Dianne Reeves Biography

The preeminent Jazz vocalist alive today, Dianne Reeves’ stellar voice, which embodies the long Jazz tradition while remaining distinctive and original, has earned her numerous accolades along with the stunning achievement of having her last 3 albums consecutively earn the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance.

Born in Denver, Reeves was not only the child of musical parents, but also an extended family which includes pianist George Duke and Charles Burell, a bass player with the Denver Symphony Orchestra. It was Burrell who introduced Reeves to the Jazz singers of old like Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Sarah Vaughn. She sang in her High School’s Big Band, through which she met her trumpeter Clark Terry, who helped influence her to become a professional Jazz singer.