DACAMERA Presents
Dianne Reeves
@Wortham Center
Brown Theatre
Denver, Colorado native Dianne Reeves makes her way to the Bayou City performing as part of DACAMERA's years efforts to program concerts 
designed to attract new listeners to the concert hall.
DACAMERA says, "Dianne Reeves is the pre-eminent jazz vocalist in the world today — her arsenal of talents is richly on display in every song of her limitless repertoire. As a result of her virtuosity and improvisational prowess, this National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Master has received five Grammy Awards for Best Jazz Vocal Album and an honorary Doctor of Music from Julliard. Dianne’s magical, timeless voice, exceptional personality, and the sheer force of her performance mark her as a captivating world-class artist. Adored by audiences and critics alike throughout the world, Dianne Reeves is a natural wonder not to be missed."
Several years ago, the music artist told The Sidney Morning Herald.com in Austria, "My cousins were more like brothers to me. One of them is (the late) George Duke [award-winning musician], who was an extraordinary figure in my life from my teenage years right through to when I signed to the Blue Note label, and he produced my albums. He showed me how to find my voice and my own place within music. He also made me feel like I had authority. George, who was 10 years older, was one of the cousins who always treated me like the queen bee."
"There is a certain kind of fire that happens when you fall in love with a musician. You understand one another because you're connected by a creative desire. I travel with a majority of men in my band. Sometimes the testosterone is too much but we know how to give each other space.
I had a few celebrity crushes when I was growing up, including Eddie Kendricks from the Temptations. And I loved Marvin Gaye – I thought he was everything and instantly fell for his voice. I met him in the late '70s when my guitarist boyfriend Spencer Bean – who was playing in Marvin's band – asked me to drop by a studio in LA where they were recording.
I remember seeing Marvin for the first time. I was like "wow". It was his voice that stood out as well as his presence. Marvin looked at me and asked, "Is he taking care of you? Does he love you?" I answered, "Yes, of course." Marvin made me melt in that moment. He looked at Spencer and said, "You take care of her."
My friend Harry Belafonte is an activist and musician, an extraordinary man who has dedicated his life to human rights. He taught me the power of words and that music can be used to heal and educate people. Through his career he has always been gracious, and I love being on stage with him."
This weekend in the Brown Theatre in the Wortham its Dianne Reeves, presented by DACAMERA.
DACAMERA’s HOUSTON SUMMERJAZZ is made possible in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts Cultural District Program and a City of Houston Initiative Grant.
Wortham Theater Center
501 Texas Avenue
Houston, Tx 77002
Directions (Map)
713-524-5050
