Dominique Frances Eade (born June 16, 1958) is an American

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...

singer and composer. She has taught at the

New England Conservatory The New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) is a Private college, private music school in Boston, Massachusetts. The conservatory is located on Huntington Avenue along Avenue of the Arts (Boston), the Avenue of the Arts near Boston Symphony Ha ...

Education

She attended

Vassar College Vassar College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Founded in 1861 by Matthew Vassar, it was the second degree-granting institution of higher education for women in the United States. The college be ...

and the

Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music () is a Private university, private music college in Boston, Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern Music of the United ...

before finishing her degree at New England Conservatory in Boston in 1984.

Career

Eade was in a jazz band with

Joe McPhee Joe McPhee (born November 3, 1939) is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who plays the tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone, the trumpet, the flugelhorn and the valve trombone. Although born in Miami, Florida, McPhee grew up in Poughkeepsie, ...

called Naima in the 1990s. In 1989 she became the first jazz performer to be awarded the New England Conservatory's NEC Artist Diploma.

Discography

* ''The Ruby & The Pearl'' (Accurate, 1990) * ''My Resistance Is Low'' (Accurate, 1995) * ''The Sky Has Melted Away'' with

André Vida André Vida (born 1974) is an American-born German Saxophone, saxophonist, lyricist, avant-garde musician, and Experimental music, experimental composer. Vida has been on the forefront of several major developments in experimental music, including ...

and Brandon Evans (1995) * ''When the Wind Was Cool'' (RCA, 1997) * ''The Long Way Home'' (RCA Victor/BMG, 1999) *''Open'' with Jed Wilson (Jazz Project, 2006) * ''Whirlpool'' with

Ran Blake Ran Blake (born April 20, 1935) is an American pianist, composer, and educator. He is known for his unique style that combines blues, gospel, classical, and film noir influences into an innovative and dark jazz sound. His career spans over 40 rec ...

(Jazz Project, 2011) * ''Town and Country'' with

(Sunnyside, 2017)

References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eade, Dominique 1958 births Living people Singers from London American women jazz singers American jazz singers American music educators Vassar College alumni American women composers American jazz composers American women music educators 21st-century American women musicians