Diane Schuur

American jazz musician

Born: 10 December 1953
Tacoma
Country: United States
Active: 1971–
Record labels: Atlantic Records, Concord Records, GRP Records, Vanguard Records, Jazzheads
Discography: 20 albums

Biography

Diane Schuur is a jazz musician who plays piano and voice. Diane Schuur was born on 10 December 1953 in Tacoma. The music is usually filed under jazz and vocal jazz. Record labels: Atlantic Records, Concord Records, GRP Records and Vanguard Records. The discography here lists 20 albums, from “Pilot of My Destiny” (1982) to “Running on Faith” (2020). Honours include Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female (1986).

Diane Joan Schuur (born December 10, 1953), nicknamed "Deedles", is an American jazz singer and pianist. As of 2015, Schuur had released 23 albums, and had extended her jazz repertoire to include essences of Latin, gospel, pop and country music. Her most successful album is Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra, which remained number one on the Billboard Jazz Charts for 33 weeks. She won Grammy Awards for best female jazz vocal performance in both 1986 and 1987 and has had three other Grammy nominations. Schuur has performed in venues such as Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, and the White House, and has performed with many artists including Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Quincy Jones, and Stevie Wonder. Co-performers on Schuur's albums have included Barry Manilow, José Feliciano, Maynard Ferguson, Stan Getz, Vince Gill, Alison Krauss, and B.B. King. Her album with B.B. King was number one on the Billboard Jazz Charts.

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