Dee Dee Bridgewater
- January 5, 2024
- Jazz Singer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Dee Dee Bridgewater |
| Occupation | Jazz Singer |
| Date Of Birth | May 27, 1950(1950-05-27) |
| Age | 74 |
| Birthplace | Memphis |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Tennessee |
| Horoscope | Taurus |
Dee Dee Bridgewater Biography
| Name | Dee Dee Bridgewater |
| Birthday | May 27 |
| Birth Year | 1950 |
| Place Of Birth | Memphis |
| Home Town | Tennessee |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
| Spouse | Jean-Marie Durand , Gilbert Moses , Cecil Bridgewater |
| Children(s) | China Moses, Tulani Bridgewater, Gabriel Durand |
Dee Dee Bridgewater is one of the most popular and richest Jazz Singer who was born on May 27, 1950 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Grammy Award-winning jazz artist and winner of the Tony Award for her role in the role of Glinda as the good witch in The Wiz.
Her nomination was for the Lawrence Olivier Award for her performance as She was nominated for a Lawrence Olivier Award for her portrayal of Billie Holiday in a stage production about the late singer. in an opera that focused on her late performance.
Born Denise Eileen Garrett in Memphis, Tennessee, she was raised Catholic in Flint, Michigan. Her father, Matthew Garrett, was a jazz trumpeter and teacher at Manassas High School, and through his playing, she was exposed to jazz early on. At the age of sixteen, she was a member of a Rock and R&B trio, singing in clubs in Michigan. At 18, she studied at Michigan State University before she went to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. With the school’s jazz band, she toured the Soviet Union in 1969.
The next year, she met trumpeter Cecil Bridgewater, and after their marriage, they moved to New York City, where Cecil played in Horace Silver’s band. In the early 1970s, Bridgewater joined the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra as lead vocalist. This marked the beginning of her jazz career, and she performed with many of the great jazz musicians of the time, such as Sonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, Max Roach, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Wayne Garfield, and others. She performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1973. In 1974, her first solo album, entitled Afro Blue, appeared, and she performed on Broadway in the musical The Wiz. For her role as Glinda the Good Witch she won a Tony Award in 1975 as “Best Featured Actress”, and the musical also won the 1976 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.
The father of her mother was an jazz musician as well as a teacher by the name of Matthew Garrett.
Dee Dee Bridgewater Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Jazz Singer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Dee Dee Bridgewater is one of the richest Jazz Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dee Dee Bridgewater 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She was a singer in clubs and she was a part of an ’80s rock and blues trio from Michigan before getting married to the trumpeter Cecil Bridgewater.
She was an United Nations Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization.
Dee Dee Bridgewater (née Denise Garrett, May 27, 1950) is an American jazz singer. She is a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, as well as a Tony Award-winning stage actress. For 23 years, she was the host of National Public Radio’s syndicated radio show JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater. She is a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 5 in |
Dee Dee Bridgewater height 5 ft 5 in Dee weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Dee Dee Bridgewater Dating?
According to our records, Dee Dee Bridgewater married to Jean-Marie Durand , Gilbert Moses , Cecil Bridgewater. As of December 1, 2023, Dee Dee Bridgewater’s is not dating anyone.
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In April 2017, Bridgewater was the recipient of an NEA Jazz Masters Award with honors bestowed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and in 2018 was awarded the 2018 Maria Fisher Founder’s Award by the Thelonious Monk/Hancock Institute of Jazz. She is currently on tour worldwide in support of her latest CD, “Memphis…Yes, I’m Ready”.
Facts & Trivia
Dee Ranked on the list of most popular Jazz Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Dee Dee Bridgewater celebrates birthday on May 27 of every year.
What is Dee Dee Bridgewater known for?
A LITTLE ABOUT DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER Ever the fearless voyager, explorer, pioneer and keeper of tradition , the three-time Grammy-winner most recently won theGrammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album for Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee. Bridgewater’s career has always bridged musical genres.
How old is Dee Dee Bridgewater?
72 years (May 27, 1950)
Where is Dee Dee Bridgewater from?
Memphis, TN
When was Dee Dee Bridgewater born?
May 27, 1950 (age 72 years)
What genre is Dee Dee Bridgewater?
Jazz