Dianne Reeves: Strings Attached

Dianne Reeves is considered by many to be the pre-eminent jazz vocalist in the world today. Her virtuosity, improvisational prowess, and unique jazz and R&B stylings have earned her a Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for three consecutive recordings—a Grammy first in any vocal category. Ms. Reeves has recorded and performed extensively with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and has also recorded with Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim. She was a featured soloist with Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic and appeared and performed in George Clooney’s Academy Award nominated film “Good Night, and Good Luck,” of which the soundtrack provided her with her fourth Best Jazz Vocal Grammy in 2006. She will be featured in an upcoming documentary on the remarkable and all-too-brief life of Billy Strayhorn and plans to release her first recording in five years in fall 2007. Ms. Reeves will perform tonight in a special trio setting with which she has been steadily touring worldwide for the last year called Strings Attached, featuring two outstanding guitarists — Russell Malone and Romero Lubambo. Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1955, Romero Lubambo<> graduated from the Villa-Lobos School of Music in Rio in 1978. In 1985 he left Brazil for New York City, where he became very much in demand not only for his authentic Brazilian sound, but also for his command of a variety of styles. He has also established himself as a composer and performer on his own acclaimed projects including Trio Da Paz, a Brazilian jazz trio Lubambo formed with Nilson Matta and Duduka da Fonseca. Romero Lubambo is considered by critics to be “ the best practitioner of his craft in the world today ... the guitarist’s facility, creativity and energy are in a class all their own.” Born in Albany, Georgia, Russell Malone grew up playing a variety of music. Eventually, he made jazz his main focus, never losing his appreciation of other styles. Malone was 25 when, in 1988, he was hired as a sideman by the seminal organist Jimmy Smith. After two years with Smith, he hooked up with the Harry Connick Jr. Orchestra, a position he held from 1990-1994. He then spent four years touring and recording with Diana Krall, also working with artists as diverse as Clarence Carter, Little Anthony, Mulgrew Miller, Kenny Barron, Roy Hargorve, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, Bucky Pizzarelli, and Jack McDuff.

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