Denise Jannah

Denise Jannah
Denise Jannah in 2006
Denise Jannah in 2006
Background information
Birth nameDenise Johanna Zeefuik
Born (1956-11-07) 7 November 1956 (age 68)
Paramaribo, Suriname
GenresJazz
OccupationSinger

Denise Johanna Zeefuik (born 7 November 1956) is a Dutch jazz singer. She made her debut at the North Sea Jazz Festival in 1991. Two years later she won her first of two Edison Music Awards with her second album "A Heart Full of Music" (1993). She was the first Dutch jazz soloist to be signed by Blue Note Records.[1] In 1996 a documentary was made named "Denise Jannah, new lady in jazz".[2]

Early life

She spent her childhood in Suriname and the Netherlands as the eldest daughter of four from the well known Surinamese pastor Rev. Karel Zeefuik.[1]

Education

Denise studied law at the University of Utrecht. However, her interest in music tempted her to enroll herself into the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. She graduated the university as a vocal educator.[3]

Discography

Source:[4]

Studio albums
  • Take It from the Top (Timeless, 1991)
  • A Heart Full of Music (Timeless, 1993)
  • I Was Born in Love with You (Blue Note, 1995)
  • Different Colours (EMI, 1996)
  • The Madness of Our Love (Blue Note, 1999)
  • Thirst! (BV Haast, 2000)
  • Gedicht Gezongen (Plattel Music, 2004)
  • El Sendero (Maxanter, 2005)
  • Ella!: Denise Jannah Sings Ella Fitzgerald (September 2015)
  • Lost & Found (Rhapsody Analog, 2017)

References

  1. ^ a b Proefrock, Stacia. "Biography: Denise Jannah". AMG. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Film Jannah new lady in jazz". filmfestival.nl. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  3. ^ Times Reporter (7 April 2011). "Meet Denise Jannah: The Queen of Jazz". The New Times. Rwanda. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Denise Jannah". Jazz Helden. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.


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