Over the course of a multifaceted career, Grammy and Tony Award-winner Dee Dee Bridgewater has ascended to the upper echelon of vocalists. The three-time Grammy-winner’s most recent win was for Best Jazz Vocal Album – Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee.
A member of the legendary Thad Jones/Mel Louis Big Band, Bridgewater created DDB Records in 2006 in partnership with Universal Music Group. Her self-produced recordings, Dear Ella, Eleanora Fagan, and others have received multiple Grammy wins, nominations, and critical acclaim.
Pursuing a parallel career in musical theater, Bridgewater won a Tony Award for The Wiz. Other credits include Sophisticated Ladies, Black Ballad, Carmen, Cabaret and the Off-Broadway/West End productions of Lady Day, for which Bridgewater received an Olivier Award nomination.
She is a legacy Goodwill Ambassador (UN FAO), NEA Jazz Master, ASCAP Champion, Doris Duke Artist and Memphis Music Hall of Fame Inductee.