Diana Krall is a pop music sensation. This bright Canadian jazz pop star was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia in 1964. Her father had a very impressive jazz record collection which she enjoyed listening to from an early age. She began playing the piano at the age of six and played in local clubs as a teen-ager. She studied jazz at Berkeley School of Music in Boston and from there went on to live in Las Angeles so that she could study with Jimmy Rowles. It was with Jimmy Rowles with whom she developed her style and began to sing as well.
Since her debut album in 1993, Stepping Out, people have been charmed, awed and captivated by her performances.
BUT IS IT JAZZ?
One thing that made Diana Krall instantly unique was that her jazz albums began selling like pop albums. She went from jazz trios and quartets to a full orchestra. She sounds great singing and playing solo. She sounded incredible on Love Scenes with only Christian McBride on bass and Russell Malone on guitar. And to many lovers of the big orchestrated sound she sounds equally good when playing along with a symphony orchestra in front of huge audiences. As her orchestrated concerts filled...