Five-Star Hotels & Cruise Ships

Long-term Engagements  

• Princess Cruises, Grand Princess   The Wheelhouse Bar  Marlene Arden Quartet
• Japan Cruise Line, Pacific Venus   Guest Entertainer  Marlene Arden & Phil Conti
• Celebrity Cruises, Celebrity Solstice  Marlene Arden Quartet
• Celebrity Cruises, Celebrity Solstice  Featured Jazz Artist with “The Manny Kellough Quartet”
• NCL, Norwegian Star  Featured Jazz Artist with “The Manny Kellough Quartet”
• Carnival Cruise Lines, Carnival Destiny  Downbeat Lounge  Marlene Arden Trio
• NCL, Norway  Guest Entertainer, Featured Jazz Singer with The Orchestra, Latin Ensemble
• NCL, Dreamward  Guest Entertainer, Featured Jazz Singer with The Dreamward Orchestra
• NCL, Windward  Guest Entertainer, Featured Jazz Singer with The Windward Orchestra
• The Westin Banyan Tree, Bangkok Thailand   Jazz Artist in Residence
• The Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia   Jazz Artist in Residence
• Sheraton Imperial Hotel (ITT Luxury Collection), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia   Jazz Artist in Residence
• Palmer House Hilton & Towers, Chicago  Featured Jazz Artist  Marlene Arden Duo
• Four Seasons Hotel, Newport Beach, California  Featured Jazz Artist  Marlene Arden Duo
• Los Angeles Hilton & Towers, Los Angeles  Featured Jazz Artist  Marlene Arden Duo
• The Ritz Carlton, Chicago  Marlene Arden Quartet
• Hyatt Regency O’Hare, Chicago  Marlene Arden Quartet

Concerts & Shows

• Arie Crown Theatre, Chicago  Featured Singer with The Ben Arden Orchestra
• Palmer House Hilton & Towers, Empire Room  Featured Singer with The Ben Arden Orchestra
• Playboy Club, Chicago  Headline Entertainer
• Chicago Hilton & Towers, Chicago  Featured Singer with The Ben Arden Orchestra
• The Drake Hotel, Chicago  Featured Singer with The Ben Arden Orchestra
• Island Theatre, Sanibel Island, Florida  Headline Performer
• Carlton Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota  Headline Performer
• Bull’s Jazz Club, Chicago, Illinois  Marlene Arden Quartet
• Byfield’s, Chicago, Illinois  Featured Jazz Artist
• Catch A Rising Star, New York City  Featured Jazz Artist

Restaurants

Recently including  

• La Vita Dolce Italian Bistro & Lounge, Lake Havasu City, Arizona  Featured Jazz Artists   Marlene Arden & Phil Conti
• Cha-Bones Steakhouse & Tapas Bar, Lake Havasu City, Arizona  Featured Jazz Artists  Marlene Arden & Phil Conti
• Shugrues Restaurant, Lake Havasu City, Arizona  Marlene Arden & Phil Conti, Marlene Arden & Phil Conti Trio
• Nautical Beachfront Resort, Lake Havasu City, Arizona  Marlene Arden & Phil Conti Trio
• Numerous Special Events: Los Angeles, Chicago and Lake Havasu City, Arizona  

Recordings

CDs & Albums

• “‘S Wonderful”   Marlene Arden & Phil Conti
• “Where Do We Go From Here?”, Marlene Arden (Singer/Songwriter)
• “Seven Souls” on the CD “Humpty Dumpty”  Joe Henderson & Akio Sasajima
• “Just Enough” on the CD ”Roughs”  Streetdancer

Session Work

• "A Whisper Kill”  ABC Movie of The Week
• Additional Recordings with: Renee Rosnes, Steve Rodby, Mark Colby, Howard Levy, Dave Boruff, Steve Eisen, and many more
• National Radio & Television Commercials (Jingle Singer) Chicago, Nashville, Minneapolis  
• Kelloggs
• United Airlines
• General Mills
• Oldsmobile
• Revlon
• Kraft Foods
• American Pork Council
• Booth’s
• WKEE (Radio Signature)
• Hallmark
• Pillsbury  

Singer/Songwriter/Producer

• Sony Corporation  Car Stereo Division hired to write, arrange, produce and perform music for use by Sony/Saab in the US and Japan
• “Golden Rays” (on the album) “Send in The Clowns” by Walter Jackson, RCA Records
• “When We Were Small” (on the album) “Freefall” by Frank Caruso

Education

American Conservatory of Music, Chicago Bachelor of Music in Voice
Sherwood Conservatory of Music, Chicago  Voice Faculty