Diane Schuur is a jazz singer from Tacoma, Washington. Complications from her
early birth resulted in a complete loss of her vision. From the age of three she
was singing and had her first public performance aged ten at the Tacoma Holiday
Inn. A performance of 'Amazing Grace' at the 1979 Monterey Jazz Festival proved
to be the turning point in her career. Stan Getz heard the performance and went
on to get her a spot at a televised concert from the White House in 1982. She
was signed by GRP and has been a prolific recording artist ever since.
Schuur's greatest success to date w...