リニー・ロスネス (Renee Rosnes)

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

Rosnes married jazz pianist Bill Charlap on 25 August 2007...
(Wikipedia: Renee Rosnes)