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Singer Pianist Dena DeRose grew up in Binghamton, New York. She began studying piano at the age of three and continued classical music studies throughout her childhood. |
As a teenager, her love of jazz blooming, she would often sneak out of her parents house and drive into the city to see jazz players like Hank Jones and Mulgrew Miller.
DeRose began building a career as a jazz pianist, playing small clubs in and around her hometown. At age 21, the young pianist suffered a debilitating set back. Pain in her right hand was diagnosed as carpel tunnel syndrome and arthritis. Two surgeries later, DeRose found herself unable to continue her budding career as a pianist.
By the age of 25, DeRose was back at the piano playing and singing. She moved to New York and grabbed any gig she could find, playing piano, accompanying other singers, and doing her own mix of singing and playing. With her own money, she produced and released her first album, "Introducing Dena DeRose," which was quickly obtained and re-released by Sharp Nine Records.
DeRose has continued to perform and record, with five albums under her belt. She has also been active as an educator teaching at the State University of New York and participating in a rotating residency at North Netherlands Conservatory, in Groningen, Netherlands.
Set List for Dena DeRose on Piano Jazz:"How Deep Is The Ocean" (Berlin)
"Home" (DeRose)
"I Fall In Love Too Easily" (Cahn, Styne)
"Rachel Carson" (McPartland)
"Emily" (Mandel)
"A Walk In The Park With James" (DeRose)
"Free Piece" (McPartland, DeRose)
"Prelude To A Kiss" (Ellington, Gordon, Mills)
"We’ll Be Together" (Fischer, Laine)
DeRose began building a career as a jazz pianist, playing small clubs in and around her hometown. At age 21, the young pianist suffered a debilitating set back. Pain in her right hand was diagnosed as carpel tunnel syndrome and arthritis. Two surgeries later, DeRose found herself unable to continue her budding career as a pianist.
By the age of 25, DeRose was back at the piano playing and singing. She moved to New York and grabbed any gig she could find, playing piano, accompanying other singers, and doing her own mix of singing and playing. With her own money, she produced and released her first album, "Introducing Dena DeRose," which was quickly obtained and re-released by Sharp Nine Records.
DeRose has continued to perform and record, with five albums under her belt. She has also been active as an educator teaching at the State University of New York and participating in a rotating residency at North Netherlands Conservatory, in Groningen, Netherlands.
Set List for Dena DeRose on Piano Jazz: