Legendary Jazz Singer Dianne Reeves to Perform in Zagreb!

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The acclaimed jazz singer and Grammy Award winner will perform in Zagreb in March

Dianne Reeves, one of the most renowned jazz and R&B singers, is about to visit Zagreb again. Reeves will perform at the Vatroslav Lisinski Music Hall on March 20, 2018 with her band composed of acclaimed jazz musicians: Peter Martin on the piano, guitarist Romero Lumbambo, double bass player Reginald Veal and drummer Terreon Gully.

Dianne Reeves holds multiple Grammy Awards in the category of the best jazz vocal performance, being the only musician who has ever taken away a Grammy in any of the categories related to singing for three consecutive albums.

She won one of the Grammys for her performance featured on the soundtrack of George Clooney’s film ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’. Reeves holds other numerous awards, including an honourary PhD title granted to her by the renowned Berklee College of Music, and the Ella Fitzgerald Award granted by the international jazz festival in Montreal. She placed on top of the latest list of best jazz singers of the year, issued by music critics of the Down Beat magazine.

In 1987, she became the first woman singer to sign with Blue Note record company, starting a collaboration that has lasted to this day.

Reevs is known as a versatile musician who’s able to deliver powerful performances in jazz, gospel, soul, R&B, latin-jazz and pop, often adopting elements of African, Brazilian and Caribbean music. She’s also known for her work in film music: her performances are featured in Spike Lee’s ’25th Hour’, ‘Malcolm X’ and ‘Mo Better Blues’. She often collaborates with renowned artists working in various genres, such as Joan Armatrading, Joni Mitchell, Peter Gabriel and Leonard Cohen.

 

You can find more information on the upcoming show and the tickets here

 

Source: Novi list

 

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