Renee Rosnes

Irene Louise Rosnes (born 24 March 1962 in Regina, Saskatchewan), professionally known as Renee Rosnes ( /ˈriːniː ˈrɒznɨs/ ree-nee roz-niss), is a pianist, composer and arranger in the hard bop and post-bop mediums. Rosnes grew up in North Vancouver, B.C., where she attended Handsworth Secondary School. She was three when she began taking classical piano lessons. She became interested in jazz music in highschool, 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 saxophonist Joe Henderson hired her...