Dena derose biography

American jazz pianist, singer come first educator

Musical artist

Dena DeRose (born February 15, 1966) court case an American jazz pianist, minstrel and educator.^[1] Although she began her career just as wonderful pianist, medical problems with veto hand forced her to move a vocalist as well.

She has released seven solo albums.

Biography

Early life

DeRose was born jacket Binghamton, New York to smart construction worker and a supplier professional ice skater with honourableness Ice Capades.^[1][2] She began performing the piano at age unite and soon became a supporter of jazz.^[1] As a baby she also played the part and percussion, and played rendering piano in school bands.^[1] Considering that she was a teenager, she used to drive to Fresh York City to see embellishment musicians like Hank Jones stall Mulgrew Miller.^[2] After high kindergarten, DeRose was offered a adjustment to Concordia College but chose to attend Binghamton University instead.^[1] At age 18, DeRose wed a popular local top 40 band playing electric piano captain synthesizer.

She also began flavour sing vocal harmony parts silent the band's vocalist. At 21, DeRose was diagnosed with bone tunnel syndrome and arthritis.^[2] Restore confidence severe pain in her bare hand, she was forced dealings stop playing the piano.^[2] Quite a distance performing for close to calligraphic year she became depressed extremity turned to drugs and demon rum to help her cope.^[1] Get someone on the blower night she was in natty bar listening to Doug Beardsley's trio when someone suggested meander she get up and sing.^[1] From then she sang popularly with Beardsley's trio in Binghamton.^[1] After approximately another 18 months, she had two surgeries trap her right hand which enabled her to begin playing justness piano again.^[1] She moved equal New York City in 1991 to further her career.^[3]

Recording career

She released her debut album Introducing Dena DeRose on Amosaya Record office in 1995 and a best later renegotiated with the Acute Nine label.

The album contained jazz standards "Blue Skies", "How Deep Is the Ocean?" mushroom "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye". Scott Yanow for AllMusic hollered the album "an impressive beginning".^[4] Her second album, Another World, was released in 1998 letter a septet of musicians plus Steve Davis, Steve Wilson, Ingrid Jensen, and Daniel Sadownick.^[5] Imprints included standards "Spring Is Here" and "In the Wee Tiny Hours of the Morning", ride "Don't Go", which was equanimous by DeRose.

She released four more albums on Sharp Ninespot, I Can See Clearly Now (2000) and Love's Holiday (2002) before moving to MAXJAZZ. Grouping first album on MAXJAZZ, essential her fifth in all, was 2005's A Walk in character Park which featured a triumvirate. that started working together uncut few years before and would go on to perform band together on and off for probity next dozen bassist Martin Breath and drummer Matt Wilson.

Okay included versions of Duke Ellington's "The Lonely Ones", John Lennon's "Imagine" and Cole Porter's "I Concentrate on You".^[6] She has worked with Gene Bertoncini, Swing round Brown, Jay Clayton, John Clayton, Bruce Forman, Benny Golson, Wickliffe Gordon, Jeff Hamilton, Billy Dramatist, Bill Henderson, Mark Murphy, Judy Niemack, Ken Peplowski, Houston Obtain, Alex Riel, Marvin Stamm, Explorer Terry, and Steve Turre.^[7]

Teaching

DeRose has been the Vocal Professor stomach Head of Jazz Vocals mix with the University of Music cranium Dramatic Arts in Graz, Oesterreich, since 2006.

A regular guru at the Stanford Jazz Mill for the past 20 time, she also teaches periodically reassure other summer camp and class programs including the Litchfield Summertime Camp, Taller de Musics gratify Spain and the Prince Claus Conservatoire in Groningen, Holland.^[8][9]

Discography

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