Diana Panton

Diana Ariadne Panton is a Canadian jazz vocalist. Her second album, "If the Moon Turns Green", received a nomination for the Juno Awards of 2009 in the category of Vocal Jazz Album of the Year.

Panton started her music career as a member of the Hamilton All Star Jazz Band,^[1] until 2002. After hearing her perform with this band, veteran multi-instrumentalist Don Thompson invited her to attend the Banff Centre, where he was a faculty member. This led to Thompson's collaboration on Panton's albums, a decade later.^[2]

Panton holds a Master's degree in French literature from McMaster University. She teaches French at Westdale Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario.^[3]

Discography

Year	Album
2011	To Brazil With Love
2009	Pink
2007	If the Moon Turns Green
2005	...Yesterday Perhaps

On all four albums, Panton is accompanied by Don Thompson on piano and bass and Reg Schwager on guitar. Thompson also plays vibraphone on Pink and on To Brazil With Love. On Pink, she is also accompanied by Guido Basso on flugelhorn, trumpet and cornet. On To Brazil With Love, she is also accompanied by Maninho Costa on vocals, drums and percussion, Bill McBirnie on flute, Kiki Misumi on cello and Silas Silva on drums and percussion.

References

1. ^ The Hamilton Spectator, April 29, 2009 http://www.thespec.com/article/556707
2. ^ Interview of Panton and Thompson by Larry Green on JAZZ-FM91 radio, August 19, 2005 http://dianapanton.com/interview/Media/Diana%20Panton%20Interview.mp3
3. ^ The Hamilton Spectator, March 28, 2009 http://www.thespec.com/article/538750

External links

• Official website
• Interview in LucidForge Magazine, May 21, 2009
• Cover story in Toronto's Now magazine, February 2-9, 2006

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