If I had to name one jazz singer on the current scene as my favorite, my answer would be Dianne Reeves. I have many of her albums and have seen her in venues ranging from the intimate Blue Note Club to our leading concert venue, Carnegie Hall. She always impresses with her plush voice, tremendous range, rhythmic flexibility, and, at the same time, she invests each song with feeling.
Am I the only one who feels this way? Consider this. She has won the Grammy for best jazz vocal album five times. She is the only singer to have won for three consecutive albums. Last May, Reeves received an honorary doctorate from Juilliard.
She moves effortlessly from one era to another.
