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Diane Schuur at The Side Door Jazz Club
Courtesy of Janm | Posted on March 10, 2015
Where
The Side Door Jazz Club
85 Lyme St
Old Lyme, CT
Map
(860) 434-2600
When
Fri, May 15, 2015
7:30 pm
Save the date
Musicians
Diane Schuur
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DIANE SCHUUR At The Side Door! Fri May 15th – Doors 7:30pm, Show 8:30pm – 860-434-0886* www.thesidedoorjazz.com
Long regarded as one of Contemporary Jazz's leading vocalists, Diane Schuur is as eclectic as she is brilliant. Born in Tacoma, Washington in 1953, Schuur was blind from birth; but she was gifted with perfect pitch and initially taught herself piano by ear.
Nicknamed "Deedles" as a child, she grew up surrounded by the world of Jazz embraced by both of her parents: Her father was an amateur pianist, and her mother kept a formidable collection of Duke Ellington and Dinah Washington albums in her home. Not surprisingly, Dinah Washington is often listed as Schuur's major vocal influence, and she learned the iconic singer's "What a Difference a Day Makes" while she was still a toddler. She also developed her own rich, resonant vocal style at a very young age....