Award for Marianne Racine
Jazz vocalist and ZHdK lecturer Marianne Racine receives the City of Zurich's award for general cultural merit, worth CHF 20,000, for her many years of commitment.
Marianne Racine began her musical career in Zurich in 1984 at the legendary Kindli. Thanks to her engaging and open manner, a considerable part of the Zurich jazz scene has since benefited from her as a networker and trailblazer, writes the City of Zurich. She is also a role model and excellent motivator for women in the music business.
The singer knows no fear of contact with the most diverse musical styles, the city writes further. For decades, she has combined her own compositions with jazz standards, chansons and folk songs with her own artistic simplicity.
As a lecturer at the Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK, she is a mediator of skills and knowledge. She believes that taking away students' fear of artistic risks is central to her work as a music teacher.
