Denise Donatelli....

Tom Scott writes, "Denise Donatelli possesses that rare combination - sensuous tone, impeccable pitch and great jazz sensibility. She is truly an awesome jazz vocalist!" Don Heckman of The Los Angeles Times writes, "She produced a classic example of communicative jazz ballad singing ... she is a singer jazz musicians love to love."
Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Denise grew up in a musical family, studying classical piano. She began playing piano at the age of three and won numerous awards in the National Federation of Music Club's yearly piano competitions. Fortunately, her love of jazz and passion for singing survived her 15 years of classical piano training. Setting her musical career aside for marriage and family, she began singing again after relocating to Atlanta, Georgia.

Currently residing in Los Angeles, Denise continues to win audiences, performing at some of the city's leading jazz venues and jazz festivals throughout the country. She has performed with a long list of jazz luminaries and has been featured with the Stan Kenton Alumni Orchestra. In 2005, Denise recorded her debut CD entitled In the Company of Friends, produced and arranged by pianist Tom Garvin. The CD received critical acclaim winning a 2005 Blue Chip Jazz CD Award and is currently enjoying a re-release in Japan on the SSJ label as of August, 08. Denise's latest recording, What Lies Within, was released August, 08 on the Savant Records. It is produced and arranged by pianist, composer/arranger, Geoffrey Keezer. Denise is joined by internationally acclaimed musicians including, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Hamilton Price, Peter Sprague, Bob Sheppard, Alex Acuña, Carl Saunders, and Giovanna Clayton. What Lies Within is certain to create a stir not just in the microcosm of female vocalists but in the macrocosm of jazz in toto..