Diane Schuur

Diane Schuur

2 songs 2 albums

Diane Schuur (nicknamed “Deedles”) is a jazz singer and pianist from Tacoma, Washington.

Schuur has been blind from birth due to retinopathy of prematurity, though she has been gifted with absolute pitch memory.

Diane emerged to the jazz scene in 1982, when she was invited by Stan Getz to perform with him at the White House, during the Reagan Administration. Since then, she has released a total of 24 albums, been nominated for 5 Grammy Awards and has won 2 Grammy Awards for Best Female Jazz Vocal Performance in 1986 and 1987.