Deelee Dubé

‘A Beguiling Soulfulness’ – Jazz Times London-born, multi-award-winning vocal artist Deelee Dubé made history as the first British Sassy Awards recipient, winning the prestigious Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition in 2016, and possesses what Jazz Times called ‘a warm tone, genuine blues feeling and easy rhythmic authority’. Embodying a stellar African musical lineage, the eclectic tastes of a London upbringing, and a deep love and respect for the jazz tradition, Garnering supporters to the likes of, Sheila Jordan, Bebel Gilberto, Lori Lieberman, American actress Zoe Saldaña, as well as the late Chick Corea, amongst others, Deelee is one of the most gifted vocalists to have emerged from the London scene in many years. ‘Ms. Dubé, the first British recipient of the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Award, has a voice of the purest gold’ – Trevor Bannister (for the JazzMann) Recorded on the Concord Jazz US label and released in 2020 to unequivocal critical acclaim, Trying Times was applauded as ‘a most impressive debut’ by All About Jazz, and subsequently won the South African Mzantsi Jazz Awards for best International Jazz Collaboration in 2021. "Trying Times presents an incredible range of material energetically performed by a singer and band with the chops to back it up. It's a most impressive debut." — All About Jazz “Tryin' Times’ reveals a vocalist with a rock-solid relationship with the pulse and a gorgeously rich timbre...A warm welcome to the singular pleasure that is Trying Times.” — Jazzwise A regular performer at the legendary London venue Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club Acoustic Jazz Lounge with saxophonist Renato D'Aiello, 2017, saw Deelee embark on a brief tour of North America with a successful debut performance at the Montreal Int’l Jazz Festival in Quebec, Canada. This was followed by a stellar performance at the Teatro Auditorio Revellin in Ceuta which was met with rave reviews by the Spanish press. In 2018 Deelee completed a Master of Arts degree in Voice studies at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and graduated at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall. In 2018 Deelee performed as part of the Royal Albert Hall’s 150th Anniversary series in Celebrating Women and the Hall, where she also launched her award-winning album, Trying Times in concert in 2021. 'A voice of deep grainy power ... Dubé has a quick-witted musicality' – Daily Telegraph “She’s a crowd-pleaser with serious vocal capabilities...” – Jazzwise Magazine