Renee Rosnes

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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 nickname 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 [1]: 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.^[1]

Rosnes married jazz pianist Bill Charlap on 25 August 2007.^[2]^[1]^[3]

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

Ms. Rosnes has also recorded with many other artists, including: Joe Henderson, JJ Johnson, Jimmy Scott, Nancy Wilson, The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, Walt Weiskopf, Bobby Hutcherson, Ray Drummond, Gary Thomas, Steve Turre, Jon Faddis, Slide Hampton, Marian McPartland, Gerald Wilson, Lewis Nash, Christian McBride and Chris Potter among others.