Vocalist/pianist Diane Schuur is as eclectic as she is brilliant. A longtime disciple of Dinah Washington and other legendary jazz singers of the ‘40s and ‘50s, Schuur has built a career by embracing not only the jazz of her parents’ generation, but also the pop music of her own youth during the 1950s and ‘60s. In a career that spans three decades – and includes two Grammys and three Grammy nominations – Schuur’s music has explored nearly every corner of the 20th century American musical landscape. Schuur made her first record in 1971, a country single entitled “Dear Mommy and Daddy.” GRP released Schuur’s debut album, Deedles, in 1984. Over the next 13 years, Schuur recorded 11 albums on GRP, including two Grammy winners. The recording with the Basie Orchestra spent 33 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard jazz charts. In 1991, Pure Schuur made the number-one slot on the Contemporary Jazz charts, and Heart To Heart – a 1994 collaborative recording with B.B. King – entered the Billboard charts at No. 1. Schuur joined the Concord label with the 2000 release of Friends For Schuur. The move marked the beginning of a series of successful collaborative projects: Swingin’ For Schuur, a set of duets with trumpeter Maynard Ferguson; Midnight, Schuur’s unique interpretations of thirteen songs written or co-written by Barry Manilow; and Schuur Fire, a decidedly Latin-flavored album. Some Other Time was released in 2008. In 2011, Schuur released The Gathering. She remains a torrid ticket all over the globe.
