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An acclaimed singer and pianist, Diane Schuur is a virtuoso performer with a resonant voice and ebullient style, known for her effervescent take on jazz standards as well as her earthy forays into pop, rock, and R&B. Blind since birth, she first emerged to widespread fame in the late '70s, championed by her longtime mentor Stan Getz as well as Frank Sinatra and Stevie Wonder.
Diane Schuur — The Hot Lady of Cool Jazz. As a young girl growing up outside of Seattle, ... Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles--all blind as well--have also been huge inspirations to her. In fact, one of her fondest memories is of performing with Charles in a 1998 concert for PBS.
Vocalist/pianist Diane Schuur is as eclectic as she is brilliant. A longtime disciple of Dinah Washington and other legendary jazz singers of the '40s and '50s, ... She received formal piano training at the Washington State School for the Blind, which she attended until age 11.
Diane Schuur (nicknamed “Deedles”) is a jazz singer and pianist from Tacoma, Washington. Schuur has been blind from birth due to retinopathy of prematurity, though she has been
David Block’s interview with legendary jazz vocalist/pianist Diane Schuur whose versatility and sheer range of mastery are legendary. She won two Grammy awards and made over 20 albums. Schuur has performed with legendary artists B. B. King, Stan Getz, Barry Manilow, Maynard Ferguson, Stevie Wonder, and many others.
door a crack and yell ‘Diane, shut up,’ so I progressed from there to the closet.” By age 6, Schuur was giving regular command performances amid her corduroy jumpers. Her formal study of piano began while at the Washington State School for the Blind which Schuur attended until she was 11 years old. A significant inspiration came at the
19 de dic. de 2022 · Diane Schuur Birdland New York, NY November 14, 2017 In the fall of 2017, Diane Schuur returned to New York City for a highly anticipated residency at Birdland. Bringing saxophonist Joel Frahm, bassist Roger Hines, and drummer Willie Jones III along for the ride, the singer and pianist showed us that being a class act on the bandstand means knowing how to balance life off it with honest ...
