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- Berlin Germany
- Tell us a little about your background...
- I am a Canadian jazz singer/pianist residing in Berlin. I had my musical debut as an 11-year old in Canada (really) with my vocal ensemble, The Brothers & The Sisters, performing folk songs from the great artists of the time, such Bob Dylan, Peter Paul & Mary and Joni Mitchell but it wasn't until I first heard Carole King's 'It's Too Late' and Roberta Flack's 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' in my mid-teens that I knew I wanted to pursue a career in music.
In my early 20's, I studied jazz voice, piano and arranging at Humber College in Toronto. then went on to study Bel Canto vocal technique in New York under the tutelage of Cornelius Reid, where my voice expanded into a 3 & ½ octave range, allowing me to sing easily and effortlessly in all styles.
From there, I won a scholarship to study Musical Theatre at The Banff School of Fine Arts with Canada's David Warrick and Broadway musical director Lehman Engel who discovered Barbra Streisand for her the lead role in the hit musical 'I Can Get It For You Wholesale'.
Over the next few years, I performed in musical theatre, television and film across Canada until 1986 when I was offered an extensive European tour as a solo singer/pianist, bringing me back to my musical roots. It was there I developed my extensive, timeless repertoire -- singing lyrics with truth in them from the 1920's right up to the present day.
When people hear me sing, I want them to feel not just good....but to feel the joy that comes from their souls being touched as well.
Career Highlights
The Bay Club, Zijuatinao, Mexico 1989
Top 'o' The Senator, Toronto, Canada 1992
The Guitar Bar with jazz guitarist Lorne Lofsky, Toronto, Canada 1992
Host of The Arts & Entertainment Radio Show, Cross-Canada 1991-92
Leading Hotels of the World, Europe 1993- 1999
Reichtag, Berlin, Sylvester 2000
In Concert at Jazz Radio, Berlin, 2002
Solo Guest Entertainer, MS Hanseatic 2003
Middle East Tour 2003-04
Compass Rose Jazz Club, Tokyo, Japan 2006
- How did you hear about the Jazz Network? Please give full name of contact
- Fuasi Abdul-Khaliq , a collegue and sax player here in Berlin
- What is your website address? Only websites that pertain to your business and how you can be contacted.
- http://www.diane-roy.com
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A warm hello to ALL .....
Lately, I have been performing mostly solo and only sometimes in other formations from duo to quartet -- mostly here in Berlin but would never turn down an interesting gig elsewhere, casting a large net always. As they say.......HOME is Where the HEART is and I would add to that........Home is where the HEARTSONG is.
Best wishes on your respective musical journeys !
Best wishes on your respective musical journeys !
Posted on April 7, 2008 at 9:00am —
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Jaijai, what a wonderful mission you've undertaken to create such a place for artistic minds to meet and share their hearts. A place to renew faded determinations, and revive lessened momentums. A place to display our wares and reconfirm to one another that we actually are on the right track.
I commend you, Jaijai, for caring so much that you created this castle of the heart for all of us. I want to share my praise for all of the new friends as well as old friends that I've met and will meet here in our castle. Here we can garnish the where-with-all, the strength, the conviction, and the selflessness through our symbiosis, to share our gift to the world with an unbiased agenda.
My mentor, Daisaku Ikeda says of art: "A beautiful flower delights and refreshes the hearts of all people equally, no matter what soil it grows in. That is the power of beauty. The same is true of great art. It is this spirit that the German poet Heinrich Heine sang of when he wrote that once the peapod bursts open, the sugar peas inside are for everyone to enjoy."
Let's be audacious, my friends!
Buster Williams
Dear Jaijai:
What a wonderful thing you have created here and thanks so much for the fabulous feature you did for my music and me. As I am new to TJN I am fascinated by what you have created. There are so many talented artists here and it feels like I’ve gone to heaven. Your father and I were close friends over the years and Duffy still is. He played in my trio at Arturo’s in Miami Beach last summer. (2007) And I have worked with him off and on since he was 12 years old. I just know your father is very proud of you and the site is a work of art! You have created something of real value for the jazz community and all I can say is Bravo!
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Hey Jaijai,
What a marvelous idea of having a place where musicians can come to connect with each other. We all now know this as the The Jazz Network, thanks to you. Thank you for allowing us all benefit from the power of your dreams.
Safe travels,
Henry Johnson
Daughter of the great jazz legend, Billy Eckstine, pays tribute to her iconic father with sultry, smokey ballads, classic swing and a touch of hip latin, all sung by this dynamic vocalist.
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Mario
Diane...sweet songstress indeed!...great selections, phrasing, arrangements...and range. A competent musical array of talents to win my admiration with your skills. Thank you for sharing it all with this world in need of more jazz artists...well done! Wishing you all the very best for you and all those in your life for the coming New Year...may the world be your oyster ibn 2009...enjoy! ....always bWishing you and all your beloved ones a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Harold Haity
Was listening to you. Great !
Thanks really Jazzy.
Have a great week Diane
Harold
Sorry for the late reply, I not play any where close to Zurich, how ever I do have a couple of days free, how much longer are you going to be in Zurich?
Robert
thank you for your love comment,
it would be my pleasure to see your show in Berlin, please let me know when and where you are playing and singing there.
Musical greetings from Berlin
Jobinho Minas
Do you speak german or french? :-)
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