presents
Diane Schuur
Saturday, May 10, 2014 ~ 8pm
South Florida JAZZ presents jazz vocal legend, DIANE SCHUUR. With her all-star band, Ms. Schuur is making a rare South Florida appearance as she introduces music from her soon-to-be-released album recorded as a tribute to her principal mentors Stan Getz and Frank Sinatra.
SouthFlorida JAZZ, South Florida's premier modern jazz organization is thrilled to
present The Diane Schuur Saturday, May 10, 2014, 8:00 PM. This
concert will take place at the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center
on the Nova Southeastern University 3100 Ray Ferrero, Jr. Blvd ,
Davie 33314 Broward Center
"Diane Schuur's voice is beautiful. She has a vocal range that can deliver low, laments and high crooning wails with equal effectiveness." - College Music Journal
Long-regarded as an artist who has seemingly walked a tightrope between jazz and pop, singer Diane Schuur makes no apologies for her unwavering commitment to the jazz tradition and its firm control on her artistic sensibilities despite forays into other genres. After all, she is still a hard-core disciple of the legendary jazz singers of the ‘40s and ‘50s, but most particularly Dinah Washington, who was her earliest influence.
Born and raised in the state of Washington, Ms. Schuur was blinded by circumstances of her premature birth, a recognized complication of neonatal care in the mid-20th century. Nicknamed “Deedles” as a child, Ms. Schuur discovered jazz very early via her pianist father and immersion in the family’s formidable collection of Duke Ellington and Dinah Washington records. Blessed with perfect pitch, she sang every early and also taught herself to play the piano. Those significant skills were honed over two years spent at the Washington State School for the Blind, making her career decision at an early age quite instinctual. She was, in fact, performing publicly by age ten.
By her late teens, Diane was getting opportunities to play with and for major figures in the jazz world, including a pivotal performance at the 1979 Monterey Jazz Festival that served as an introduction to Stan Getz, which led to a White House appearance and a GRP recording contract. With her career then officially launched, she garnered five Grammy® nominations and two Grammy® Awards including one for Diane Schuur and the Count Basie Orchestra. Ms. Schuur has a newly recorded homage to two of her most important mentors, Frank Sinatra and Stan Getz. It is titled I Remember You - With Love to Stan and Frank. This concert will feature repertoire from the CD formally to be released in June, but available to concertgoers on May 10th. It commemorates her "official" discovery 35 years ago by Stan Getz, as mentioned above. The recording and concert feature all new arrangements by her pianist and musical director, Alan Broadbent, leading an all-star band.
ARTISTIC PERSONNEL
Diane Schuur – vocals
Alan Broadbent – piano
Joel Frahm – saxophones
Roni Ben-Hur – guitar
Ben Wolfe - double bass
Donald Edwards - drums
Alan Broadbent – piano
Joel Frahm – saxophones
Roni Ben-Hur – guitar
Ben Wolfe - double bass
Donald Edwards - drums
South Florida JAZZ, in its 22nd
year, as the principal purveyors of modern jazz in the region since 1992,
formally announces its new season schedule. All eight performances will be held
at the Rose & Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center, 3100 Ray Ferrero, Jr Blvd Nova Southeastern
University campus in Davie
Tickets
to all concerts can be purchased from the Broward Center box office at
954-462-0222; toll-free at 877-311-SHOW, online at southfloridajazz.org
or browardcenter.org.
Tickets: $40; students $15; $300 eight-concert
subscriptionAll seating is reserved
Free parking courtesy of South Florida JAZZ
2014 Concerts
Grammy Award winner Christian McBride, who
comes from the Ray Brown tradition, is a chameleonic virtuoso both of the
acoustic and electric bass, stands tall among his peers, doing things that
never have been done on the instrument before. His trio that features emerging
stars, pianist Christian Sands, and drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr, is dazzling!
Funding
for this organization is provided in part by the Broward County Board of
Commissioners as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council
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