Dee Dee Bridgewater

Dee Dee Bridgewater
Background information
Birth nameDenise Eileen Garrett
Born (1950-05-27) May 27, 1950 (age 74)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
OriginFlint, Michigan, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, actress, record producer, songwriter, UN goodwill ambassador, radio host
Years active1966–present
LabelsDDB Records, Sony Masterworks, OKeh Records, Verve, Elektra, MCA
Websitewww.deedeebridgewater.com

Dee Dee Bridgewater (née Denise Garrett, May 27, 1950) is an American jazz singer and actress. She is a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, as well as a Tony Award-winning stage actress. For 23 years, she was the host of National Public Radio's syndicated radio show JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater.[1] She is a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization.[2]

  1. ^ "JazzSet Signs Off". Npr.org. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "FAO Ambassabors Programme". Fao.org. Retrieved 2019-04-10.