Diana Panton
Diana Panton is a Canadian jazz vocalist. Her latest album, blue, was awarded the 2023 Silver Disc Award by Japan's Jazz Critique Magazine. This is Panton's third Silver Disc Award -Yesterday Perhaps and Pink were awarded Silver Discs upon their release in Japan. blue also earned Panton her eighth JUNO nomination at the 2023 JUNO Awards in Canada. Panton won a Juno Award for Children's Album of the Year in 2017 for I Believe in Little Things and a 2015 Juno award for Vocal Jazz Album for RED.[1][2][3] She received JUNO nominations for her albums Cheerful Little Earful (2020), Solstice/Equinox (2019), Christmas Kiss (2013), To Brazil with Love (2012) and If the Moon Turns Green...(2009). I Believe in Little Things debuted at #8 on the Billboard Jazz Chart while simultaneously debuting at #11 on the Billboard Children's Music Chart.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Diana Ariadne Panton |
| Born | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Vocalist |
| Labels | 0 |
| Website | www |
Panton started her music career as a member of the Hamilton All-Star Jazz Band.[4] After hearing her perform with this band, multi-instrumentalist Don Thompson invited her to attend the Banff Centre, where he was a faculty member. This led to Thompson's collaboration on Panton's albums a decade later.[3]
Panton holds a Master's degree in French literature from McMaster University and studied Art at the Parsons School in Paris. She teaches French, Art, and Drama at Westdale Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario.[5][3]
Discography
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 2005 | ...yesterday perhaps |
| 2007 | if the moon turns green... |
| 2009 | pink |
| 2011 | To Brazil with Love |
| 2012 | Christmas Kiss |
| 2013 | Little Gems and Other Keepsakes (Compilation + bonus tracks, Asia only release) |
| 2013 | RED |
| 2014 | My Heart Sings (Live in Taipei, Asia only release) |
| 2015 | I Believe in Little Things |
| 2017 | Solstice / Equinox |
| 2018 | Yes, Please! (Compilation disc + bonus tracks, Asia only release) |
| 2019 | A Cheerful Little Earful |
| 2021 | Fairy Sings Love Suite (Compilation disc + bonus tracks, Asia only release) |
| 2022 | blue |
References
- "Red is the winning colour for Hamilton's Diana Panton". Hamilton Spectator. 15 March 2015.
- Friend, David (29 March 2017). "Five-time Juno nominee Diana Panton moonlights as a school teacher". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- Collar, Matt. "Diana Panton". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- "Hamilton All Star Jazz Bands Alumni". Hamilton All Star Jazz Bands. Archived from the original on 2015-11-01. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
- "Diana Panton juggles schoolroom and mainstage". Northern Life. 8 September 2015.