Dee Dee Bridgewater interview: “Being able to channel my energies into that music, bring it to reality, to perform it, saved me”

Stuart Nicholson
Friday, May 31, 2024

A 'Grand Dame' of vocal jazz, Dee Dee Bridgewater has had a four-decade career spanning music and theatre in Europe and America. Stuart Nicholson discovers her civil rights spirit and musical mojo are back with a vengeance

Dee Dee Bridgewater (photo: Kimberly M. Wang / Eardog Productions)
Dee Dee Bridgewater (photo: Kimberly M. Wang / Eardog Productions)

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