Dianne Reeves

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Dianne Reeves is the preeminent jazz vocalist of her generation. Music permeated her childhood, from her trumpet-playing mother to her cousin, the well-known pianist George Duke, to her uncle, Charles Burell, the bassist for the Denver Symphony Orchestra. Thanks to Uncle Charles, she encountered the music of her inspiration, Sarah Vaughan. At the age of 16, she was singing with her high school big band, which won a festival competition, which resulted in Dianne meeting the great trumpeter Clark Terry, who became her mentor. After working with Sergio Mendes and Harry Belafonte, she went solo, and struck gold. In 2001, 2002, and 2003 she won Grammys for Best Vocal Performance for, respectively, In the Moment, The Calling, and A Little Moonlight. In 2006 she won her fourth Grammy for her bravura contributions to the soundtrack of the George Clooney homage to Edward R. Murrow, “Good Night, and Good Luck.”