Renee Rosnes

Seven-‘time JUNO award winner, Renee Rosnes is one of the premier jazz pianists and composers of her generation. Upon moving to New York City from Vancouver, she quickly established a reputation of high regard, touring and recording with such masters as @Joe Henderson, @Wayne Shorter, @Bobby Hutcherson, @J.J. Johnson, @James Moody, @Ron Carter and the musician/composer ensemble, the @SFJAZZ Collective. Rosnes founded the supergroup ARTEMIS and is the musical director. The band took the top honor of Band of the Year by the 2023 Downbeat Readers Poll. In 2016, Rosnes’ “Written in the Rocks” (Smoke Sessions) was named one of ten Best Jazz Albums of the Year by The Chicago Tribune, one of the Best Albums in all genres of music by The Nation, and was received a 2017 Canadian Juno Award. JazzTimes wrote, “Ms. Rosnes delivers conceptual heft, suspenseful compositions and mesmerizing performances,” and DownBeat praised it as “an exceptional achievement” stating “Rosnes is a virtuoso composer.” The band’s most recent session, @Kinds of Love (Smoke Sessions) features master musicians Chris Potter, Christian McBride, Rogério Boccato and Carl Allen. Rosnes is married to pianist @Bill Charlap and the two often perform in a two-piano setting. The duo was featured on four tracks from the 2015 Grammy award winning album, Tony Bennett and Bill Charlap: The Silver Lining. Website: http://www.reneerosnes.com