Erin Bode
| Erin Bode | |
|---|---|
 Bode in April 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Wayzata, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Maxjazz, Native Language |
| Website |
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Erin Bode is an American jazz singer. Although she began her recording career in 2001, she has already garnered much praise. She has been called "someone you won't forget"[1] who is able to "explore a wide range of material in a fresh, often subtle manner"[2] and that possesses a voice that has "great purity, perfect pitch and impressive phrasing."[3] She has appeared on Fox & Friends and The Saturday Early Show.
Biography
Bode was born the youngest of four children in Wayzata, Minnesota[4] near Minneapolis–Saint Paul to a Lutheran minister who emphasized music, leading her to join a church choir.[1] While a high school student, first at Lutheran High School South in St. Louis, Missouri, and then at Eureka High School in Eureka, Missouri (where she graduated in 1995),[5] Bode excelled at the trumpet (which she borrowed from her older brother)[1] 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 St. Louis Symphony for three seasons. She was influenced by jazz pianist and singer Christine Hitt, a teacher at Webster, who introduced Bode to jazz and often invited her to sing during shows in the area.[1][2] Her first such show was at the Missouri Athletic Club.[4] 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.[2][3]
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 MAXJAZZ.[2]
Erin Bode Trio
Bode's band, The Erin Bode Trio, was formed during her time at Webster. The group currently consists of pianist Adam Maness, drummer Derrek Phillips and bassist Syd Rodway, Bode's husband.[4] Maness is also co-lyricist, with Bode. The band has recorded two albums to date with Maxjazz: 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.
Discography
- 2001 Requests (self-released)
- 2004 Don't Take Your Time (MAXJAZZ)
- 2006 Over and Over (MAXJAZZ)
- 2008 The Little Garden (Native Language)
- 2008 A Cold December Night (Native Language)
- 2010 Photograph (Canyon)
- 2013 Be Still My Soul (self-released)
- 2016 Here and Now (self-released)
References
- 1 2 3 4 Cheryl Hughey. "Erin Bode: Don't Take Your Time". Retrieved 2006-12-24.
- 1 2 3 4 Ken Dryden. "Erin Bode Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2006-12-24.
- 1 2 George Graham (March 1, 2006). "George Graham Reviews Erin Bode's "Over and Over"". Retrieved 2006-12-24.
- 1 2 3 Stephanie Kiszczak (October 13, 2005). "The people you know... alumna Erin Bode". Retrieved 2006-12-24.
- ↑ "Persons of Interest: Erin Bode". Ladue News. May 17, 2012.