Dianne Reeves at Sheffield City Hall

Dianne Reeves is the pre-eminent jazz vocalist in the world. As a result of her breathtaking virtuosity, improvisational prowess, and unique jazz and R&B stylings, Reeves received the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for three consecutive recordings - a Grammy first in any vocal category. Whether appearing with her acclaimed ensemble or performing with major symphonies, she traverses musical boundaries by combining jazz and pop sensibilities.

Her first album in more than five years, the highly anticipated Beautiful Life may be Reeves' best work to date. Reeves' arsenal of talents is richly on display in each and every song, leading The Huffington Post to declare her "one of our generation's definitive jazz masters, a vocalist of extraordinary skill and vivacity." Produced by drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, Beautiful Life features guest artists such as Gregory Porter, Robert Glasper, Lalah Hathaway, and Esperanza Spalding. ...

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Dianne Reeves is the pre-eminent jazz vocalist in the world. As a result of her breathtaking virtuosity, improvisational prowess, and unique jazz and R&B stylings, Reeves received the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for three consecutive recordings - a Grammy first in any vocal category. Whether appearing with her acclaimed ensemble or performing with major symphonies, she traverses musical boundaries by combining jazz and pop sensibilities.

Her first album in more than five years, the highly anticipated Beautiful Life may be Reeves' best work to date. Reeves' arsenal of talents is richly on display in each and every song, leading The Huffington Post to declare her "one of our generation's definitive jazz masters, a vocalist of extraordinary skill and vivacity." Produced by drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, Beautiful Life features guest artists such as Gregory Porter, Robert Glasper, Lalah Hathaway, and Esperanza Spalding.

Reeves was featured in George Clooney's six-time Academy Award nominated 'Good Night and Good Luck', and the film's soundtrack provided Reeves with her fourth Best Jazz Vocal Grammy. She was the first Creative Chair for Jazz for Los Angeles Philharmonic and the first singer to ever perform at the famed Walt Disney Concert Hall. She has performed at the White House at both the State Dinner for the President of China as well as the Governors' Ball.

When Reeves' holiday collection Christmas Time is Here was released Ben Ratliff of The New York Times raved, "Ms Reeves, a jazz singer of frequently astonishing skill, takes the assignment seriously; this is one of the best jazz Christmas CD's I've heard."
In recent years Reeves has toured the World in a variety of projects including a programme with fellow vocalists Angelique Kidjo and Lizz Wright entitled Sing the Truth, a celebration of musical legends Miriam Makeba, Abbey Lincoln, and Odetta.

Adored by audiences and critics alike throughout the world, Dianne Reeves is a natural wonder not to be missed.

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