Dominique Eade | |
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Birth name | Dominique Frances Eade |
Born | London, England | June 16, 1958
Genres | Vocal jazz |
Occupation(s) | Singer, teacher |
Years active | 1980s–present |
Website | dominiqueeade |
Dominique Frances Eade (born June 16, 1958) [1] is an American jazz singer and composer. She has taught at the New England Conservatory. [2]
She attended Vassar College and the Berklee College of Music before finishing her degree at New England Conservatory in Boston in 1984. [3]
Eade was in a jazz band with Joe McPhee called Naima in the 1990s. [3] In 1989 she became the first jazz performer to be awarded the New England Conservatory's NEC Artist Diploma. [4]
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