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Dee Daniels’ musical
career is as varied as
her four-octave vocal
range is thrilling. She
is a unique talent
who transcends
musical borders
when she brings her
jazz styling, infused
with gospel and
blues flavoring, to
the stage.
Daniels has a bachelor’s degree in art education
and taught high school; however, she realized that
her true calling was music. Her vocal style was born
in her stepfather’s church choir, refined through
the R&B era, polished during a five-year stay in
The Netherlands and Belgium, and brought to full
fruition upon her return to North America. She
has performed and recorded with many legends
of jazz including Benny Green, Houston Person,
John Clayton, Russell Malone, Wycliffe Gordon,
Cyrus Chestnut, Clark Terry, and Ken Peplowski, to
mention a few.
Her international career includes performances
in twelve African countries, Australia, South
America, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Japan,
throughout North America, and many countries
within Europe. She has cultivated a diverse career
that has also seen her on theatre stages including
the premiere of New York choreographer Twyla
Tharp’s Come Fly Away, and as an inspirational
speaker. She has enjoyed sharing stages with
symphony orchestras across the United States
and Canada. She recorded Wish Me Love with the
Metropole Orchestra of Holland, Holiday Pops
with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and was
the guest vocalist on 2006 Crossover Xmas and
2007 Crossover Xmas: The Sound Goes Big with the
Philharmonie BadenBaden.
A respected vocal clinician, adjudicator, and
mentor, Dee presents clinics, workshops, and
master classes around the world.
Denzal Sinclaire is
one of Canada’s most
popular jazz vocalists
and is ranked
among the finest jazz
singers of his generation.
A graduate of
McGill University’s
Jazz Performance
program, he seems
to naturally and effortlessly
evoke a
profound emotional
interaction with his audience, touching the listener
with his passionate and sincere delivery and the purity
of the message in every song he sings.
Sinclaire is a multiple nominee of the Juno Award, a
recipient of the 2004 National Jazz Award for “Best
Album,” four-time consecutive recipient of Jazz Report
Magazine Award for Male Jazz Vocalist, and
France’s 2007 Choc Jazzman Award.
From his early days as a canny interpreter of Nat
‘King’ Cole’s mentholated crooning, he’s grown into
one of the most distinctive and individualistic singers
anywhere. He has graced the stages of numerous
concert halls and festivals around the world, and
appeared on several TV shows, including Canada’s
Bravo!TV, Canada AM, Nashville Now, and Ireland’s
The Late Late Show. As a former member of UK soul
artist Jamie Lidell’s band, he has appeared on Late
Night with Conan O’Brien, Jimmie Kimmel Live!, and
Manu Katché’s show in France, One Shot Not. Equally
at home in the theatre, film and television arenas,
Denzal has delighted audiences with his criticallyacclaimed
performance in Unforgettable, a musical
based on the life and music of Nat King Cole; Tapestry:
The Music of Carole King; and William Saroyan’s
award-winning The Time of Your Life. Additional television
and film credits include appearances in the
new Battlestar Gallactica TV series and Being Julia.
DEE DANIELS
Vocalist
DENZAL SINCLAIRE
Vocalist