With a voice that has been likened to, among others, Joni Mitchell, Rickie Lee Jones, the late Eva Cassidy, and Shawn Colvin, Marji Zintz is a solo vocalist/arranger/acoustic guitarist who is known for her sweet voice; heart-felt, soulful interpretations; spot-on intonation; extensive, genre-busting repertoire; and masterful guitar playing. Marji performs material that takes the listener on a personal journey of growth and loss and love as well as material that asks the bigger and harder questions. She uses the guitar to its fullest potential as a melodic, harmonic, and percussive instrument.
Marji's passion for music was ignited by her dad, who was always singing; he had a beautiful, smokey voice and excellent taste in music. Marji recalls many nights washing and drying dishes, and many long road trips, singing song after song after song with her dad and her sister ~ usually in 3-part harmony.
Aside from a couple of sessions with the "Mayor of Greenwich Village," Dave Van Ronk, Marji is entirely self-taught on guitar. Marji also enjoyed the benefit of a few sessions with jazz vocalists Janet Lawson and Jay Clayton, and has been influenced by Joni Mitchell, Sheila Jordan, Billie Holiday, Tony Bennett, the Beatles, Betty Carter, Eddie Jefferson, Chet Baker, and Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, to name a few.
Marji brings a long and diverse performance resume, working in myriad settings since the 1970s as a vocalist and guitarist. She has performed in voice/double bass duets with such notable players as Mike Richmond, Jay Anderson, Josef Pelletier, and Vin Warner. She also worked in a progressive jazz-based ensemble that included Erik Lawrence on reeds and Jim Kunkel on guitar, often using her voice as one of the horns. She has worked in collaboration with improvisational vocalists Victoria Christgau and Shula Ruth Weinstein in a mostly a capella recording and performance project called Sister Sound, and has arranged, recorded, and performed with many other innovative musical projects over the years as well as performing as a soloist. And, she is currently one third of the innovative trio Becoming Human, performing original songs of observation, realization & transformation.
Marji also teaches guitar and coaches voice and harmony in the Hudson Valley.
In addition to performing the original compositions of her friends who are internationally acclaimed, very gifted songwriters, including Michael Fracasso and Eric Wood, and more regionally known artists such as Jim Lord, Jim Kunkel, and EC Lorick, Marji interprets and covers a wide range of material crossing into several genres, from folk to rock to jazz, including Tom Waits, Jobim, Cole Porter, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Her songbook is as extensive as it is diverse, allowing her to perform easily for five hours without repeating herself.
Marji has shared the bill with such diverse acts as Koko Taylor, Vance Gilbert, Tracy Grammer, David Amram, Pete Seeger, sonia and disappear fear, Spook Handy, Tom Paxton, Jonathan Edwards, the Kennedys, and Robbie Robertson and has performed and/or recorded with Jim Kunkel, Josef Pelletier, Jay Anderson, Mike Richmond, Vin Warner, Ron Wilson, Robert Weinstein, EC Lorick, Dawn Casteel-Lorick, John Marshall, Victoria Christgau, and Shula Ruth Weinstein.
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Contact Info
Location: Ulster County, NY
Website: www.marjizintz.com
Email
Phone: (845) 853-0539
Videos
Sumatran Fire (composer: E.C. Lorick) (recorded at AIR Studio, Kingston, NY)
Big Sister (composer: Michael Fracasso) (recorded at the Minstrel, Morristown, NJ)
| Calendar for Marji Zintz |
  Thursday 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Festivities! with Marji Zintz Acoustic, Contemporary. all the stuff you love! | Rock da Casbah 216 Main Street Saugerties, NY See Map |
 Yummy food, intimate setting, all the music you love! Come to Rock da Casbah and bring a friend and your appetite!!! Ask for a tune, too!Marji on the Interweb | ||
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Friday 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Makin Music!!! with Marji Zintz Acoustic, Contemporary. all the stuff you love! | AutoCamp Catskills 882 NY-212 Saugerties, NY See Map |
 Making sweet music for the sweet folks in this sweet spot in the Catskills!Marji on the Interweb | ||
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Friday 7:00 pm | The John Street Jam! with Marji Zintz, Jude Roberts, Danielle Miraglia, Dan Strauss, Montgomery Delaney, Sarah Boyle Acoustic, Americana, and Singer-Songwriter. all the stuff you love! | The Local - Saugerties 16 John Street Saugerties, NY See Map |
 The John Street Jam is back at 16 John Street. If you've never been to one of these events, now is the time! It's unusual and almost sacred!
Tickets are $15 and are available at the door only. The show starts promptly at 7:00 Doors open at 6:00 "The audience surrounds the musicians like a big hug" Marji on the Interweb | ||
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Saturday 4:00 pm | Marji Zintz Acoustic | Private Event Mount Tremper, NY See Map |
| I get to play a private event! One of my favorite things to do!!! If you would like to set up a private event, learn all about how fun and easy it is to host your own house concert by visiting www.marjizintz.com/house-concerts to download a copy of the House Concerts Hosts' Guide. | ||
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Thursday 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Music in the Beer Garden with Marji Zintz Acoustic, Contemporary. music you've heard, music you haven't | Colony Woodstock Beer Garden 22 Rock City Road Woodstock, NY See Map |
 Like Spring follows Winter, the Colony Beer Garden is BACK! Join me for a Thursday evening of music on the patio in the beautiful beer garden! Alright!Marji on the Interweb | ||
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Friday 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Makin Music!!! with Marji Zintz Acoustic, Contemporary. all the stuff you love! | AutoCamp Catskills 882 NY-212 Saugerties, NY See Map |
 Making sweet music for the sweet folks in this sweet spot in the Catskills!Marji on the Interweb | ||
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Saturday 4:00 pm | Marji Zintz Acoustic | Private Event Highland, NY See Map |
 I get to play a private event! One of my favorite things to do!!! If you would like to set up a private event, learn all about how fun and easy it is to host your own house concert by visiting www.marjizintz.com/house-concerts to download a copy of the House Concerts Hosts' Guide. | ||
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Saturday 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Pizza. Music. You. Me. with Marji Zintz Acoustic, Americana. all the stuff you love! | Kent Pizza Garden Kitchen & Bar 17 Railroad Street Kent, CT See Map |
 Outdoors (note: "garden"), so bring your kids and your dog and your appetite, and get ready to have a lovely afternoon in the garden while I sing your favorite songs! Just over the border from New York! It's a marvelous afternoon for a (new) moondance!Marji on the Interweb | ||
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Sunday 1:00 pm | All-day Music Festival! with Marji Zintz Acoustic, Americana, and Contemporary. all the stuff you love! | The Print House 1070 Main Street Fleischmanns, NY See Map |
 Details to come!Marji on the Interweb | ||
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Sunday 5:00 pm | Catskills Serenade with Marji Zintz Acoustic, Americana. all the stuff you love! | The Print House 1070 Main Street Fleischmanns, NY See Map |
 A song for you! They are "the only vinyl music bar in the heart of the Catskills"! I read a nice article about them in the Chronogram, and I knew that this could be a good spot to play in! They agreed! I love their menu, too! It's a very sweet spot! Why don't you come? Marji on the Interweb | ||
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Friday 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Festivities! with Marji Zintz Acoustic, Contemporary. all the stuff you love! | Rock da Casbah 216 Main Street Saugerties, NY See Map |
 Yummy food, intimate setting, all the music you love! Come to Rock da Casbah and bring a friend and your appetite!!! Ask for a tune, too!Marji on the Interweb | ||
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Saturday 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Makin Music!!! with Marji Zintz Acoustic, Contemporary. all the stuff you love! | AutoCamp Catskills 882 NY-212 Saugerties, NY See Map |
 Making sweet music for the sweet folks in this sweet spot in the Catskills!Marji on the Interweb | ||
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Sunday 11:30 am to 2:30 pm | Brunch on the Salon Stage Show with Marji Zintz, with Mike LaRocco on percussion Acoustic, Contemporary, and Singer-Songwriter. all the stuff you love! | The Towne Crier 379 Main Street Beacon, NY See Map |
 Performing scintillating songs from the Salon Stage while you enjoy a simply scrumptious brunch from their yummy menu! Be there or be 🔲! (It's OK if you're 🔲, really.... come anyway! We don't judge!)
Music complimentary with brunch! See you @ the Crier! Reservations are highly recommended: 845-855-1300 Visit Towne Crier's Website to learn more | ||
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Friday 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Makin Music!!! with Marji Zintz Acoustic, Contemporary. all the stuff you love! | AutoCamp Catskills 882 NY-212 Saugerties, NY See Map |
 Making sweet music for the sweet folks in this sweet spot in the Catskills!Marji on the Interweb | ||
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Wednesday 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Music at the Market with Marji Zintz Acoustic, Contemporary, and Folk/Traditional. Jazz, originals, etc. | Coxsackie Farmers' Market 1 Betke Boulevard Coxsackie, NY See Map |
 Thank heavens for farmers' markets... AND...thank the farmers! The setting for this market--a town park on the bank of the majestic Hudson River--is worth the trip from anywhere!
Get your delicious, local, healthful food and enjoy some lovely music and community, too. See you at the market! Marji's Website | ||
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Saturday 9:00 am to 11:00 am | Sweet Summertime Music @ The TaSH! with Marji Zintz Acoustic, Contemporary, and Folk/Traditional. jazz, rock, all the good stuff... | TaSH - Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow Farmers' Market Patriots' Park Sleepy Hollow, NY See Map |
 Join me at this wonderful market! Farmers' markets are sublime, and this one offers "more than 30 vendor stalls that hug a sun-dappled, grassy lawn, where the best area musicians entertain, kids dance and play, friends and families socialize, and everyone eats" (except, of course, the musicians, who are too busy making music to eat)!
I'm excited to return to this wonderful market! Won't you join me? Marji's Website | ||
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Friday 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Makin Music!!! with Marji Zintz Acoustic, Contemporary. all the stuff you love! | AutoCamp Catskills 882 NY-212 Saugerties, NY See Map |
 Making sweet music for the sweet folks in this sweet spot in the Catskills!Marji on the Interweb | ||
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Wednesday 3:30 pm to 7:00 pm | Local Food ~ Local Music with Marji Zintz Acoustic, Jazz, and Folk/Traditional. pop, contemporary, whatnot, etc. | West Milford Farmer's Market 1452 Union Valley Road West Milford, NJ See Map |
 Music at a farmers market!! What fun! Buy some fresh, local produce; hear some music; and maybe pick up a CD! Not bad for a Wednesday afternoon in the sweet summertime!
The truth is that this event is happening every Wednesday afternoon during the growing season, and there are other very fine musicians scheduled at each one of these. Visit their website for more information. Marji's Website | ||
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Saturday 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Makin Music!!! with Marji Zintz Acoustic, Contemporary. all the stuff you love! | AutoCamp Catskills 882 NY-212 Saugerties, NY See Map |
 Making sweet music for the sweet folks in this sweet spot in the Catskills!Marji on the Interweb | ||
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Friday 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Makin Music!!! with Marji Zintz Acoustic, Contemporary. all the stuff you love! | AutoCamp Catskills 882 NY-212 Saugerties, NY See Map |
 Making sweet music for the sweet folks in this sweet spot in the Catskills!Marji on the Interweb | ||
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Friday 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Makin Music!!! with Marji Zintz Acoustic, Contemporary. all the stuff you love! | AutoCamp Catskills 882 NY-212 Saugerties, NY See Map |
 Making sweet music for the sweet folks in this sweet spot in the Catskills!Marji on the Interweb | ||
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Saturday 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Local Food ~ Local Music with Marji Zintz Acoustic, Contemporary, and Folk/Traditional. Standards, originals, etc. | Saugerties Farmers' Market 115 Main Street Saugerties, NY See Map |
 These folks really know how to put on a farmers' market! Plenty of tables and chairs and umbrellas and yummy things to eat and lots of sunshine and music. It's going to be a gorgeous weekend.
Why not come out to the farmers' market, support farmers, local music, and community? It'll be great to see you! The market is located at 115 Main Street in Saugerties, New York. Marji's Website | ||
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