RENEE ROSNES
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Renee Rosnes is one of the premier jazz pianists and composers of her generation. Upon moving to New York City from Vancouver, Canada in 1985, she quickly established a reputation of high regard, touring and recording for many years with such masters as Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter, Bobby Hutcherson, J.J. Johnson, Buster Williams and James Moody. She was a founding member of the all-star ensemble, the SFJAZZ Collective, with whom she toured and recorded for six years. Rosnes released her eponymously-titled debut album in 1990 on Blue Note Records, and went on to record 10 albums for the label.
In 2016, Written in the Rocks (Smoke Sessions) was named one of ten Best Jazz Albums of the Year by The Chicago Tribune, one of the Best Albums in all genres of music by The Nation, and was awarded a 2017 JUNO. JazzTimes wrote, “Ms. Rosnes delivers conceptual heft, suspenseful compositions and mesmerizing performances,” and from DownBeat, “An exceptional achievement. Written in the Rocks establishes - or reinforces - that Rosnes is a virtuoso composer. This is as good as writing can get in this setting.” The critically acclaimed Beloved of the Sky (Smoke Sessions) features master musicians Chris Potter, Steve Nelson, Peter Washington and Lenny White. The material on Rosnes' most recent release, Kinds of Love (Smoke Sessions) was all composed and recorded during the pandemic. It features Chris Potter, Christian McBride, Carl Allen and Rogério Boccato. The Wall Street Journal called Rosnes' music "exotically intense" and the album was recognized with another Canadian JUNO Award, her sixth to date.
At the 2018 Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, Renee received the Oscar Peterson Award, in recognition of her exceptional contributions in jazz. She is a 12-year member of the Ron Carter Quartet which is featured on the double album: “Ron Carter: Foursight / Live in Stockholm, Vol. 1 & Vol. 2.” (In’n Out Records). She is the founder of the supergroup ARTEMIS featuring Ingrid Jensen, saxophonists Nicole Glover and Alexa Tarantino, bassist Noriko Ueda and drummer Allison Miller. In May 2023, the all-star collective released their second album for Blue Note Records: In Real Time.