Home » Jazz Musicians » Rita di Ghent

Rita di Ghent

Rita di Ghent is a musician, lyricist, and composer born in Hamilton, Ontario and comes from many generations of artists. She invented a jazz composing approach called “Sprawl” and was nominated for the Montreal Jazz Festival Prix de Jazz for her originality. di Ghent has also been nominated twice for “Jazz Singer of the Year” (National Jazz Awards). She started her independent record label (Groove/Groove Classic) in 1994. di Ghent has toured world-wide with her ground-breaking approach to jazz. Devoted to empowering others–in particular women–Rita created “The New Moon Sister Society”, regularly facilitating gatherings on Creativity, Storytelling, and teachings in Folk Tales and Traditional Stories.

Awards

Rita di Ghent is the inventor of a jazz composing approach called “Sprawl” and was nominated for the Montreal Jazz Festival Prix de Jazz for her originality. di Ghent has also been nominated twice for “Jazz Singer of the Year” (National Jazz Awards).


Tags

94
Award / Grant

Exceptional Jazz Albums of 2009

Exceptional Jazz Albums of 2009

Source: Michael Ricci


 

Canada

“[keynote presenter] di Ghent uses her soulful voice and spoken-word infused original jazz tunes to inspire audiences to consider how others live their lives – the struggles they go through, the prejudices they face, and the challenges they strive to overcome. It is impossible to hear her perform and not come away inspired
to listen better to people’s stories, their pain, and their joys. Rita’s music is inspired by her desire to create change in society for the better. She does this by using her music to showcase perceptions of Others in hopes that with greater understanding of those who are different than ourselves, we will learn greater tolerance and have a more peaceful society.” (Joan Harrison, U of Ottawa Symposium Democratic Dialogue Via the Arts)

Read more

Primary Instrument

Vocals

Willing to teach

Intermediate to advanced

Credentials/Background

Faculty at York University Jazz Vocal Department and privately.

Clinic/Workshop Information

Varies. E.g. "What Makes a Jazz Singer a Jazz Singer"

Photos

Music

Similar

Get more of a good thing!

Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories, our special offers, and upcoming jazz events near you.

Install All About Jazz

iOS Instructions:

To install this app, follow these steps:

All About Jazz would like to send you notifications

Notifications include timely alerts to content of interest, such as articles, reviews, new features, and more. These can be configured in Settings.