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Infobox musical artist|name = Erin Bode|image = ErinBode.jpg|caption = Erin Bode performing live.|background = solo_singer|origin = St. Louis, Missouri |instrument = singing|vocals |genre = Jazz |years_active = 2000–present|label = Max Jazz |associated_acts =|website = http://www.erinbode.com/|current_members = Chris HigginbottomAdam ManessSyd Rodway|past_members = Erin Bode is an United States|American singer , reluctant to be classified as a jazz vocalist.cite web|url= http://www.jimnewsom.com/PFW2006/102406-ErinBode.html|title=Erin Bode: Joy and Inspiration|author=Jim Newsom|date=October 24, 2006|accessdate=2006-12-24 Though Bode began her recording career in 2001, she has already garnered much praise. She has been called "someone you won't forget"cite web|url= http://www.jazzreview.com/articledetails.cfm? ID=3444|title=Erin Bode: Don't Take Your Time|author=Cheryl Hughey|accessdate=2006-12-24 who is able to "explore a wide range of material in a fresh, often subtle manner"cite web|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p596346|pure_url=yes|title=Erin Bode Biography at Allmusic |author=Ken Dryden|accessdate=2006-12-24 and that possesses a voice that has "great purity, perfect pitch and impressive phrasing."cite web|url= http://georgegraham.com/reviews/erinbode.html|title=George Graham Reviews Erin Bode's "Over and Over"|author=George Graham|date=March 1, 2006|accessdate=2006-12-24 She has appeared on national television within the United States on the shows Fox & Friends|Fox & Friends Weekend and The Early Show#The Saturday Early Show|The Saturday Early Show .
Biography
Bode was born the youngest of four children in Wayzata, Minnesota cite web|url= http://www.webujournal.com/media/storage/paper245/news/2005/10/13/Lifestyles/The-People.You.Know.Alumna.Erin.Bode-1018308.shtml? norewrite200612232306|title=The people you know... alumna Erin Bode|author=Stephanie Kiszczak|date=October 13, 2005|accessdate=2006-12-24 near Minneapolis-St. Paul to a Lutheran Minister (Christianity)|minister who emphasized music, leading her to join a church choir . While a high school student, first at Lutheran High School South in St. Louis, Missouri, and then at Eureka High School (Missouri)|Eureka High School in Eureka, Missouri, she excelled at the trumpet (which she borrowed from her older brother) and performed in sixteen theatre productions.
She began college at the University of Minnesota before transferring to Webster University , during which time she performed with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra for three season s. She was influenced by jazz piano|pianist /singer Christine Hitt , a teacher at Webster, who introduced Bode to jazz and often invited her to sing during select shows in the area. Her first such show was at the Missouri Athletic Club . Bode graduated with a degree in music and foreign language s ( Italian language|Italian and French language|French ), though she changed her major from classical music during her time at Webster.
Bode remained in the area upon graduation and produced her first studio album , Requests , in 2001. The album brought her enough local attention, due in part to a cover of Cyndi Lauper 's song " Time after Time (Cyndi Lauper song)|Time After Time ", that she was signed to St. Louis jazz label MAXJAZZ .
Erin Bode Trio
Bode's band, The Erin Bode Trio, was first formed during her time at Webster and, during its beginnings, saw a number of revolving door musicians from the college. The group reached consistency eventually in 2003 before the recording of their first major studio album for Max Jazz. The group now consists of pianist Adam Maness, drum mer Derrek Phillips and bass guitar|bassist Syd Rodway, Bode's marriage|husband . Maness is also co- lyricist , along with Bode. The band has recorded two albums to date with Max Jazz, 2004's '' Don't Take Your Time '' and 2006's Over and Over (Erin Bode album)|Over and Over , the latter of which reached a peak position of seventeenth on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard chart for Billboard charts|Top Jazz Albums in 2006. Bode has also recorded with Peter Martin (jazz pianist)|Peter Martin and Rick Recht . She has just released her new album "The Little Garden".
Discography
2001 Requests — self-released
2004 '' Don't Take Your Time — MAXJAZZ
2006 Over and Over (Erin Bode album)|Over and Over — MAXJAZZ
2008 The Little Garden — Native Language
2008 http://www.erinbode.com/releases.html#december A Cold December Night — Native Language
CBS — The Early Show#The Saturday Early Show|Second Cup Café June 23, 2006cite news|url= http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/23/earlyshow/saturday/secondcup/main1746576.shtml|title=Second Cup Café: Erin Bode|date=June 23, 2006|accessdate=2006-12-24 | work=CBS News
Fox News Channel — Fox & Friends April 15, 2006cite news|url= http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,191824,00.html|title=Looming Deadline - FOX & Friends|author=Julian Phillips|date=April 14, 2006|accessdate=2006-12-24 | work=Fox News
References
External links
http://www.erinbode.com/ Erin Bode's official page
Allmusic|class=artist|id=p596346
http://www.maxjazz.com/bode/ Erin Bode at MAXJAZZ
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