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Diana Jean Krall, OC, OBC (born November 16, 1964) is a Grammy Award-winning Canadian jazz pianist and singer. She is known for her contralto vocals.[Barnes and Noble review: Diana Krall.]
Early life Krall was born into a musical family in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Her Norwegian father
At age seventeen she won a scholarship from the Vancouver International Jazz Festival to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston. In Nanaimo, her playing attracted the attention of famed bass player Ray Brown and drummer Jeff Hamilton. After hearing her play, Brown and Hamilton persuaded Krall to move to Los Angeles, and study with pianist Jimmy Rowles, with whom she began to sing. This also brought her into contact with influential teachers and producers. In 1990, Krall relocated to New York.
Professional career In 1993, Krall released her first album, Stepping Out, which she recorded with John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton. It caught the attention of producer Tommy LiPuma, who produced her second album, Only Trust Your Heart (1995).
Her third album, All for You: A Dedication to the Nat King Cole Trio (1996), was nominated for a Grammy and continued for 70 weeks in the Billboard jazz charts. Love Scenes (1997) quickly became a hit record with the trio of Krall, Russell Malone (guitar) and Christian McBride (bass).
In August 2000, Krall was paired on a 20-city tour with Tony Bennett
. They were paired again for a song on the TV series Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...
Orchestral arrangements by Johnny Mandel provided the background on When I Look In Your Eyes (1999); more Grammy nominations came along, and she was rewarded as Best Jazz Musician of the Year.Citation needed
In September 2001, Krall began a world tour. Her concert at the Paris Olympia was recorded and released as her first live record. Diana Krall - Live in Paris topped the Billboard jazz charts,Citation needed
After marrying Elvis Costello, she worked with him as a lyricist and started to compose her own songs, resulting in the album The Girl in the Other Room. The album, released in April 2004, quickly rose to the top five in the United Kingdom and made the Australian top 40 album charts.
She also joined Ray Charles on his Genius Loves Company album in 2004 on the song, "You Don't Know Me".
In late May 2007, Krall was featured in a Lexus ad campaign. She also sang, "Dream a Little Dream of Me" with piano accompaniment by pianist Hank Jones.
"Quiet Nights", her latest album, was released on 31 March 2009.
Krall also produced Barbra Streisand's album Love Is The Answer, released on 29 Sep 2009.
Personal lifeKrall lost her mother Adella to multiple myeloma in 2002, within months of also losing her mentors Ray Brown and Rosemary Clooney. Diana's only sibling, Michelle, a former member of the RCMP, actively supports her older sister's career.
Krall and British musician Elvis Costello were married on December 6, 2003 at Elton John's estate outside London. Their twin sons Dexter Henry Lorcan and Frank Harlan James, were born December 6, 2006 in New York City.
Grammy history Honours In 2000, she was awarded the Order of British Columbia. In 2003 she was given an honorary Ph.D. (Fine Arts) from the University of Victoria. In 2004, she was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. In 2005, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
She is an honorary board member of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. Adella Krall, mother of Diana Krall, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 1996 and died May 2002 at the age of 61.
Discography - 1990 (2003) - Heartdrops with Vince Benedetti - (TCB, unauthorized)
- 1993 - Stepping Out - (Justin Time Records)
- 1995 - Only Trust Your Heart - (GRP Records)
- 1996 - All for You: A Dedication to the Nat King Cole Trio - (Impulse! Records)
- 1997 - Love Scenes - (Impulse! Records)
- 1998 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (EP) - (Impulse! Records)
- 1999 - When I Look in Your Eyes - (Verve)
- 2001 - The Look of Love - (Verve)
- 2002 - Live in Paris - (Verve)
- 2004 - The Girl in the Other Room - (Verve)
- 2005 - Christmas Songs with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra - (Verve)
- 2006 - From This Moment On - (Verve)
- 2007 - The Very Best of Diana Krall - (Verve)
- 2009 - Quiet Nights - (Verve Records)
Filmography - 2002 - Live in Paris - (Eagle Records, Pioneer DVD)
- 2004 - DeLovely - music performer, "Just One of Those Things"
- 2004 - Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival - (Verve Records)
- 2007 - The Very Best of Diana Krall - (Verve Records)
- 2009 - Live in Rio - (Eagle Rock Entertainment, 2009). Also available in Blu-ray.
- 2009 - Public Enemies (2009 film) - girl singer, Bye Bye Blackbird
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