Dee Dee Bridgewater (b. May 27, 1950) is an American
Jazz singer. She is a two-time Grammy Award Winner, Tony Award Winner and Host of NPR's Syndicated Radio show "JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater". She is a United Nations Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Born Denise Eileen Garrett in Memphis, Tennessee, she grew up in Flint, Michigan. Her father, Matthew Garrett, was a
jazz trumpeter and teacher at Manassas High School, and through his playing, Denise was exposed to
jazz early on. At the age of sixteen, she was a member of a
rock and
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