Marie-Claire Giraud

More than a singer, she is a true Renaissance musician—blending influences with intention and style to create something entirely her own. Her signature sound, HipHopera, fuses hip-hop rhythms with the depth and power of operatic vocals, while her rich contralto voice brings a soulful elegance to jazz, reggae, and contemporary music alike.

Raised in the Bronx, New York, with Caribbean roots that deeply inform her sound, MARIE-CLAIRE GIRAUD has built a dynamic musical career that spans intimate jazz rooms, major international festivals, and iconic global stages. She has performed at the United Nations, Barclays Center (performing the U.S. National Anthem), and Central Park SummerStage, as well as internationally at the Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival, Ocho Rios Jazz Festival, Cartagena Jazz Festival, and Creole in the Park in her native Dominica.

In more intimate settings, she has captivated audiences at legendary venues such as Preservation Hall in New Orleans alongside the Preservation Hall All-Stars, Blues Alley in Washington, D.C., and New York City staples including Smalls Jazz Club, Joe’s Pub, and Omar’s. Her performances are immersive and expressive—effortlessly moving between genres while maintaining a distinct and unmistakable voice.

A fearless collaborator, MARIE-CLAIRE GIRAUD has worked across musical worlds with artists like reggae icon Spragga Benz (“Rastaman Chant”) and hip-hop artist Rob $tone (“Chill Bill”), featured in RCA/Sony’s Out of the Comfort Zone series. Her reggae-influenced EP Dreamland highlights her versatility, while original works and reinterpretations of jazz standards continue to showcase her depth as both a vocalist and storyteller.

Her artistry has inspired legendary creatives as well—Jamaican icon Bob Andy wrote “Constellation” specifically for her, and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Harbison created a four-song cycle tailored to her voice, with MARIE-CLAIRE GIRAUD contributing original lyrics and melodies.

Rooted in tradition yet driven by innovation, MARIE-CLAIRE GIRAUD continues to evolve as a modern musical voice—one that transcends genre, connects cultures, and delivers performances that are as bold as they are unforgettable.

SET

My big bold & beautiful technicolor fantasy

The set is a vibrant, genre-blending show that showcases her fearless musical vision spanning opera, jazz, and original songs. It is the perfect show to pair with a masterclass detailing Marie-Claire’s journey from sexual abuse victim to survivor.

Set

HONEY HONEY BABY — Marie-Claire Giraud & Jeff Franzel
CARAVAN — Duke Ellington
AT THIS TIME OF YEAR — Marie-Claire Giraud & Jake Owen
CHASIN’ RAINBOWS — Marie-Claire Giraud
FRANK’S SONG (Outlander) — Marie-Claire Giraud
IN MY EYES — Marie-Claire Giraud & John Harbison
BARCAROLLE — Jacques Offenbach
BLU X — Marie-Claire Giraud & Jeff Franzel
IT HAD TO BE YOU — Isham Jones & Gus Kahn
SUMMERTIME — George Gershwin & DuBose Heyward
CHANGE PARTNERS — Irving Berlin

SET

From Harlem to Hollywood

The Songs of Duke Ellington & Irving Berlin. Join Marie-Claire as she musically embraces The Great American Songbook with finesse and ardent passion, singing music by influential composers Duke Ellington & Irving Berlin. She will transport you to a time when people dressed to the nines, walked up Park Avenue, and stomped at The Savoy.

Set

DUKE ELLINGTON & IRVING BERLIN

CREOLE LOVE CALL — B♭ — Duke Ellington
LET YOURSELF GO — B♭ — Irving Berlin
YOU CAN HAVE HIM — G — Irving Berlin
ALL BY MYSELF — Irving Berlin
CHANGE PARTNERS — C — Irving Berlin
REACHING FOR THE MOON — C minor — Irving Berlin
MOOD INDIGO — D♭ — Duke Ellington
IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD — F minor — Duke Ellington
I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT — D♭ — Duke Ellington
SATIN DOLL — F — Duke Ellington
LUSH LIFE — A♭ — Duke Ellington
DON’T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE — E♭ — Duke Ellington
CARAVAN — F minor — Duke Ellington

SET

The Great American Songbook at the Movies

Marie-Claire sings songs from movies of Hollywood’s Golden Age. George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, and Cole Porter all wrote for the movies, and Marie-Claire sings all those songs. (This show can also be coupled with a movie-sized screen to show the films for which the songs were created.)

Set 1

GEORGE GERSHWIN

BUT NOT FOR ME (w/ verse) — B♭ — Mid-tempo — 1930 — George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin (Girl Crazy; later featured in the 1943 film with Judy Garland & Gene Kelly; recorded by Ella Fitzgerald, Grammy 1960)
I GOT RHYTHM (w/ verse) — C — Uptempo Swing — 1931 — George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin (Of Thee I Sing; later featured in An American in Paris, 1951)
THE MAN I LOVE (w/ verse) — G — Ballad — George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin (written for Lady, Be Good; later associated with Strike Up the Band)
LET’S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF (w/ verse) — F — Mid-tempo — 1937 — George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin (Shall We Dance, introduced by Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers)
’S WONDERFUL — F — 1951 — George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin (An American in Paris)
THEY ALL LAUGHED (w/ verse) — C — Uptempo Swing — 1937 — George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin (Shall We Dance)
SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (w/ verse) — E♭ — Ballad — 1926 — George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin (Oh, Kay!)
A FOGGY DAY (w/ verse) — B♭ — Walking — 1937 — George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin (A Damsel in Distress, performed by Fred Astaire)
THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME — A♭ — Mid-tempo — 1937 — George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin (Shall We Dance)
SUMMERTIME — B minor — Porgy and Bess — George Gershwin & DuBose Heyward

Set 2

IRVING BERLIN

BLUE SKIES — G minor — Uptempo — 1926 — Irving Berlin (introduced by Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer)
CHEEK TO CHEEK — F — Uptempo — Irving Berlin (performed by Fred Astaire in Top Hat, 1935)
ISN’T THIS A LOVELY DAY (w/ verse) — A♭ — Walking — Irving Berlin (Top Hat, 1935, with Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers)
PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ (w/ verse) — A — Uptempo — 1930 — Irving Berlin
LET’S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE — F minor — Midtempo — 1936 — Irving Berlin (Follow the Fleet)
I’VE GOT MY LOVE TO KEEP ME WARM — A♭ — Uptempo — 1937 — Irving Berlin (On the Avenue)
CHANGE PARTNERS — C — Midtempo — 1938 — Irving Berlin (Carefree)
CHASIN’ RAINBOWS — A♭ — Midtempo — Marie-Claire Giraud
ST. LOUIS BLUES — D — Walking Blues — W. C. Handy
SLUMMING ON PARK AVENUE — G — Midtempo — Irving Berlin

Set 3

COLE PORTER

ALL OF YOU — A — Mid-tempo — 1954 — Cole Porter (Silk Stockings, performed by Fred Astaire)
ANYTHING GOES (w/ verse) — E♭ — Uptempo — 1934 — Cole Porter (Anything Goes)
EASY TO LOVE — D — Walking — Cole Porter
EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE — A♭ — Ballad — 1944 — Cole Porter
IT’S DE-LOVELY (w/ verse) — B♭ — Uptempo Swing — 1936 — Cole Porter (Red, Hot and Blue)
I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN — B minor — Mid-tempo — 1936 — Cole Porter (Born to Dance, with Eleanor Powell)
YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO — B — Mid-tempo — 1942 — Cole Porter (Something to Shout About, with Don Ameche)
NIGHT AND DAY (w/ verse) — A♭ — Uptempo — 1932 — Cole Porter (Gay Divorce, performed by Fred Astaire)
LOVE FOR SALE (w/ verse) — E♭ major — Walking Ballad — 1930 — Cole Porter (The New Yorkers)
OVER THE RAINBOW (w/ verse) — G — Ballad — 1939 — Harold Arlen & Yip Harburg (The Wizard of Oz)

Discography

SINGLES

My Big Bold & Beautiful Technicolor Fantasy - (2026)

CARAVAN - (2024)

Two Old Maids - (2014)
Chasing Rainbows - (2014)
In My Eyes - (2014)
Sassenach - (2014)
Rastaman Chant (Fly Away Home) - (2011)
Summertime - (2011)
Dreamland - (2011)
Constellation - (2011)
Charcoal - (2011)
Care For You - (2010)
Jah Guide - (2010)
Red - (2002)
Desperation - (2002)

MIXTAPES/COMPILATIONS

"Chill Bill" Rob $tone / Sony 'Out of the Comfort Zone' Series

Chiney Flava Riddim—DJ Krush (2010)
The Anomaly—DJ Logic (2000)

STUDIO ALBUMS
My Big Bold & Beautiful Technicolor Fantasy - (2026)

CARAVAN - (2024)

Chasing Rainbows (2014)
Dreamland (2011)

VIDEOS
"Care For You"

My Big Bold & Beautiful Technicolor Fantasy - (2026)

MARIE-CLAIRE GIRAUD’s upcoming album, My Big, Bold & Beautiful Technicolor Fantasy, is a vibrant, genre-blending project that showcases her fearless musical vision. The album features standout collaborations, including Sondra Radvanovsky on a new interpretation of Offenbach’s Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann, Vernon Reid on Honey, Honey Baby, and Lisa Marie Simmons on BLU. Bold, expressive, and richly textured, the album promises a colorful journey through sound and storytelling.

CARAVAN - (2024)

EXPLORE MY EP

Summertime - (2024)

EXPLORE MY EP

Constellation - (2022)

EXPLORE MY EP

LIFE PERFORMANCES

PAC NYC, NYC- 2026

PAC NYC, NYC- 2025

Birdland, NYC-2023, 2024, 2025

Dizzy’s Jazz at Lincoln Center, NYC- 2023, 2024, 2025

Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, London- 2025

Dominica Jazz n Creole Festival, Dominica- 2025

Theatre Row, NYC- 2022, 2025

Carnegie Hall, NYC- 2023

Dante’s, NYC- 2019-2022

Scarlett Lounge- 2022-2024

Omar's (NYC, 2017-present)

Fort Young Hotel (Dominica,2020)

The Cabin Studios (NYC, 2019)

Seward Park High School Library (NYC, 2019)

Root Studios (NYC, 2019)

Il Posto Accanto (NYC, 2017)

Friar's Club (NYC, 2017)

Riverside Church (NYC, 2017)

Root Studios (NYC, 2017)

Prince Georges Country Club (MD, 2017)

Preservation Hall (New Orleans, LA, 2017)

Roundtable Arts Salon (NYC, 2017)

Carlyle Hotel (NYC, 2017)

Joe's Pub (NY, USA 1999, 2017)

Metropolitan Room (NYC, 2016)

Farafina Lounge (Harlem, NY 2016)

Blues Alley (Washington, DC, 2014)

Medici Gallery (2014)

BMI—Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop (NY, 2014)

Launch of Secret Bay Luxury Resort (Dominica 2011)

Jonkanoo Lounge (2011)

Wicky Wacky (Jamaica 2011)

Jazz and More at Edna Manley (Jamaica 2011)

Actor Boy Awards (Jamaica 2011)

Hats on to Easter Fundraiser (Jamaica 2011)

Launch of Western Consciousness at Jamaica Pegasus Garden (Jamaica 2011)

Edna Manley Reggae Month Concert (Jamaica 2011)

Village Blues Bar (Jamaica 2010, 2011)

Susie's (Jamaica 2010)

Christopher's (Jamaica 2009, 2010)

Red Bones (Jamaica 2009, 2010)

Russell's (Antigua 2009)

Lot 61 (NY, USA 1998)

Siren (NY, USA 1998)

Izzy's Lounge (NY, USA 1998)

Piazza (Italy 1994-1998)

MUSICAL FESTIVALS /

LARGE VENUES

The National Opera Centre (NYC,2020)
Susquehanna Summer Fest (York, PA,2019)
National Jazz Museum (NYC, 2019)
Barclay's Center (NYC, 2017
Times Square (NYC, 2017)
Howard University (Washington DC, 2017)
UN Headquarters (NYC, 2017)
Caribbean Heritage Month Awards Ceremony (NYC, 2017)
Madison Square Garden (NYC, 2017)
Battle of the Boroughs (NYC, 2013)
Festivoces del Jazz (Cartagena, COL 2013)
Jazz on the Green (St. Vincent 2011)
Western Consciousness (Jamaica, 2011)
Bequia Mount Gay Music Fest (Bequia, 2011)
Harlem Plaza (Dominica 2010, open for Glen Washington)
Year Of The Child Concerts (Dominica 2010)
Creole And All That Jazz (Dominica 2010)
Love Is All We Need (Antigua 2010)
Jamaica Jazz and Blues (Jamaica 2009/2010)
Excellence in Music and Entertainment Awards, (Jamaica, 2010, Sang Jamaican national anthem)
Creole In The Park (Dominica 2005, 2010)
Ocho Rios Jazz Festival (Jamaica 2009)
Love Fest (St. Lucia 2006)
Nature Fest (Dominica 2006)
Central Park Summer Stage (NY, USA 2001)
Carnegie Hall—New York Philharmonic (NY, USA 1999-2000)
Austin Lyric Company (TX, USA 1993-1994)

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