michele’s initial staging in May 2021. That same month she partnered with ‘Bouyon Queen’ Carlyn XP for the Nature Island Jazz XPerience. Both shows were virtual concerts held in the absence of the annual Jazz N Creole that year, due to COVID-19.

‘Jazz in Me’ came about because we had been progressively doing some small virtual shows over the months prior, and this was the culmination of all of that. It was exciting and the crowd really responded positively to it,” says Henderson.

The 2025 comeback is the start of what she hopes will be a fixture on the annual ‘Jazz N Creole’ calendar of fringe events.

“I’d really love to see this event continue in the future. There is an audience for Jazz music here and people love live entertainment.”

Henderson, a world-renowned singer / songwriter, flautist and Goodwill Ambassador, has been singing Jazz since her days with the impact! Band. Since then, she has performed at Jazz events and festivals across the globe.

She made her big debut at the 1995 staging of the ‘Dominica Festival of Arts’ (DomFestA) with her song “My Pride,” and at age 15, joined impact! as lead singer and flautist. The Jazz ensemble enjoyed a brief stint at the top of the local music scene, releasing one album (islander) before breaking up in 1997.   Since branching out as a solo act, Michele has performed at several Jazz events around the globe, including Grenada’s ‘Spice Jazz Fest’ (2002), The ‘UCLA Jazz and Reggae Festival’ (2004) and ‘St. Vincent Blues Festival’ (2005). She’s performed at the ‘St. Lucia Jazz Festival’ (now known as ‘St. Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival’) over five times and will return this June.  In Dominica, she has performed at all major music events to include Flow’s ‘Creole in the Park,’ the ‘World Creole Music Festival’ and ‘Jazz N Creole.’  She last performed at ‘Jazz N Creole’ in 2024.  Most recently she performed at ‘Jazz Artists on the Green’ held in Trinidad on April 5th, 2025.

With her debut as a restauranteur, with Michele’s Courtyard at the Realm, she is hoping that this concert will give patrons a glimpse into not just the food and beverage offerings, but the entertainment that is sure to be a staple at the venue.

“I want Michele’s Courtyard to be a welcoming place, where locals and visitors alike can enjoy casual dining. But of course, being a musician and patron at similar venues around the world, I definitely wanted entertainment to be part and parcel of what we offer. ‘Jazz in Me’ is one of many events we hope to stage at Michele’s Courtyard.”

She invites all to Michele’s Courtyard at the Realm tonight from 8PM for Jazz food and good vibes!