Erin Bode
is an American singer, reluctant to be classified as a jazz vocalist. [1] Though Bode began her recording career in 2001, she has already garnered much praise. She has been called "someone you won't forget" [2] who is able to "explore a wide range of material in a fresh, often subtle manner" [3] and that possesses a voice that has "great purity, perfect pitch and impressive phrasing." [4] She has appeared on national television within the United States on the shows Fox & Friends Weekend and The Saturday Early Show.
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Biography
Bode was born the youngest of four children in
Wayzata, Minnesota [5] near
Minneapolis-St. Paul to a
Lutheran minister who emphasized music, leading her to join a church
choir.
While a
high school student, first at
Lutheran South High School and then at
Eureka High School, she excelled at the
trumpet (which she borrowed from her older brother)
and performed in sixteen
theatre productions.
She began college at the
University of Minnesota before transferring to
Webster University, during which time she performed with the
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra for three
seasons. She was influenced by jazz
pianist/singer
Christine Hitt, a teacher at Webster, who introduced Bode to jazz and often invited her to sing during select shows in the area.
Her first such show was at the Missouri Athletic Club.
Bode graduated with a degree in music and
foreign languages (
Italian and
French), though she changed her major from
classical music during her time at Webster.
Bode remained in the area upon graduation and produced her first
studio album,
Requests
, in 2001. The album brought her enough local attention, due in part to a cover of
Cyndi Lauper's song "
Time After Time", that she was signed to St. Louis jazz label
Max Jazz.
Erin Bode Trio
Bode's band, The Erin Bode Trio, was first formed during her time at Webster and, during its beginnings, saw a number of
revolving door musicians from the college. The group reached consistency eventually in 2003 before the recording of their first major studio album for Max Jazz. The group now consists of
pianist Adam Maness,
drummer Derrek Phillips and
bassist Syd Rodway, Bode's
husband.
Maness is also co-
lyricist, along with Bode. The band has recorded two albums to date with Max Jazz, 2004's
Don't Take Your Time
and 2006's
Over and Over
, the latter of which reached a peak position of seventeenth on the
Billboard chart for
Top Jazz Albums in 2006. Bode has also recorded with
Peter Martin and
Rick Recht. She has just released her new album "The Little Garden".
Discography
- 2001 Requests
— self-released
- 2004 Don't Take Your Time
— Max Jazz
- 2006 Over and Over
— Max Jazz
- 2008 The Little Garden
— Native Language
- 2008
— Native Language
Television appearances
- CBS — Second Cup Café June 23, 2006 [6]
- Fox News Channel — Fox & Friends April 15, 2006 [7]
References
- Erin Bode: Joy and Inspiration
- Erin Bode: Don't Take Your Time
- Erin Bode Biography at Allmusic
- George Graham Reviews Erin Bode's "Over and Over"
- The people you know... alumna Erin Bode
- Second Cup Café: Erin Bode
- Looming Deadline - FOX & Friends