Dee Dee Bridgewater - Full Concert [HD] | Live at North Sea Jazz Festival 2002

Dee Dee Bridgewater - Full Concert [HD] | Live at North Sea Jazz Festival 2002 FRIDAY 12 JULY 2002 • PWA HALL • Congress Centre, The Hague, The Netherlands Dee Dee Bridgewater (née Denise Garrett, May 27, 1950) is an American jazz singer and actress. She is a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, as well as a Tony Award-winning stage actress. For 23 years, she was the host of National Public Radio's syndicated radio show JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater.[1] She is a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization LINEUP Andre Ceccarelli, Daniele Scannapieco, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ira Coleman, Louis Winsberg, Mininio Garay, Nicolas Folmer, Phil Abraham, Thierry Eliez. ABOUT Charismatic vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater starts her singing career during the 1970s in New York. By performing with big names like Max Roach, Pharoah Sanders and the big band of Thad Jones and Mel Lewis she gradually earns the reputation of one of the great promises of vocal jazz. Still the Memphis, Tennessee born Bridgewater looks for a new challenge and moves on to theatre, where she performs in musicals. The winning of a Tony Award for her role as Glinda in The Wiz proves that she also masters theatre. But blood is thicker than water. Bridgewater is called back to jazz and consecutively releases four beautiful albums: Keeping Tradition, Love and Peace, Prelude to a Kiss and Dear Ella. The last one mentioned even earns her a Grammy. After four years on the road with the repertoire of Ella Fitzgerald, a show which has been widely acclaimed, the singer is a bit tired of jazz. Last year she recorded music by German composer Kurt Weill, whom she greatly admires. On the CD This Is New Bridgewater shows that she did not forget her old, theatrical Broadway-skills. The singer is exuberant, warm and free, perfectly set as an example by the sparkling I'm A Stranger Here Myself. Welcome to the official North Sea Jazz Archive! On our channel you will find live performances and interviews of Jazz Legends like Lionel Hampton, Ray Charles, Maceo Parker, Herbie Hancock and many more, who have performed at the legendary North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands Watch more videos 👉 https://bit.ly/MoreNSJArchive Subscribe now 👉 https://bit.ly/SubscribeNSJArchive Website 👉 https://www.northseajazz.com Thanks for all your support. Rating the video and leaving a comment is always appreciated! Please: respect each other in the comments. This is the official YouTube channel of North Sea Jazz Archive