Diane Schuur Biography

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. 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.
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.

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