Ranee Lee
Encyclopedia
Ranee Lee, CM
(born 1942 in New York City
) is a Canadian
jazz
vocalist and musician who resides in Montreal
, Quebec
.
Lee toured North America
in the 1970s as a jazz drummer and tenor saxophonist. She subsequently landed a starring role playing Billie Holiday
in Lady Day
, and won a Dora Mavor Moore Award
for her performance. She subsequently began recording as a vocalist, releasing her first album in 1989.
Lee was named a member of the Order of Canada
in 2006.
Her music appears in the animated short film, Black Soul
.
She won a 2010 Juno Award for her Album; 'Ranee Lee Lives Upstairs' and is also an accomplished writer of Children's books (Nana, What do you say?)
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
(born 1942 in New York City
New York City
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) is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
vocalist and musician who resides in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
.
Lee toured North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
in the 1970s as a jazz drummer and tenor saxophonist. She subsequently landed a starring role playing Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing...
in Lady Day
Lady Day
In the western Liturgical year, Lady Day is the traditional name of the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin in some English speaking countries. It is the first of the four traditional English quarter days. The "Lady" was the Virgin Mary. The term derives from Middle English, when some...
, and won a Dora Mavor Moore Award
Dora Mavor Moore Award
The Dora Mavor Moore Award is an award presented annually by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts which honours theatre, dance, and opera productions in Toronto. Named after Dora Mavor Moore, who helped establish Canadian professional theatre, the award was established on December 13, 1978...
for her performance. She subsequently began recording as a vocalist, releasing her first album in 1989.
Lee was named a member of the Order of Canada
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
in 2006.
Her music appears in the animated short film, Black Soul
Black Soul
Black Soul is a 2002 animated short by Haitian Canadian filmmaker Martine Chartrand that uses paint-on-glass animation and music to portray defining moments of Black history....
.
She won a 2010 Juno Award for her Album; 'Ranee Lee Lives Upstairs' and is also an accomplished writer of Children's books (Nana, What do you say?)
Discography
- Live at the Bijou (1984)
- Deep Song (1989)
- The Musicals: Jazz on Broadway (1992)
- I Thought About You (1994)
- You Must Believe in Swing (1996)
- Seasons of Love (1997)
- Dark Divas (2000)
- Maple Groove (2004)
- Just You, Just Me (2005)
- Ranee Lee - Lives Upstairs (2009)
Contributions
- Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold ArlenStormy Weather: The Music of Harold ArlenStormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen is a compilation tribute album of Harold Arlen songs, released by Sony in February 2003 as a companion album to the film of the same name...
(2003) - "The Man That Got AwayThe Man that Got Away"The Man that Got Away" is a popular song, published in 1953 and was written for the 1954 version of the movie A Star Is Born. The music was written by Harold Arlen, and the lyrics by Ira Gershwin...
", "Stormy Weather"
External links
- http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=19669
- http://www.justin-time.com/artists.php?lang=en&aid=308/ Justin Time (label): Ranee Lee