10/13/2020
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Dee Dee Bridgewater has ascended to the upper echelon of vocalists, putting her unique spin on standards, as well as taking intrepid leaps of faith in re-envisioning jazz classics.
Over the course of a multifaceted career spanning four decades, Dee Dee has won 3 Grammys, a Tony Award for her role as Glinda, the Good Witch in THE WIZ, received the 2017 NEA Jazz Masters Award, is a 2018 Doris Duke Artist, and in 2019 was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in recognition of her contributions to Memphis music and in celebration of her latest CD, "Memphis, Yes...I'm Ready."
Dee Dee is at heart a fearless voyager, explorer and pioneer not only as an artist but as a humanitarian.
As a Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Bridgewater continues to appeal for international solidarity to finance global grassroots projects in the fight against world hunger. In April 2017, was the recipient of an In December 2017, Bridgewater was presented with the ASCAP Foundation Champions award acknowledging her many charitable contributions.
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