Typhanie Monique

The Last Word Quintet is a collaboration between four of Chicagos best musicians and songwriters with Marc Kelly Smith, performance poet, founder of the Uptown Poetry Slam and a leader of the worldwide poetry slam movement. Marcs performance of original and classic poetry meshes seamlessly with Al Days vocals and lyrics to illustrate multi-dimensional tales of urban life. _____ Soul-infused-jazz vocal stylist, Typhanie Monique has been a force on the Chicago music scene for over twenty years. Typhanies daring rhythmic ideas and unique improvisatory delivery place her in an elite class of vocalists. As a versatile vocalist and master technician, she defies categorization. She is a story-teller, a phraseologist, delivering lyrics straight from the heart taking you on an emotional journey through grooves and moods. Spontaneous compositions are revealed in every performance.