Renee Rosnes

Irene Louise Rosnes (born 24 March 1962 in Regina, Saskatchewan), professionally known as Renee Rosnes (pronEng|ˈriːniː ˈrɒznɨs "ree-nee"), is a pianist, composer and arranger in the hard bop and post-bop mediums. (Her nickname is a derivative of Irene and therefore does not have the common pronunciation of Renee, IPA|*/rəˈneɪ/ "re-nay").

Rosnes grew up in North Vancouver, B.C. and was three when she began taking classical piano lessons. She became interested in jazz music in highschool. She then attended the University of Toronto, where she pursued classical performance with pianist William Aide. In 1985, Rosnes was awarded a Canada Council of the Arts grant, and moved to New York City to further her studies. After saxophonist Joe Henderson hired her to play with his quartet, she began an international career. Since then, Rosnes has worked with many of the top names in jazz including: JJ Johnson, Wayne Shorter, James Moody, Bobby Hutcherson and Jon Faddis among others.

She is a founding member of the SFJAZZ Collective [http://www.sfjazz.org] : an all-star octet whose members have included Joshua Redman, Bobby Hutcherson, Brian Blade, Bob Hurst, Eric Harland, Nicholas Payton, Miguel Zenon, Andre Hayward, and as of summer 2007, Dave Douglas, Joe Lovano and Stefon Harris.

Rosnes made four Japanese recordings for the VideoArts label with "The Drummonds", a trio featuring herself, drummer and ex-husband Billy Drummond and the unrelated Ray Drummond on bass. cite news | url=http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/2003/021303/disc.html | title=Montreal Mirror" | title=Disc of the Week: The Drummonds, "Pas de Trois" | accessdate=2007-10-17 | date=13 February 2003 ]

Rosnes married jazz pianist Bill Charlap on 25 August 2007. [cite news | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/26/fashion/weddings/26ROSNES.html | publisher="The New York Times" | accessdate=2007-10-17 | date=26 August 2007 | title=Renee Rosnes, Bill Charlap ] [cite news | url=http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/rosnes.html | accessdate=2007-10-17 | title=In the mood for loveCanadian jazz pianist Renee Rosnes explores a new partnership | first=Stephen | last=Cole | publisher=CBC News | date=15 October 2007 ]

Discography

*1989: "Face to Face" TOSHIBA EMI
*1990: "Renee Rosnes" BLUE NOTE
*1990: "For the Moment" BLUE NOTE
*1992: "Without Words" BLUE NOTE
*1996: "Ancestors" BLUE NOTE
*1997: "As We Are Now" BLUE NOTE
*1999: "Art & Soul" BLUE NOTE
*2001: "With a Little Help From My Friends" BLUE NOTE
*2002: "Life on Earth" BLUE NOTE
*2003: "Renee Rosnes and the Danish Radio Big Band" BLUE NOTE
*2004: "Deep Cove" CBC RECORDS
*2005: "A Time For Love" VIDEO ARTS JAPAN

SFJAZZ Collective "The Inaugural Year" 2004: Original works and the music of Ornette Coleman
SFJAZZ Collective Live 2005: Original works and the music of John Coltrane
SFJAZZ Collective Live 2006: Original works and the music of Herbie Hancock
SFJAZZ Collective Live 2007: Original works and the music of Thelonious Monk

Awards and recognition

*1991: nominee, Juno Award for Best Jazz Album, "Renee Rosnes"
*1992: winner, Juno Award for Best Jazz Album, "For The Moment"
*1995: winner, Juno Award for Best Mainstream Jazz Album, "Free Trade"
*1997: winner, Juno Award for Best Mainstream Jazz Album, "Ancestors"
*1998: nominee, Juno Award for Best Mainstream Jazz Album, "As We Are Now"
*2000: nominee, Juno Award for Best Traditional Jazz Album - Instrumental, "Art & Soul"
*2003: winner, Juno Award for Traditional Jazz Album of the Year, "Life On Earth"

References

External links

* [http://www.reneerosnes.com Renee Rosnes official website]
* [http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Rosnes/ Renee Rosnes discography] at JazzDiscography.com
* [http://www.canadianencyclopedia.ca/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0003032 Canadian Encyclopedia: Renee Rosnes]
* [http://www.bluenote.com/artistpage.asp?ArtistID=3501 Blue Note (label): Renee Rosnes profile]