Brandi Disterheft (born 1980) is a Canadian jazz

bassist A bassist (also known as a bass player or bass guitarist) is a musician who plays a Bass (instrument), bass instrument such as a double bass (upright bass, contrabass, wood bass), bass guitar (electric bass, acoustic bass), synthbass, keyboar ...

and composer.

Biography

Born in

Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...

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, Canada, Disterheft grew up in the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia where she attended

Handsworth Secondary School Handsworth Secondary School is a high school in the district of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and part of School District 44 North Vancouver. As of September 2020, the school reported 1544 students enrolled in Grades 8–12, the larg ...

. Upon graduation, she won scholarship to attend

Humber College The Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning, commonly known as Humber College, is a public College of Applied Arts and Technology in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1967, Humber has two main campuses: the Humber North c ...

in Toronto, Ontario where she studied under Don Thompson. Disterheft has also studied under

Rufus Reid Rufus Reid (born February 10, 1944, in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American jazz bassist, educator, and composer. Biography Reid was raised in Sacramento, California, where he played the trumpet through junior high and high school. Upon graduation ...

Rodney Whitaker Rodney Whitaker (born February 22, 1968) is an American jazz double bass player and educator. Biography Born in Detroit, Whitaker attended Wayne State University, and studied with Robert Gladstone, principal bass with the Detroit Symphony Orche ...

, and

Oscar Peterson Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian virtuoso jazz pianist and composer. Considered one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, Peterson released more than 200 recordings, won seven Grammy Awards, ...

. Peterson notably said about Disterheft, "She has the same lope or rhythmic pulse as my bassist, Ray Brown. She is what we call serious."

Discography

* ''Debut'' (Superfran, 2007) * ''Second Side'' ( Justin Time, 2009) * ''Pleased To Meet You'' -

Hank Jones Henry Jones Jr. (July 31, 1918 – May 16, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Critics and musicians described Jones as eloquent, lyrical, and impeccable. In 1989, The National Endowment for the Arts honored ...

and

Oliver Jones (pianist) Oliver Theophilus Jones, (born September 11, 1934 in Little Burgundy, Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian jazz pianist, organist, composer and arranger. Musical career Born to Barbadian parents, Oliver Jones began his career as a pianist at th ...

(Justin Time, 2009) * ''Gratitude'' (Justin Time, 2012) * ''Blue Canvas'' (Justin Time, 2016) * ''Surfboard'' (Justin Time, 2020)

Awards and recognition

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: winner,

Juno Award for Traditional Jazz Album of the Year The Juno Award for Traditional Jazz Album of the Year was presented as recognition each year for the best traditional jazz album in Canada. It was first presented in 1994, after the Juno Awards split the former award for Best Jazz Album into separ ...

, ''Debut''

References

External links

Official web site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Disterheft, Brandi 1980 births Living people Canadian jazz double-bassists Juno Award for Traditional Jazz Album of the Year winners 21st-century Canadian double-bassists Women double-bassists People from North Vancouver Humber College alumni 21st-century Canadian women musicians Justin Time Records artists