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Grace Farms presents Dianne Reeves, one of the world’s preeminent jazz vocalists, who will perform a program of beautiful duets alongside Brazilian jazz guitarist Romero Lubambo. Dianne, a five-time Grammy winner who has recorded with award-winning orchestras and producers, and Romero, who has worked with artists including Yo-Yo Ma and saxophonist James Carter—who performed at Grace Farms in 2024—will create an unforgettable evening of artistry and improvisation, set against the picturesque backdrop of a flourishing spring landscape.(75 minute performance followed by a meet and greet)
About Dianne Reeves
Jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves is a five-time GRAMMY winner. As a result of her virtuosity, improvisational prowess and unique jazz and R&B stylings, Reeves received the Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for three consecutive recordings — a Grammy first in any vocal category.
Reeves has recorded and performed with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. She has also recorded with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim and was a featured soloist with Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic. Reeves was the first Creative Chair for Jazz for the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the first vocalist to ever perform at the famed Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Featured in George Clooney’s six-time Academy Award nominated Good Night, and Good Luck, Reeves won the Best Jazz Vocal Grammy for the film’s soundtrack. In 2022, Reeves was the featured vocalist on the soundtrack of The Woman King starring Viola Davis. She has toured throughout the world in a variety of contexts including “Sing the Truth,” a musical celebration of Nina Simone also featuring Angelique Kidjo and Lizz Wright. And she has performed at the White House on multiple occasions.
Reeves’ most recent release Beautiful Life, features Gregory Porter, Robert Glasper, Lalah Hathaway and Esperanza Spalding. Produced by Terri Lyne Carrington, Beautiful Life won a Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance. Reeves was a mentor in the Rolex Mentor & Protégé Arts Initiative. She is also the recipient of honorary doctorates from the Berklee College of Music and The Juilliard School and has been designated a Jazz Master by The National Endowment for the Arts — the highest honor the United States bestows on jazz artists.
In April 2025 Reeves will join, among others, Arturo Sandoval, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Herbie Hancock in Abu Dhabi for International Jazz Day Festivities. Later this summer she will record an album with Branford Marsalis in what will be a tribute to the legendary John Coltrane / Johnny Hartman recording.
Music at Grace Farms offers an exceptional live experience, demonstrating how music and space enhance one another. Every event is crafted to foster connection, making music not just something to hear, but something to feel and share. Grace Farms’ Sanctuary, a 700-seat indoor amphitheater with exceptional acoustics, enhances performances with its glass and timber construction, offering the audience surrounding views of nearly 80 acres of natural landscape. This unique setting invites us into an immersive conversation and experience, where music intertwines with nature – the shifting light and the movement of trees and meadows – to elevate our collective sense of hope and possibility.
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365 Lukes Wood Rd, New Canaan, CT 06840-2206, United States
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