Dee Daniels

Dee Daniels musical career is as varied as her four-octave vocal range is thrilling.. One critic says, “Daniels’ voice has a hypnotic quality, delivering an impressive range that gives the romantic songs and verse of 50 years ago new life and raw emotion.” Dee has a B.A. Degree in Art Education and taught high school art for a year in Seattle, Her vocal style was born in her stepfather’s church choir in Oakland, California, polished during a five-year stay in The Netherlands and Belgium from 1982 to 1987, and brought to fruition upon her return to North America. Dee’s international career includes performances in twelve African countries, Australia, South America, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Japan, throughout North America, and Europe. A career highlights include a command performance for the King and Queen of Belgium¹s 25th Wedding Anniversary. Dee has cultivated a diverse career that has also seen her on theatre stages including the 2009 premiere of New York choreographer, Twyla Tharp¹s, new musical, Come Fly Away, and, as an inspirational speaker, with her most recent keynote address being delivered at the 2009 Women¹s CEO & Senior Management Summit in Toronto. With the creation of her Symphony Pops programs, Great Ladies of Swing and The Soul of Ray: The Music of Ray Charles, Dee has enjoyed sharing stages with symphony orchestras across the USA and Canada. She has toured with the Nord Netherlands Symphony Orchestra; performed Songs From Disney Movies with the Munich Radio Orchestra; recorded her Wish Me Love CD with The Metropole Orchestra of Holland; and recorded the Holiday Pops CD with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. In 2001, she established the Dee Daniels Jazz Vocal Scholarship at the Capilano College in North Vancouver, BC. She served on the advisory board of the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival from 2002 2008, and has received several awards for her contribution in the field of music.