Some call Dee Dee Bridgewater the legitimate successor to the legendary jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. And rightly so! She is a master of jazz singing in all its many forms. Passionate and full of energy, she demonstrates this time and again in a wide variety of formations – from performances with large orchestras to exquisite duo evenings. In musical symphony with pianist Carmen Staaf, who has already worked with jazz greats such as Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis, and Fred Hersch, our Focus Jazz artist presents herself at her third and final concert this summer on the Wiesbaden Kurhaus stage. This evening promises jazz in its purest form – an experience not to be missed!

Dee Dee Bridgewater, vocals Carmen Staaf, piano

Friedrich-von-Thiersch-Saal

Singer, actress and ambassador for women in jazz and in the fight against world hunger - there are many attributes that describe this year's Focus Jazz artist Dee Dee Bridgewater. The three-time Grammy award winner is an explorer, pioneer and at the same time preserver of musical traditions and is always on the lookout for musical partnerships on equal terms. In the three colleagues of the Dee Dee Bridgewater Quartet - Carmen Staaf, Rosa Brunello and Evita Polidoro - she has found exactly that. With their program "We Exist" the four power jazz musicians musically reflect on what women in jazz have already achieved, but also on the path that still lies ahead for them. With songs like "Trying Times" and "The Danger Zone" these exceptional musicians make a strong statement and bring the best jazz to the lake stage of Schloss Vollrads.

Dee Dee Bridgewater Quartet: “We exist”

Weingut Schloss Vollrads

When drummer Terri Lynn Carrington asked two of her students at the Berkelee College of Music to find some lead sheets of jazz tunes by women composers, they came back and said they couldn’t find any. This inspired Carrington to compile over 100 compositions by women into a collection called New Standards, and to record an album of the same name which won the Grammy for Best Instrumental Album this year

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New Standards – Naomi Moon Siegel & Carmen Staaf

Braun Music Center

Master class with jazz drummer Allison Miller (right, above), and jazz pianist Carmen Staaf

Carmen Staaf

Events

Past events

Aug 3, 2025

Dee Dee Bridgewater, vocals Carmen Staaf, piano · Rheingau Musik Festival

Jul 8, 2025

Dee Dee Bridgewater Quartet: “We exist” · Rheingau Musik Festival

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