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