Denise Donatelli

Denise Donatelli ( born 1950 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is an American jazz singer.

Life and work

Denise Donatelli grew up in the 1950s and 1960s in South Whitehall Township on the Lehigh County ( Pennsylvania They started with three years to play the piano, with six she won a competition of the National Music Federation, . 14 years she had classical piano lessons Ralph Kemmerer ( the Keith Jarrett instructed ) after college, she married and took care of as a housewife to her sons after her divorce, the end of the 1980s she moved to Atlanta, where they jammed with Russell Malone, .. . soon had them ( in addition to their day job) as a jazz singer, a commitment at the Ritz Carlton Hotel. Later she moved to Los Angeles. 2005, it after mediation by Neal Hefti her debut album, in the Company of Friends ( Jazzed Media ) prior to which the arranger / pianist Tom Garvin participated. followed in 2008 the album What Lies Within ( Savant Records). For their albums When Lights are low (2010, with Geoffrey Keezer Arranger ) and Soul Shadows ( 2012) she received three Grammy nominations. 2013, it was selected by Downbeat Critics Poll in the category of female vocalist for the rising star.

Discography

  • Soul Shadows ( CD ) (2012 ) Savant Records
  • Bill Cunliffe: That Time of Year (CD ) (2011 )
  • When Lights Are Low (CD ) (2010 ) Savant Records
  • What Lies Within ( CD ) (2008 ) Savant Records
  • In the Company of Friends (CD ) (2005 ) Jazzed Media
Vocal jazz Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Grammy Award Down Beat Integrated Authority File
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