About Dina:
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"Dina Blade literally breathes new life into old standards…"
— Jazziz magazine
"… warm and inviting, fresh and original…"
— Jim Wilke, NPR-KPLU's "Jazz Northwest"
… I love the naturalness, great intonation, and real understanding of the lyric all the way through.
— Bill Mays, jazz pianist
"… a sophisticated sense of rhythm."
— Joe LaBarbera, jazz drummer/
instructor
California Institute for the Arts
"… brought a distant era much closer to my students."
— Jill Johnson, Ethnomusicologist, University of Washington
“Dina, I loved that dress and your wonderful voice. Your show was an absolute SMASH!”
— Loretta Herman, Librarian, Snoqualmie Library
"…a great voice with a distinctive style all her own that left me wanting more."
— Mark Manning, Victory Music Review
“…approachable and comfortable to work with…”
—Angel Michaels, Choir Director, San Juan High School
"…a charming, natural swing and a fine talent for sculpting and building a song."
—Andrew Freund, Earshot Jazz Magazine
"… a nice rapport with our kids and they learned a lot…"
— Janet Olsen, SJ High School Jazz Band Director
Dina Blade is a jazz vocalist with a relaxed style, a spark of dynamism, and a unique ability to bring music to life that has made her an adored favorite of audiences everywhere. She has appeared both nationally and internationally at jazz clubs and festivals as well as on film, radio, and television, drawing from her extensive repertoire of classic jazz composers and lyricists such as Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, Johnny Mercer and Dorothy Fields. With her sophisticated, easy stage presence enlivened by a touch of cabaret, Dina brings out subtle nuances from the melodies and lyrics of every song she performs.
Dina’s talent and love of music surfaced unmistakably at the age of eleven when she taught herself to play guitar and began creating and performing her own songs for friends and family. Now, as an accomplished musician, she passes along that same enthusiasm to students of middle school through college ages as well as seniors, offering musical programs of classic songs from the 1930s and 40s as well as anecdotes of jazz history that educate audiences as they entertain.