Jazz Articles about Dianne Reeves

Atlanta Jazz Festival 2018

by Chinita Tate-Burroughs
May 30, 2018

Not even the forecast of rain for memorial day weekend could keep thousands of devoted jazz listeners away from the annual Atlanta Jazz Festival held in Piedmont Park. This year's 41st annual Atlanta Jazz festival highlighted a lineup on Saturday that featured women performers of which included Dianne Reeves, Terri Lyne Carrington, and Social Science, Jazzmeia Horn, Linda May Han Oh, Ingrid Jensen, and Tia Fuller. The festivities continued on Sunday featuring jazz artists The Bad Plus, Matthew ...

Dianne Reeves At The Belfast Festival 2014

by Ian Patterson
November 1, 2014

Dianne Reeves Belfast Festival Belfast, N. Ireland October 26, 2014 Dianne Reeves' first visit to jny: Belfast coincided with her first album in five years. For some artists, say Bill Frisell, Pat Metheny or John Zorn, a gap of half a decade between releases would be spoken of in reverential terms as their “silent period," but for other artists, like Reeves, no such sense of mystery surrounds an artistic drought. After several decades recording ...

Dianne Reeves at Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver

by Geoff Anderson
February 4, 2014

Dianne Reeves Boettcher Concert Hall Denver, CO January 25, 2014 Let's get right to the most important fact: Dianne Reeves is the greatest living jazz singer. And she gives the dead ones a run for their money too. Pick any aspect: phrasing, intonation, soul, emotion, interpretation, range, control, improvisation. She has it all. And she knows how to use it. Those last three on the list, in particular, conspire to create remarkable and breathtaking ...

Dianne Reeves Quartet: Philadelphia, PA, December 1, 2012

by Lewis J Whittington
December 22, 2012

Dianne Reeves QuartetAnnenberg CenterPhiladelphia, PADecember 1, 2012Even though jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves grew up in Denver, judging by the reception she gets in Philly it could easily be her adopted hometown crowd. Reeves was back for a single tour date in support of two new recordings, and warmly recalled her first date in Philly at the Chestnut Cabaret in the '80s, saying that she still remembered how crowded it was and the great time she ...

Dianne Reeves with Strings Attached at Duke University

by Larry Reni Thomas
October 21, 2009

Dianne ReevesPage Auditorium, Duke UniversityDurham, North CarolinaOctober 9, 2009

Dianne Reeves' fans were in full force on this Friday evening at Duke University's Page Auditorium. The near-capacity crowd, composed of mostly females, seemed to hang on every thing Reeves said and sang. She is a wonderful storyteller, and every tune on the program began with a delightful, quite timely talk. Her rich, finely-tuned voice was in its usually superb form, and she was applauded throughout ...

Dianne Reeves: When You Know

by Jim Santella
June 4, 2008

True love has been a timeless topic for poets, storytellers and minstrels since the world began. From a young lover's innocent stares and awkward movements to the more compassionate phases that follow, Dianne Reeves turns her attention to the awareness that grabs hold when love takes over. What better way for an emotional singer to reach out heart to heart? The guitars of Romero Lubambo and Russell Malone play an important role in this lover's portrait, as do key players ...

Dianne Reeves: When You Know

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 30, 2008

Che Dianne Reeves sia una diva dall’ugola d’oro nessuno lo mette in dubbio. Ha vinto per ben quattro volte il Grammy, e di recente un oscar per la colonna sonora del film “Good Night and Good Luck" di George Clooney. Ha una voce possente e chiara, che si estende a piacere fino ad abbracciare le orecchie dell’ascoltatore come un ciclone. Di note. Ha raccontato che il disco è uscito fuori dalla necessità di celebrare differenti fasi dell’amore in una donna. ...