Erin Bode

Infobox musical artist
Name = Erin Bode

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Img_capt = Erin Bode performing live.
Background = solo_singer
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Died =
Origin = St. Louis, Missouri, US
Instrument = vocals
Genre = Jazz
Years_active = 2000 — present
Label = Max Jazz
Associated_acts =
URL = http://www.erinbode.com/
Current_members = Chris Higginbottom
Adam Maness
Syd Rodway
Past_members =

Erin Bode is an American singer, reluctant to be classified as a jazz vocalist. [cite web|url=http://www.jimnewsom.com/PFW2006/102406-ErinBode.html|title=Erin Bode: Joy and Inspiration|author=Jim Newsom|date=October 24, 2006|accessdate=2006-12-24] Though Bode began her recording career in 2001, she has already garnered much praise. She has been called "someone you won't forget"cite web|url=http://www.jazzreview.com/articledetails.cfm?ID=3444|title=Erin Bode: Don't Take Your Time|author=Cheryl Hughey|accessdate=2006-12-24] who is able to "explore a wide range of material in a fresh, often subtle manner"cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:zgev97wskrjt~T0|title=Erin Bode Biography at Allmusic|author=Ken Dryden|accessdate=2006-12-24] and that possesses a voice that has "great purity, perfect pitch and impressive phrasing."cite web|url=http://georgegraham.com/reviews/erinbode.html|title=George Graham Reviews Erin Bode's "Over and Over"|authro=George Graham|date=March 1, 2006|accessdate=2006-12-24] She has appeared on national television within the United States on the shows Fox & Friends Weekend and The Saturday Early Show.

Biography

Bode was born the youngest of four children in Wayzata, Minnesotacite web|url=http://www.webujournal.com/media/storage/paper245/news/2005/10/13/Lifestyles/The-People.You.Know.Alumna.Erin.Bode-1018308.shtml?norewrite200612232306|title=The people you know... alumna Erin Bode|author=Stephanie Kiszczak|date=October 13, 2005|accessdate=2006-12-24] near Minneapolis-St. Paul to a Lutheran minister who emphasized music, leading her to join a church choir. While a high school student, first at Lutheran South High School and then at Eureka High School, she excelled at the trumpet (which she borrowed from her older brother) and performed in sixteen theatre productions.

She began college at the University of Minnesota before transferring to Webster University, during which time she performed with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra for three seasons. She was influenced by jazz pianist/singer Christine Hitt, a teacher at Webster, who introduced Bode to jazz and often invited her to sing during select shows in the area. Her first such show was at the Missouri Athletic Club. Bode graduated with a degree in music and foreign languages (Italian and French), though she changed her major from classical music during her time at Webster.

Bode remained in the area upon graduation and produced her first studio album, "Requests", in 2001. The album brought her enough local attention, due in part to a cover of Cyndi Lauper's song "Time After Time", that she was signed to St. Louis jazz label Max Jazz.

Erin Bode Trio

Bode's band, The Erin Bode Trio, was first formed during her time at Webster and, during its beginnings, saw a number of revolving door musicians from the college. The group reached consistency eventually in 2003 before the recording of their first major studio album for Max Jazz. The group now consists of pianist Adam Maness, drummer Chris Higginbottom and bassist Syd Rodway, Bode's husband. Maness is also co-lyricist, along with Bode. The band has recorded two albums to date with Max Jazz, 2004's "Don't Take Your Time" and 2006's "Over and Over", the latter of which reached a peak position of seventeenth on the Billboard chart for Top Jazz Albums in 2006. Bode has also recorded with Peter Martin and Rick Recht. She has just released her new album "The Little Garden".

Discography

*2001 "Requests" — self-released
*2004 "Don't Take Your Time" — Max Jazz
*2006 "Over and Over" — Max Jazz
*2008 "The Little Garden" — Native Language

Television appearances

* CBS — Second Cup Café June 23, 2006 [cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/23/earlyshow/saturday/secondcup/main1746576.shtml|title=Second Cup Café: Erin Bode|date=June 23, 2006|accessdate=2006-12-24]
* Fox News Channel — Fox & Friends April 15, 2006 [cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,191824,00.html|title=Looming Deadline - FOX & Friends|author=Julian Phillips|date=April 14, 2006|accessdate=2006-12-24]

References

External links

* [http://www.erinbode.com/ Erin Bode's official page]
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* [http://www.maxjazz.com/bode/ Erin Bode at Max Jazz]