The Dena DeRose Trio
Wednesday, February 17thCocktails at 7:00 PM
Concert at 8:00 PM
Tickets - $25 - Reserved Seating
The critics are universal in their praise...
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"Dena DeRose sings jazz as if she had been at it her whole life long, and then some. She interprets
standards in a deliciously laconic, no-nonsense manner, accompanying herself on piano with hard swinging grace." The New York Times "The most creative and compelling singer-pianist since Shirley Horn." Joel Siegel "Dena DeRose has an imaginative approach to improvisation and a jaunty sense of swing." The Los Angeles Times "A great discovery: the singer and pianist Dena DeRose. She sings with a natural, unaffected voice, sometimes dragging out the final syllable or giving blues inflections. She communicates intense feelings and a gripping sensuality." Paris' Jazz Hot Magazine "Without dipping into the depths of hyperbole, let it be said that Dena DeRose is really a major discovery." All About Jazz |
Dena DeRose has developed a hard-swinging and dynamic sound that audiences crave. From the legendary Blue Note, Smoke and the Jazz Standard in New York, Jazz Alley in Seattle, and the Kennedy Center in DC to Body and Soul in Tokyo, The Jazz Center in Istanbul, and Alexander Platz in Rome, she always delivers "...vivid and often exciting demonstrations of how innovative her musical concepts are..." (The San Francisco Examiner).
Dena has brought that vitality and innovation to performances alongside the likes of Ray Brown, Clark Terry, Marian McPartland, Benny Golson, Ken Peplowski, Phil Woods, David 'Fathead' Newman, Rufus Reid, Mark Murphy, Slide Hampton and many, many others. Numerous jazz festivals have had Dena join their roster, including Monterey, Kansas City Jazz and Blues, Sarasota, San Francisco and the Red Sea Jazz Festival in Israel as well as the Ancona Jazz Festival in Italy.
As a recording artist, Dena has 6 CDs as a leader, all of which have received superior accolades. Cadence Magazine gave her both their Album of the Year and Best Vocal Jazz Album awards. Jazz Times says that the MaxJazz label "...takes another big leap forward" with the release of "A Walk In The Park". It also received three Grammy considerations. Dena's new recording for Maxjazz "The Dena DeRose Trio-Live at Jazz Standard-Volume 1" garnered a '4 star' review in Downbeat Magazine as it stated "Double threat DeRose is an energetic pianist and an ebullient vocalist - crowned with a rakish tiara of piano/vocal scat" and "DeRose holds court... pouring potent cocktails of freshened standards laced with wise and sensitive original ballads". Donald Elfman in All About Jazz writes "...there's not a speck of self-importance or pretension as DeRose joyously makes her way through new and old tunes... her voice has a fresh, clear-headed quality that speaks of self-confidence".
Don't miss Dena DeRose at The Ellen Theatre, Wednesday, February 17th. Cocktails at 7, music at 8.
Please CLICK HERE to visit Ms. DeRose's website.
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