Jazz Diva Diane Schuur Performed at Beverly's Cabot Theatre

Great Lady of Jazz Diane Schuur To Play At The Cabot, Beverly, May 16

Long regarded as one of contemporary jazz’s leading vocalists and pianists, Diane Schuur comes to the acoustically awesome Cabot Theater, Beverly, MA for a rare Massachusetts performance on Saturday, May 16 at 8 PM. A giant in the world of jazz, Diane is an artist as eclectic as she is brilliant.

Tickets are available at www.TheCabot.org or at the door, with reduced rates for seniors and students with ID. The Cabot is a non-profit performing arts center dedicated to preserving the magnificent 95-year-old Cabot Theater as a vibrant cultural resource. All ticket and concession proceeds beyond expenses are used to revitalize this historic theater.

Diane performs at the Cabot just before she headlines at jazz capitol Birdland in NYC. She has performed at the White House on multiple occasions, and was one of the select musical guests invited to perform for Stevie Wonder at the Kennedy Center Honors when he received his prestigious award. She continues to tour and perform extensively at major concert halls and venues around the world.

With a distinguished recording career that spans three decades, including two Grammy awards® (Timeless and Diane Schuur and The Count Basie Orchestra on GRP Records), as well as three additional Grammy nominations, Schuur’s music has explored almost every corner of the 20th Century musical landscape.

Her musical collaborations include the aforementioned Count Basie Orchestra, Barry Manilow, B.B. King, Ray Charles, and Jose Feliciano, among countless others. These collaborations resulted in numerous #1 Billboard Chart recordings, including Pure Schuur and Heart to Heart with B.B. King; Ms. Schuur has appeared on PBS and many other television specials...as well as a very special visit to the beloved TV show, Sesame Street.

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. She later received formal piano training at The Washington State School for the Blind, which she attended until she was 11 years of age.

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.

Ms. Schuur recently recorded an homage to two of her very important mentors, Frank Sinatra and Stan Getz. The CD, entitled I Remember You (With Love To Stan and Frank) released in June 10, 2104, also commemorates her “official” discovery 35 years ago by Stan Getz at the 1979 Monterey Jazz Festival.

For more information:
paul@thecabot.org
978-927-3100

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