Charenee韦德

Award-winning vocalist, 编曲, 教育家, and composer Charenée Wade has excited audiences all over the world with her ingenuity and vibrancy. A recipient of the 2017 爵士乐 at 林肯中心 Millennial Swing Award and first runner-up in the 2010 Thelonious Vocal Competition, Wade has worked with artists including Wynton Marsalis, Terri Lyne Carrington, Christian McBride, Winard哈珀, 埃里克·里德, 杰克Terrason, 柯蒂斯Lundy, 罗伯特Glasper, 和凯尔·亚伯拉罕. In her early years, Wade was selected as one of four artists for the Dianne Reeves Young Artist Workshop at Carnegie Hall as well as Betty Carter’s 爵士乐 Ahead Program, where she was mentored by Carmen Lundy and Curtis Fuller and performed her original music at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. An alumna of what is now the LaGuardia High School of 音乐 & Art and Performing Arts, Wade completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music performance at the Manhattan School of 音乐. 她的最新专辑, Offering: The 音乐 of Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson, is a powerful reinterpretation of the poet’s musical library, which features notable artists including Lonnie Plaxico, 马库斯•米勒, Stefon哈里斯, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and Christian McBride (spoken word). Wade has performed at top venues including 爵士乐 at 林肯中心, 爵士标准, 和阿波罗号, and she has performed at major festivals worldwide including Montreux, 哥本哈根, 纽波特, 伊斯坦布尔, Spoleto, 普林斯顿大学, 伯尔尼, and Savannah 音乐, 和爵士舞. A passionate 教育家 who has taught master classes and private lessons at the Aaron Copland School of 音乐, Peabody Institute of John Hopkins University, and University of Texas, 等, Wade has also has taught at clinics and jazz camps all over the world, including in New Orleans, 美国.K., Israel, Croatia, Spain, Australia, and Taiwan.