Artist Info: Deanna Witkowski

Winner of the 2002 Great American Jazz Piano Competition, pianist/composer/vocalist Deanna Witkowski has been heralded for her “consistently thrilling” playing and her “boundless imagination” (All Music Guide). Her 2009 release, From This Place, marries ancient and modern sacred texts with the richness of jazz, and led to media interviews ranging from NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday to Interfaith Voices. In 2009, Witkowski presented Moving with the Spirit: The Sacred Jazz of Mary Lou Williams [read more...]