Diana Krall

Diana Krall (piano, vocals), Dennis Crouch (bass), Marc Ribot (guitar), Jay Bellerose (drums)

Undoubtedly one of the most outstanding and beloved figures in contemporary Jazz. Her extraordinary sensitivity on the piano, her warm, evocative voice, her natural elegance and her unmistakeable, intimate tone have made her an artist that appeals to everyone everywhere. Over the last few decades, Diana Krall has shown that she is perfectly able to marry her respect for Jazz with a modern and personal vision, carving out a unique niche for herself between classical Jazz and popular music.

Born in Nanaimo, a small city in British Columbia, (Canada) she started playing the piano at the age of four and by fifteen was already performing regularly at a local restaurant. Her father, a passionate piano lover and great connoisseur of figures such as Fats Waller, James P. Johnson or Earl Hines, was her first major musical influence. A grant allowed her to formally train at the prestigious Berklee College of Music of Boston, where she began a career that would later take her to international stages. .

After Berklee, she moved to Los Angeles, where she came into contact with some of the great names of Jazz, like Ray Brown – her mentor, with whom she collaborated in her first projects – John Clayton or Jimmy Rowles. In 1993, she released her first album, Stepping Out, and not long after that began her fruitful collaboration with legendary producer Tony LiPuma, with whom she recorded some of the most important albums of her career: All for You (1995), Love Scenes (1997), When I Look in Your Eyes (1998), The Look of Love (2001) y Live in Paris (2003).

International recognition came with When I Look in Your Eyes, which remained at number one on Billboard’s Jazz chart for over a year, won two GRAMMY® and was nominated for Album of the Year. Since then, Krall has had a solid and remarkable career, combining reinterpretations of standards with her own compositions, always from a personal, elegant and deeply musical perspective.

Krall, who has performed several times at Jazzaldia, is the embodiment of the pursuit of artistic excellence, respect for tradition and willingness to embrace new sensibilities. Her music, always subtle and refined, transcends genres and connects with all types of audiences, for honesty of interpretation, as well as the emotional warmth she exudes in every performance.

She has sold over fifteen million records in the course of a career in which she has been showered with international awards and accolades. She remains a must as a reference in the world of Jazz.