Diana Krall

Diana Jean Krall, O.C. (born November 16, 1964) is a popular Jazz pianist and singer.

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O.C. - November 16 - 1964 - Jazz - Pianist - Singer

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Krall was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, into a musical family. She began learning the piano at age four. During her youth the family moved to Vancouver. In high school, she started playing in a small jazz group. At the age of fifteen, she started playing regularly in several Nanaimo restaurants.

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Nanaimo, British Columbia - Canada - Vancouver - Restaurant

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Her playing attracted the attention of bass player Ray Brown, who brought her into touch with influential teachers and producers. At age seventeen, she won a scholarship from the Vancouver Jazz Festival to study at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. After three terms she moved to Los Angeles to study with Jimmy Rowles, with whom she also began to sing. In 1990, Krall relocated to New York. Diana Krall and British musician Elvis Costello tied the knot in December 2003.

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Ray Brown - Berklee College of Music - Boston - Los Angeles - New York - Elvis Costello

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