Dominique Eade

Dominique Eade
Birth nameDominique Frances Eade
Born (1958-06-16) June 16, 1958 (age 66)
London, England
GenresVocal jazz
Occupation(s)Singer, teacher
Years active1980s–present
Websitedominiqueeade.com

Dominique Frances Eade (born June 16, 1958)[1] is an American jazz singer and composer. She has taught at the New England Conservatory.[2]

Education

She attended Vassar College and the Berklee College of Music before finishing her degree at New England Conservatory in Boston in 1984.[3]

Career

Eade was in a jazz band with Joe McPhee called Naima in the 1990s.[3] In 1989 she became the first jazz performer to be awarded the New England Conservatory's NEC Artist Diploma.[4]

Discography

  • The Ruby & The Pearl (Accurate, 1990)
  • My Resistance Is Low (Accurate, 1995)
  • The Sky Has Melted Away with André Vida and Brandon Evans (1995)[5]
  • When the Wind Was Cool (RCA, 1997)
  • The Long Way Home (RCA Victor/BMG, 1999)
  • Open with Jed Wilson (Jazz Project, 2006)
  • Whirlpool with Ran Blake (Jazz Project, 2011)
  • Town and Country with Ran Blake (Sunnyside, 2017)

References

  1. ^ "Dominique Eade". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  2. ^ "New England Conservatory faculty list". Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Dominique Eade Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Jazz news: New England Conservatory Presents "Living Time" George Russell: His Musical Life and Legacy". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Brandon Evans/Andre Vida/ Dominique Eade [CTIA-NYC] 1995". Brandon Evans. Retrieved 6 February 2016.