Dominique Eade
| Dominique Eade | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Dominique Frances Eade |
| Born |
June 16, 1958 London, England |
| Genres | Jazz vocalist, composer |
| Associated acts | André Vida, Joe McPhee, Namia, Tom Varner, Ran Blake, Brandon Evans |
Dominique Frances Eade (June 16, 1958 in London, England)[1] is an American jazz singer and composer. She lives near Boston and is on the faculty of the New England Conservatory.[2]
Early life
She attended Vassar College and the Berklee College of Music before finishing her degree at New England Conservatory in Boston in 1984.[3]
Eade was in a jazz band with Joe McPhee called Naima in the 1990s.[3]
In 1989 she became the first jazz performer to be awarded the New England Conservatory's NEC Artist Diploma.[4]
Reviews and awards
Her work has been praised by The Boston Phoenix, Newsday, and Peter Watrous and David Hajdu of the New York Times.[5] Entertainment Weekly named her the "best jazz singer" in their article about up-and-coming artists for 1996.[5]
Discography
Solo
- 1992 The Ruby and the Pearl (Accurate)
- 1994 My Resistance Is Low (Accurate)
- 1997 When the Wind Was Cool (RCA Victor)
- 1999 Long Way Home (RCA)
- 2006 Open (CD Baby / Jazz Project)
- 2011 Whirlpool (CD Baby)[6]
Collaboration
- 1995 – The Sky Has Melted Away (with The Creative Trans-Informational Alliance Presents (CTIA), André Vida and Brandon Evans)[7]
References
- ↑ "Dominique Eade". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
- ↑ New England Conservatory faculty list
- 1 2 "Dominique Eade Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
- ↑ Jazz, All About. "Jazz news: New England Conservatory Presents "Living Time" George Russell: His Musical Life and Legacy". News. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
- 1 2 "Dominique Eade" (PDF). Hartford Jazz Society.
- ↑ "Dominique Eade | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ↑ "Brandon Evans / Andre Vida / Dominique Eade [CTIA-NYC] 1995". Brandon Evans. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
External links
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