Diana Krall

Diana Krall is the only jazz singer to have eight albums debut at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. To date, her albums have garnered two GRAMMY Awards, ten Juno Awards and have also earned nine gold, three platinum and seven multi-platinum albums. Krall's unique artistry transcends any single musical style and has made her one of the most recognisable artists of our time.

Born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Krall began studying the piano when she was four years old. By the time she was 15, she was performing jazz locally and with the encouragement of her father, she devoted herself to music. Krall was awarded a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music in Boston as a teenager, where she stayed for two years before moving to Los Angeles. There, she met her first jazz heavyweights, including John Clayton, Jeff Hamilton, Jimmy Rowles and Ray Brown, the legendary bassist who served as her musical mentor. In 1993, the Montreal-based Justin Time Records released her debut album, Stepping Out. The following year she signed with GRP Records and recorded Only Trust Your Heart. This record also marked the beginning of her association with Tommy LiPuma, a collaboration that would continue until LiPuma’s untimely passing in 2017.

Krall’s success continued with her subsequent releases All for You and Love Scenes, but her watershed moment came in 1999 with When I Look in Your Eyes, her first release for the historic Verve record label. The recording spent an unprecedented 52 weeks in the #1 position on Billboard's Jazz chart, won two GRAMMY Awards and went platinum in the U.S. and Canada. Krall's next album, The Look of Love, continued her international success and became a top ten seller on Billboard’s Top 200 Album charts. Since then, she has created an impressive body of work, including her critically-acclaimed Turn Up The Quiet and Love Is Here To Stay. The latter found Diana collaborating with long-time friend and colleague Tony Bennett. It was recorded with the Grammy-award winning Bill Charlap Trio and the result is a beautifully rendered love letter to The Gershwins’ music. 

Her most recent release, This Dream Of You garnered critical acclaim from fans and press alike. This album is a loving conclusion of Diana’s 25-year working relationship with Tommy LiPuma. Shortly before LiPuma’s passing, they discussed the abundance of great music recorded at their last sessions together. LiPuma was adamant that this music should be completed and issued, and so Krall and engineer Al Schmitt mixed and sequenced the album for the 2020 release in honour of their much-missed friend. From this release came the worldwide premiere of Autumn In New York, a cinematic ode to the city, directed by Diana’s long-time collaborator and friend Mark Seliger.