Denise Jannah
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Denise Jannah , actually Denise Johanna Zeefuik (born November 5, 1956 in Paramaribo , Suriname ) is a Dutch jazz singer.
Life
She was born as the eldest of four daughters of the pastor ("Dominee") Karel Zeefuik in Suriname and moved to the Netherlands in the mid-1970s, where she studied law in Utrecht for a few years before moving to the Conservatory in Hilversum , where she graduated as a singing teacher. In 1989 she won third prize in the song festival Menschen am Meer in Rostock and in the same year was engaged for the musical A night at the Cotton Club , with which she performed in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium in 1989/90. In 1991 her debut album, Take it from the Top (Timeless Records) was released. In the same year she won the Golden Microphone at the national singing competition in Breda and performed for the first time at the North Sea Jazz Festival .
For her second album, A Heart Full of Music (1993), recorded in New York , she received the Edison Jazz Award . In 1995 she was signed to Blue Note Records ( I was born in love with you with Big Band), the first ever Dutch jazz musician. In 1996 a crossover album Different Colors was released . In the same year the documentary filmmaker Hans Hylkema made the film Denise Jannah - new lady in jazz about her . In 1997 she performed in The Hague on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan (in the presence of the Dutch Queen, EU representatives and Bill Clinton ). She also toured in Chile and Japan. In 1998 she had one of the title roles in the musical Ain't Misbehavin ' .
In 2000 she recorded with the Willem Breuker Kollektief , with which she also went on tour, and received the audience award of the Edison Jazz Award . In addition to frequent appearances at the North Sea Jazz Festival , she has also performed at numerous festivals in the Caribbean, the USA and Europe. In 2003 she played a title role in Jona by Willem Breuker and Karel Deurloo. In 2004 she released an album of her own sung poems called Gedicht Gezongen .
For several years she taught jazz in the world music department of the Rotterdam Conservatory . She also works as a vocal coach for various theaters.
Web links
- Denise Jannah at Music-Dept. (English)
- Denise Jannah at Discogs (English)
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| SURNAME | Jannah, Denise |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zeefuik, Denise Johanna (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch jazz singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th November 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paramaribo , Suriname |