Natalie Merchant Spans Songwriting Career at Broward Center

Natalie Merchant's latest foray into South Florida comes at a particularly opportune time. Currently, she's riding the release of Leave Your Sleep, an ambitious opus that finds her turning the lyrics, lullabies, and nursery rhymes of classic literary authors into a varied hybrid of pop, folk, jazz, zydeco, reggae, and classical melodies. The sprawling two-disc set also allowed her to collaborate with a dazzling cast of musicians — Wynton Marsalis, the Klezmatics, the New York Philharmonic, and Medeski, Martin & Wood among them — while defying preconceived notions about any genre-specific sounds in the process.

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Broward Center for the Performing Arts

201 SW Fifth Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312

Category: Community Venues

Region: Fort Lauderdale

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8 p.m. Wednesday, August 25, at Au-Rene Theater, Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale. Tickets cost $35 to $60. Call 954- 462-0222, or click here.

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• Natalie Merchant
• 10,000 Maniacs
• Wynton Marsalis
• New York Philharmonic
• Medeski, Martin & Wood

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Merchant's pliable vocals have always crossed stylistic parameters, but anyone who still remembers her as the spinning hippie chick in 10,000 Maniacs might find her musical grab bag a bit overwhelming. With songs blending child-like charm and a reverence for timeless traditions, as well as her tireless efforts on behalf of various social causes, Merchant continues to endear herself to her legions. She'll likely glean from all phases of that prodigious career by sampling both her solo catalog and the best of her Maniacs' material.