![]() 2016 Chicago Symphony Center -Chicago Jazz Orchestra Tribute to Sarah Vaughan 2015 Chicago Jazz Festival – Chicago Jazz Festival 2014 Kennedy Center – Chicago Jazz Orchestra – Kennedy Center Honors 2013 Newport Jazz Festival 2010 Tribute to Abraham Lincoln – Proclamation of Hope with Ramsey Lewis at Kennedy Center 2009 Chicago Jazz Festival – Dee Alexander and the Siren’s Orchestra Tribute to Abraham Lincoln – Proclamation of Hope with Ramsey Lewis – Ravinia 2008 Hope in Action – Homage to Nelson Mandela with Orbert Davis and Chicago Jazz Philharmonic – Millennium Park 2007 Sirens of Song – Tribute to Nina Simone and Dinah Washington – Millennium Park Pritzker Pavilion AACM Great Black Music Ensemble Tribute to Fletcher Henderson – Millennium Park Pritzker Pavilion Jazz Institute of Chicago – Tribute to ”Light“ Henry Huff – Columbus Park Blue Room – Kansas City, Mo – Dee Alexander Trio with Dennis Winslett 2006 Sweet Rhythm NYC – Passing Thru with Oliver Lake Chicago Jazz Festival with Africa Brass Tribute to Malachi Thompson Exquisitely for Ella Tribute - Chicago Jazz Orchestra 2005 Millennium Park Jazz Series – Orbert Davis’ Chicago Jazz Philharmonic Orchestra Mississippi Valley Blues Festival – Douglas Ewart’s Inventions Chicago Jazz Festival - Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) Great Black Music Ensemble. Some of her recent career highlights include the following: 2018 History Makers honoring Harry Lennix, Jr. Dee boasts long and fruitful associations with Chicago's jazz elite (including Ramsey Lewis, Orbert Davis, and Nicole Mitchell), and leads two of her own bands: the Dee Alexander Quartet and the Evolution Ensemble, which emphasizes original compositions. Her 2007 "Sirens of Song" tribute to Nina Simone and Dinah Washington (commissioned by the Jazz Institute of Chicago), at Chicago's Pritzker Pavilion, introduced her to a larger audience and helped her garner world recognition as well, resulting in frequent tours of France, Finland, Italy, Switzerland, Germany and Poland. She gravitated toward jazz at an early age and names Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald among her major influences, as well as Chicago saxophonist Henry Huff, who encouraged her to take risks and cross boundaries, setting her on the path to becoming one of the most accomplished voice improvisers in the world today. ![]() But her true heart belongs to jazz, the one idiom that can encompass all her influences. Her performances span virtually every music genre related to the African diaspora: gospel, blues, neo-soul, rhythm-and-blues, and world music. Dee is among the premier vocalists and songwriters in American music today, and one of Chicago's most gifted and respected artists.
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