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Dena DeRose
Jazz vocalist and pianist Dena DeRose returns to Northern California after these past two Covid years to perform songs from her most recent recording called Ode To The Road, some new original compositions, and some other gems from her previous 13 CDs.
Joining her for this concert is her long time Bay Area rhythm section of bassist Peter Barshay and drummer Akira Tana.
$25 General Admission
We are offering a limited number of tickets to attend this performance in person. Advance purchase is required. COVID-19 SAFETY: All ticket holders must show proof of full vaccination (including a booster, if eligible) and wear a mask while inside the piano store.
DENA DeROSE
It’s no small accomplishment to be thought of as “The most creative and compelling singer-pianist since Shirley Horn”, but that’s exactly how Joel Siegel of the Washington City Paper described Dena DeRose. If she comes to your city and you want to catch the show, go early, because the room is going to be packed. She not only awes her audiences and music critics with her facility on the piano and her swinging, soothing vocal style but, as Richard Scheinin of the San Jose Mercury aptly put it, “... she exudes joy ... what soul!” DeRose always delivers “...vivid and often exciting demonstrations of how innovative her musical concepts are...” (Philip Elwood, San Francisco Examiner).
As a recording artist, DeRose has 14 CDs to her credit, all of which have received superior accolades from most Jazz publications including Downbeat Magazine which has given each of her recordings no less than 4 stars! Her newest, and third HighNote release ‘Ode To The Road’features the incomparable rhythm section of Martin Wind and Matt Wilson with guests jazz vocal icon Sheila Jordan, saxophonist Houston Person, and trumpeter Jeremy Pelt. This CD was released on May 29th, 2020 and has garnered great internationally response by magazines and radio stations and was featured and favored in the ‘Hot Box’ reviews of Downbeat Magazines June Issue 2020.
DeRose has also honed her skills as a Jazz educator for the past 25+ years and is currently tenured as the Professor of Jazz Voice at the Jazz Institute of The University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria. She frequently leads clinics and workshops at such prestigious summer schools and jazz festivals such as the Stanford Jazz Workshop, Centrum-Port Townsend Jazz, the Dave Brubeck Institute in Oakland, CA, The Jazz School in Berkeley, CA, Taller de Musics in Barcelona-Spain, the JEN, The Litchfield Summer Jazz Camp, Jazz Camp West, and The Royal Conservatory of Music in Den Haag, among others. denaderose.com