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Review - "Blanchard and Reeves, Creating a Sound Union": The Washington Post
"Why are jazz musicians known for slamming singers? Because not all singers qualify as musicians, said trumpeter Terence Blanchard at the Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater on Friday night. He then matched wits with a vocalist whose musical skills are beyon


Dianne Reeves, Going Where Her Heart Takes Her: The Washington Post, Feb. 15, 2005

Review - "Celebrating Billie Holiday, Their Woman of Influence": The Washington Post – Washington, DC (Nov. 21, 2005)
Agile, soulful, and passionate


Official Site of Dianne Reeves

Biography of Dianne Reeves

About the Artist

Dianne Reeves
Dianne Reeves, a Blue Note recording artist, is the pre-eminent jazz vocalist in the world today.  As a result of her virtuosity, improvisational prowess, and unique jazz and R&B styling, Reeves was awarded the Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for four consecutive recordings- a Grammy first in any vocal category. 

Reeves has recorded and performed extensively with Wynton Marsalis, and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra.  She has also recorded with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and was a featured soloist with Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic.  Reeves was also the first Creative Chair for Jazz for the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the first singer to ever perform in the famed Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. 

Recordings include A Little Moonlight, Christmas Time Is Here, When You Know, and George Clooney's Good Night, and Good Luck in which she also performed.