We were really taken in by the older musicians, so there was this mentoring that happened. Being selected as a 2017 NEA Jazz Master recipient is, therefore, an affirmation that I was right to push the proverbial envelope. So, it inhibited me as an actress in terms of my being able to improvise. —Guardian. For the National Endowment for the Arts, I'm Josephine Reed. I couldn’t believe it. Memphis ...Yes, I'm Re… Dee Dee Bridgewater. And my theatrical agent said, “There is no work for black actresses. We were two basements down, and it was just all this music that was played. How did you conceive of it? So, entertainment is very important to me. Dee Dee Bridgewater: I fainted. I would reserve my seat. And the bands would be tight, and the music would be great, but they also entertained. By Andrew Gans. I was always able to scat. When the international touring company of Sophisticated Ladies (in which she was the female lead performer) ended in Paris, France, Bridgewater decided to stay. What was it like performing with Dizzy Gillespie? Chihiro Yamanaka Trio On "Jazzset With Dee Dee Bridgewater" Photos. In 2001, she took over as host of NPR’s JazzSet—a position she would hold for 13 years…. What music did you listen to when you were young, like, you know, 12—was it jazz? So all of these things have come to pass. I’d had this tuxedo suit made, and running up on stage, and getting the award, and coming off and promptly fainting. Dee Dee Bridgewater: To win this award is huge. He was hired into the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, and so, I would follow him down to the club on Monday nights. Excerpt of “Bad Spirits (Bani)” composed and performed by Dee Dee Bridgewater from the cd, Red Earth: A Malian Journey. Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver, Verve, 1994Dear Ella, Verve, 1997Red Earth: A Malian Journey, DDB Records/Universal, 2006Eleanora Fagan: To Billie with Love from Dee Dee, DDB Records/Emarcy, 2009Dee Dee’s Feathers, DDB Records/ Sony Masterworks, 2014, Excerpt of “Bye Bye Black Bird” composed by Mort Dixon and Ray Henderson and performed live by Dee Dee Bridgewater with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. Now Clark Terry was the first musician that took me out of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. But my—my dream with my father was to, you know, have the father-daughter family act. I have always felt that as a jazz vocalist, my duty was to keep that tradition alive of the vocalist who does the scat. And she’s also produced all her own recordings since 1993, and has had her own label since 2006. Thad Jones was my world. This is “Bye Bye Blackbird,” the first song I ever did with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra … okay…. They relocated to Flint, Michigan, where Dee Dee lived until completing high school. Dee Dee Bridgewater. Performed by Dee Dee Bridgewater from the cd Eleanora Fagan (1915–1959): To Billie with Love From Dee Dee Bridgewater. Josephine Reed: You were so young. Josephine Reed: Yeah, you’re three for three there. You were 20 years old. But I can—I can at least follow an arrangement. So my way of being on stage, that came from Betty Carter. It’s infused with Malian music and jazz and it’s—it’s your baby; it’s your project. Vinyl: $19.99. COMMENT: Original US 1976 Release . And that’s what happened when I got The Wiz. Dee Dee Bridgewater: It took me four months with a French teacher to learn this play. Dee Dee Bridgewater: That was my school. So I gathered up the nerve, and I went up to Mel Lewis, and I said, “Mr. His—his brother, my uncle, who died when he was 34, had an amazing baritone voice. And I was 20, and I got hired. On this IMDbrief - presented by Acura - we explain how an online premiere resulted in a multi-million dollar payday and the Sundance 2021 must-see movies to add to your Watchlist. She is a United Nations Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). In addition, her commanding personality made her a natural for hosting the award-winning National Public Radio syndicated radio show JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater from 2001 to 2014. Excerpt of “Mack the Knife, composed by Kurt Weill, lyrics by Bertolt Brecht. I—I think notes look cute on paper. You know, it was NPR, and then I became a part of the NPR family. If you can’t be in DC—you can join the party anyway—we’re streaming it live. That was my whole goal. I’m Josephine Reed. They loved to entertain. Dee Dee Bridgewater: Betty Carter let me be—I called myself her puppy dog. She is a natural performer. She was welcomed back enthusiastically by audiences and critics alike. My career has been as much about kind of being in the right place at the right time, or just, you know, these happenstance meetings leading to a situation. It was wonderful. The Wiz - The Super So… Wiz;Charlie Smalls. I didn’t understand that. So, I loved R&B. So I will walk with Ella, probably for the rest of my life, which isn’t a bad thing at all. I would always sit alone. Bridgewater was also drawn to musical theater. And then, the fourth thing he said to me is learn your songs inside out, so you don’t have to think about what you’re singing. And the Sunshine Band/Dee Dee Bridgewater. Thanks for listening. Born on 27.05.1950 in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A. She grew up in Flint, Michigan. Dee Dee Bridgewater has a technique and musicality that bests most performers of her generation, and her understanding of the “great American songbook” makes pretenders pale in comparison. Her portrayal of Glinda the Good Witch in the Broadway musical The Wiz garnered her a Tony Award in 1975. Bridgewater has produced all her recordings since 1993 and has had her own label, DDB Records, since 2006. They moved to New York City where she found her first professional gig with the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra as lead vocalist. One of the best jazz singers of her generation, Dee Dee Bridgewater had to move to France to find herself. I took it from Etta James. I just knew what I wanted to do. But, I do remember running up on stage. Josephine Reed: How old were you when you moved to Flint? Dee Dee Bridgewater: I remember telling my mom and dad when I was seven years old. To find out how art works in communities across the country, keep checking the Art Works blog, or follow us @NEAarts on Twitter. Dee Dee Bridgewater: I played Glinda, the Good Witch of the South, and that is what I won my Tony Award with. With a top-shelf soul band cooking behind her, Dee Dee Bridgewater steps up as a top-shelf … Excerpt of “You’ve Changed,” composed by Carl Fischer, lyrics by Bill Carey. Well, besides getting hired into the Horace Silver Quintet, my honeymoon was spent on the road with Cecil playing with Horace Silver. While attending the University of Illinois, she joined the University of Illinois jazz band for a U.S. State Department tour of the Soviet Union in 1969. Dee Dee Bridgewater: I’m very grateful to Billie and to Ella, because those are the two women who have walked me to the Grammy podium. I’ve fought long and hard to preserve my musical integrity, to garner respect in this male-dominated jazz world. During her time in Paris from 1986 to 2007, she starred in Stephen Stahl's musical Lady Day in Paris and London (for which she earned a Lawrence Olivier Award nomination), and continued to perform in musicals such as Black Ballad (with Archie Shepp) and Cabaret (being the first black actress to star as Sally Bowles) while concurrently performing and recording her jazz material. Go to arts.gov for details. Bridgewater continues to tour nationally and internationally. I mean, it was Dizzy and Clark Terry. Josephine Reed: How did you first begin on Broadway? Buy on Amazon, Apple Music, iTunes. Thad was my music teacher. It was like I had a ticker tape running through my brain when I would perform. She eventually took the play to London, but she opened it in Paris—performing in French…. Motown started when I was 12, in 1962, so, all of us who loved music, we were aspiring to be Motown artists. So, George Coleman was a student of his, Harold Mabern, Charles Lloyd. And so, I went down to the club, and Thad called me up, and I auditioned. Date Detail Price; Feb 6 Sat: Dee Dee Bridgewater Jo Long Theatre San Antonio, TX : $34 - 34: Mar 5 Fri: Dee Dee Bridgewater Keystone Korner Baltimore Dee Dee Bridgewater combines immense talent and energy with a commanding personality. Dee Dee Right at Home With French Songs J'Ai Deux Amours buy CD music Dee Dee has done quite well in France and this album is a real treat. So, he brought everybody together, and then we all kind of worked out, you know, the arrangements. Dee Dee Bridgewater Concerts. And I remember we didn’t have enough money for a babysitter, so I’d take Tulani in her little—I had bought this stroller, and you could lift the bed out. Also, I had gone to France with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, so I had this kind of name in the jazz community in France that I wasn’t aware of. I went to the high school where my father taught. Dee Dee Bridgewater: Now, I did want to do it with my own normal, regular speaking voice, and they decided I needed an NPR voice, so they hired a man to work with me on the shows – (clears throat), let me get it, “Hi, this is Dee Dee Bridgewater, and you’re listening to JazzSet.” That’s my NPR voice. I’m proud to be among the women who hold this, the highest honor bestowed on jazz artists in the United States.”Â. Dee Dee Bridgewater is not due to play near your location currently - but they are scheduled to play 5 concerts across 3 countries in 2021-2022. But they decided that, after about six months of Cecil’s being in the band, Thad and Mel decided that they needed a female singer. Dee Dee Bridgewater: I auditioned for this new Broadway musical that they had open casting for called, The Wiz. By Dee Dee Bridgewater, Irvin Mayfield, The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (Official Music Video) 27. DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER: Self Titled LP ATLANTIC RECORDS SD18188 US 1976 VG++. And that I was going to buy them a house and a car. Dee Dee Bridgewater: My problem has always been—how do I juggle the singing career and the acting career. Dee Dee Bridgewater: I grew up on R&B. I am extremely proud to join the ranks of the women and the men. STEREO / MONO: LABEL: Atlantic Records. Celebrate Black History Month with IMDb's exclusive galleries, recommendations, videos, and more. My father played trumpet. Josephine Reed: Now, you’re in New York now, what is it, like ’70? Dee Dee Bridgewater has a rich voice—like honey— with great range, intonation and pitch, and she’s one of the few scat singers left standing. Not to be any kind of superstar or giant celebrity, but well-known, well-respected by the musicians. Like, “You were an on-air DJ.” “Oh, yeah. Lewis, I’d like to audition, too.” And he said, “Well, it’s a little late. Regardless, she shows no signs of slowing down. And so, I decided I would go with Cecil to these auditions, which were held out on Long Island. Josephine Reed: The Wiz also won the 1976 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album… Dee Dee subsequently appeared in several other stage productions. Dee Dee Bridgewater: I know. I took it from female performers who were very physical. There’s like three things that he told me that I never forgot, and it’s just, like, my mantra, and I try to pass that on to young singers. Being able to entertain my audience, have them have a good time, let the complication of the music and the arrangements be more subliminal because they’re more caught up in the performance of the music. Dee Dee Bridgewater is a daring performer of great depth whose singing talents have earned her three Grammy Awards as well as a Tony Award. The Russians didn’t speak English and we didn’t speak Russian, but it was this beautiful meeting of—of spirits and minds. So, I’ve uncovered a lot about my father that I didn’t know. We just worked it out. Josephine Reed: By then, Dee Dee Bridgewater had returned to the United States, and she rededicated herself to jazz. Bridgewater's career then took off and she soon performed and recorded with some of the giants of the music: Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, and Clark Terry. Josephine Reed: And you got a lot of council from jazz musicians at that time. And that came out in 2008. We had meetings with musicians that were clandestine, that were arranged by the embassy. I did not want to be distracted. Dee Dee Bridgewater: And so, that’s how I started. Find information on all of Dee Dee Bridgewater’s upcoming concerts, tour dates and ticket information for 2021-2022. Dee Dee Bridgewater on Studying Betty Carter, Dee Dee Bridgewater's Breakthrough Audition. Dee Dee Bridgewater was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to Marion and Matthew Garrett. Four months of, Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., revision every night from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., and then the next day. Dee Dee Bridgewater: I’m a frustrated musician. Josephine Reed: What propelled you in the first place? I picked the songs that I wanted to do, and then we just all—we all worked it out. So for my orchestral arrangements or my big band arrangements, I have to have my vocal chart in front of me when I’m rehearsing at—at first so I understand, you know, how many bars, you know, the orchestra is playing, and so I can actually follow. It was an AM station, of course, and it was called—it is, still—it still exists—WDIA. Motown started when I was 12, in 1962, so, all of us who loved music, we were aspiring to be Motown artists. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2006 CD release of "Dee Dee Bridgewater" on Discogs. And I was able to work as a singer. I was ready. Dee Dee Bridgewater: Well, I think there is a connection, because I also can imitate voices. In 1976 - 1980 she released some high class disco soul albums, accompanied by top session musicicans. You’re playing with Thad Jones/Mel Lewis. Josephine Reed: I remember you—you had said that, Thad, he had said to you, “Stop listening to singers. CD: $11.98. $107.15. Betty led her own bands. And I was the poster for Sophisticated Ladies in France, and it was a picture of me coming down the staircase. They relocated to Flint, Michigan, where Dee Dee lived until completing high school. For some reason, I could understand the rhythms, the—the West African rhythms, and I could—I could hear how it flowed into the jazz thing. My father, whose name is Matthew Garrett, taught a lot of jazz musicians that we listen to today. CATALOG #: SD 18188 . Josephine Reed: You’ve had time now to process being named a 2017 NEA Jazz Master—so tell me what the award means for you? On the album, I was able to bring it together. And she said by the time I was, like, 10 months, I would stand on the side of my crib and hold the rail and try to scat with Ella Fitzgerald. Get the best deals on dee dee bridgewater when you shop the largest online selection at eBay.com. I recorded it in 2007. Dee Dee Bridgewater: We had fun. Dee Dee Bridgewater: And I did translations of these griot songs. Oh, my God, my Uncle Miller, oh, uhh. They were sitting in the living room of—of our little modest house in—in Flint, Michigan. In 1974, she recorded her first album as a leader, Afro Blue. Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater has won two Grammy awards and a Tony for her work in jazz vocals and musical theater, respectively. This 1980 release is produced by Thom Bell (the Spinners, the Stylistics) who buries Bridgewater's firery charms with the already-dated Philly sound and material that sounds like Spinners rejects. And then they would pick up those trumpets—they would be wicked. Performed by Dee Dee Bridgewater from the cd Dear Ella. They relocated to Flint, Michigan, where Dee Dee lived until completing high school. Josephine Reed: Dee Dee may have been on to something—because within a year of moving to France, she was cast as Billie Holiday in the one-woman show, Lady Day. First of all, he said don’t listen to singers; listen to musicians. To fast-forward, I am now in Memphis, recording an album of those songs that I used to listen to. And he got hired. She started out singing in school talent shows and with local jazz bands. If you want to create your own style, that’s what you have to do. You have to listen to musicians.” And I just wonder if there’s a connection. I had gone to Paris with Sophisticated Ladies. I could hear the blues, like the Delta blues, in the griot songs. And I think that is why as—in my position now, why I took to mentoring Theo Croker, this young trumpet player that I’ve been working with now for about seven years, whose career is now really taking off. Dee Dee Bridgewater: I grew up on R&B. It all came from Thad. I was starring in Sophisticated Ladies. There was a station out of Memphis that I could catch late at night when most of the airwaves shut down. She’s also a renowned broadcaster. I was really proud of JazzSet. Where the—the little sliding window would open, and they’d see, and then they’d let you in. And when I come back in, and the same with the big band. So, it was a family, and it was beautiful. Josephine Reed: Red Earth, that’s such a significant album for you, and you recorded it in Mali. I think it’s been more about that than anything planned. Dee Dee Bridgewater: Cecil Bridgewater, my first husband, we had just married in 1970. The NEA Jazz Masters will be honored with a concert on Monday, April 3 at the Kennedy Center. Dee Dee Bridgewater: You know, but those two ladies—I don’t think I would be the individual that I am, had it not been for all of these amazing singers who came before me. Dee Dee's second self-titled album (fourth American album overall) marks an end to the singer's comercially-oriented r&b/jazz lite fusion period. Josephine Reed: You also have been a singer who identifies herself as a musician. We were followed by the KGB any time we would try to interact with young people. We were taken down a little alley and—and they did a special knock, and you—remember the old doors, the speakeasy doors? I—I could not exist, had it not been for these women opening the doors that they did. Number three, always sing your melody first. She also co-leads UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) and U.S. Department of State sponsored tours to Russia, India, China, and France, and, since 1999, she has been a United Nations Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization. I was on these big billboards and stuff. It’s my ears. #repost @sfjazz ・・・ TOMORROW on Sep 4 at 5PM PT, SFJAZZ presents 2017 NEA Jazz Master & vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater performing a tribute to the late jazz legend Horace Silver. Dee Dee Bridgewater To Star In Lady Day The Musical. During her first years in college she began singing with big bands, which lead to her work with the Thad ... Sheryl Crow, Elvis Costello to Perform on Jazz Foundation Livestream, Aretha Franklin’s Funeral: Bill Clinton Leads Who’s Who In Queen Of Soul Tribute, Aretha Franklin ‘Celebration of Life’ to Feature Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Bill Clinton. This was what year? I—I will always remember that. I was able to bring it together in person, you know, for live shows. It was that period when everyone supported everyone. It was crazy. Dee Dee Bridgewater is a daring performer of great depth whose singing talents have earned her three Grammy Awards as well as a Tony Award. My father was one of the first DJs with WDIA. Josephine Reed: Did you know, right from the beginning, that’s what you wanted to do? We moved to New York City, because that’s where we had to go for him, as a musician. Dear Ella Dee Dee Bridgewater. Yeah, yeah, yeah.”. Dee Dee Bridgewater was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to Marion and Matthew Garrett. I’m so happy. They picked a singer at the end of almost a full afternoon, and I thought I can sing better than her. I grew up on all of the musical films of the ‘30s and the ‘40s. Working with musicians to get them to understand that it’s really okay to add that element, and for them to see the difference in responses that one gets if one is entertaining and performing at the same time, as well as just standing there. What—what was your thoughts about this? Though that was my goal when I was growing up – I wanted to be able to sing with my dad while he was playing the trumpet. Dee Dee Bridgewater is a multi-talented performer who will not be put into a box. I was able to put into words those stories, so I’m the only Western person that’s gone over there and done that. And so I was like oh, oh, I’m going to do it like this. It's not every night that an artist proposes locking the doors and having “one giant orgy of love”, but then Dee Dee Bridgewater has always had a singular take on things. Josephine Reed: To that radio station I’ve been listening to! She started out singing in school talent shows and with local jazz bands. Dee Dee Bridgewater: (Gasps.) Film & TV News Vanessa Williams, Norm Lewis, Dee Dee Bridgewater, More Featured in PBS Concert Celebrating Ella Fitzgerald, Premiering December 15. AL Central. I’ve just been trying to be true to what I felt God put me on this earth for. And then I found out, doing a television interview with Charles Lloyd last year in Switzerland, he and my father had a band together. So, I’m working with two hams. I would go to any performance that she would have in New York City. They were 13 of the best years I ever had. And Clark was a ham. Dee Dee Bridgewater: I loved acting. Josephine Reed: That’s 2017 NEA Jazz Master, Dee Dee Bridgewater. My mom loved jazz singers, so when I was a baby, she swore—swore that I could scat before I could speak, because she was a huge fan of Ella Fitzgerald. CD: $11.98 MP3: $8.99. I mean, it was like in the movies. And then, at 14, I announced to them that I was going to live in Paris, France. You've been listening to Art Works produced at the National Endowment for the Arts. Used by permission of Ray Henderson Music Co. Inc. and BMG Firefly [ASCAP]. Josephine Reed: And you also got a lot from musicians, too, like Dizzy Gillespie. Everything I know, even the way I scat. Over the course of a multifaceted career spanning four decades, Grammy and Tony Award-winning Jazz giant Dee Dee Bridgewater has ascended to the upper echelon of vocalists, putting her unique spin on standards, as well as taking intrepid leaps of faith in re-envisioning jazz classics. Dee Dee Bridgewater (b. People need to know what the song is before you go into improvising. Over the course of a multifaceted career spanning four decades, Grammy and Tony Award-winning jazz giant Dee Dee Bridgewater has ascended to the upper echelon of vocalists, putting her unique spin on standards, as well as taking intrepid leaps of faith in re-envisioning jazz classics. She is a two-time Grammy Award Winner, Tony Award Winner and Host of NPR's Syndicated Radio show "JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater". And so, I could hear blues and R&B songs that I didn’t hear in Michigan. I can kind of follow a melody now, you know. Her mother introduced her to Ella Fitzgerald’s music, which became an inspiration to Bridgewater throughout her career, and her father was a jazz trumpeter who taught music at Memphis' famed Manassas High School. De Caunes/Garcia - Le meilleur de Nulle Part Ailleurs 2... suite et fin. There was a station out of Memphis that I could catch late at night when most of the airwaves shut down. Josephine Reed: What was that moment like when you won a Tony? Married trumpeter Cecil Bridgewater in 1970 and moved to New York City. Eventbrite - Allerton Park and Retreat Center presents Dee Dee Bridgewater: CU Jazz Master - Virtual Presentation - Sunday, February 21, 2021 at Allerton Park & Retreat Center, Monticello, IL. August 03, 2012. You know, we’re—we’re breaking everything down, and we’ve got to get back into the city. Dee Dee Bridgewater was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to Marion and Matthew Garrett. I can—I kind of have an idea what note I should do, kinda-sorta. When I decided I wanted to sing jazz, and I always thought that scatting was a prerequisite to being a jazz singer, and so, that came from, I think, you know, my mother listening to Ella Fitzgerald. Chicago White Sox; Cleveland Indians; Detroit Tigers She is a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, AND a Tony Award-winning stage actress. What a pleasure it was to savor the soft tones, dusky colors and coyly purring phrases she brought to ‘Yes, I’m Ready.’ —Chicago Tribune So, that when you go into your improvisation, they can go, “Wow.” Well, there’s four things. And his on-air moniker was Matt the Platter Cat. Dee Dee Bridgewater: Okay, here we go. And—. My father is very close-lipped, and so, I had to uncover all of this, to which, you know, when I’d call him, he’d say, “Oh, yeah.” And I was like, “Do you have any other information to share with me?” “Oh no, that’s—that’s good.” So this has been my life with my dad. Cecil and I moved to New York in 1970. That orchestra and in particular, Thad Jones. I don’t remember where. And I guess he heard that. Josephine Reed: You had had no—no singing lessons. Every year, I do at least one Ella Fitzgerald concert. VINYL Condition: VG++ . TITLE: Self Titled . So, I loved R&B. BRIDGEWATER,DEE DEE. It’s a horrible way to learn a language. May 27, 1950) is an American Jazz singer. Because when WDIA decided that they were going to concentrate on black music programming, the people who were running that radio station decided that they would hire for on-air DJs, young musicians, and one of them was my father. Josephine Reed: It must have been, though, such a time for you. I had never seen someone with that much freedom. It was just a beautiful family, a beautiful community. “I never dreamed I would one day be named an NEA Jazz Master, as so few women hold this distinction. Dee Dee Bridgewater: We—we—well, let’s see. Memphis...Yes, I'm Ready. So, I sat in with the likes of Carmen McRae, Blossom Dearie—Betty Carter would not let me sit in—and some lesser-known singers. Josephine Reed: Maybe she couldn’t improvise because of the language difference, but Dee Dee Bridgewater shone as Billie Holiday, and she would revisit Lady Day throughout the years—including a tribute album, Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee Bridgewater. I’m the first and the only person who has translated these songs. For 13 years, she was the host of National Public Radio's award-winning show, JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater. In 1970, she wed her first husband, trumpeter Cecil Bridgewater. That kind of physical freedom that Betty exhibited—that’s where I got it from. For 23 years, she was the host of National Public Radio's syndicated radio show JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater. It was her second tribute album to a great jazz singer—the first was Dear Ella, honoring of course, Ella Fitzgerald, and both albums won Grammy Awards…. Everyone was always ready for that element of surprise, and where singers would say, “Come on down and sit in with me.” I mean, it was literally come on down and sit in with me. Dee Dee Bridgewater: It was borne out of my search for my African ancestry. Over the past half century, Dee Dee Bridgewater has distinguished herself as a jazz icon, a star of the theater, a devoted cultural ambassador, and a tireless humanitarian, to name but only a few of her many accomplishments. Jo Reed: I want to hear about how you started working with Thad Jones and—. Dee Dee Bridgewater (née Denise Garrett, May 27, 1950) is an American jazz singer. It was a gig that she loved—and which provided some humorous moments…. And my dream was to come down some big winding staircase with all the gorgeous men on either side, and you know, go—break into some dance and song number at the bottom of the stairwell and be lifted up in the air by—by the male dancers. Each week she would take listeners to concert halls, clubs, and festivals around the country so they could hear great jazz performances. Bridgewater serves on the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz's Advisory Board where she has judged several jazz vocals competitions. Josephine Reed: That is 2017 NEA Jazz Master, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and this is Art Works, the weekly podcast produced at the National Endowment for the Arts. Dee Dee Bridgewater: That was in 1968 was the year that we went. And that lasted for 13 years, 13 wonderful years. Find event and ticket information. I intend to make the National Endowment for the Arts very proud, so I’m very very honored. Dee Dee Bridgewater was born in Memphis, Tennessee to a family with deep musical roots….. Dee Dee Bridgewater: You know, the—the actual music and I think my ability to sing comes from my father’s side of the family. Live at Yoshi's by Dee… Dee Dee Bridgewater. Backed by a small group that includes an accordionist, Dee Dee sings several well known songs popular in France. And I remember—you know, waltzing down the hallway and walking into the living room––I don’t even remember what they were doing—and saying, “When I grow up,” I crossed my arms, “When I grow up, I’m going to be a well-respected, internationally known jazz singer.” And I—I said something to them about I—and I was going to be respected by the musicians. Bridgewater was born Denise Eileen Garrett in Memphis, Tennessee, and raised in Flint, Michigan, in a music-filled home. 6. And my grandmother played organ.

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