Renee Rosnes
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Irene Louise Rosnes |
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24 March 1962 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Years active | c. 1985–present |
| Labels | Blue Note, Smoke Sessions |
| Website | www |
Irene Louise Rosnes (born 24 March 1962), professionally known as Renee Rosnes (REE-nee ROSS-ness), is a Canadian jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.
Rosnes was born in Regina, Saskatchewan and grew up in North Vancouver, British Columbia, where she attended Handsworth Secondary School. She was three when she began taking classical piano lessons. She became interested in jazz music in high school, introduced to it through her band director Bob Rebagliati. She then attended the University of Toronto, where she pursued classical performance with pianist William Aide. In 1985, Rosnes was awarded a Canada Council of the Arts grant, and moved to New York City to further her studies.
After tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson hired her to play with his quartet in 1986, Rosnes began an international career. In 1988, she was a member of the Wayne Shorter Band and in 1989, she joined trombonist JJ Johnson's Quintet and remained his pianist of choice until he retired in 1997. In 1989, she also began working with tenor master James Moody and was the pianist in his quartet for the next 20 years. Rosnes frequently performs with vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, and recorded "For Sentimental Reasons" with his quartet in 2007. She was a founding member of the SFJAZZ Collective, and played with the all-star octet from 2004 through 2009. Since 2012, she has been a member of bassist Ron Carter's Foursight Band. The group toured Europe during the fall of 2015.
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