Credit: Courtesy of Afi Scruggs
The daughter of local pianist Neal Creque, R&B singer Nina Creque tragically passed away earlier this month. She was 43 years old and had been ill for quite some time. Creque performed locally with Gerald Levert’s group, One of the Girls, and also performed on “Space Age Pimpin’,” a track by rappers 8 Ball and MJG.

In the wake of her passing, a number of local venues will host special memorial services. Tributes take place at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 1, at the King & Queens Lounge in Maple Heights, at noon on Saturday, March 2, at the Bop Stop and at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 2, at A Touch of Italy in Shaker Heights.

A “homegoing celebration” takes place at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, at the Cleveland Botanical Gardens.

This article appears in Feb 13-19, 2019.

Jeff has been covering the Cleveland music scene for more than 25 years now. On a regular basis, he tries to talk to whatever big acts are coming through town. And if you're in a local band that he needs to hear, email him at jniesel@clevescene.com.

One reply on “R&B Singer Nina Creque To Be Honored With Several Local Memorial Services”

  1. Nina’s father, Neal, passed away at 60 in 2000. Saw him numerous times on Sunday afternoons at CSU’s Drinko Hall, My wife and I would sit in one of the side balconies so we could look down over his shoulder at the piano…and marvel at his keyboard artistry. Usually there would be no more than two or thre dozen jazz fans in te audience, but Neal Creque would play his heart and soul out. You are still missed, dude.

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