Diana Panton
Introduction '''Diana Panton''' is a Canadian jazz vocalist. Her album, ''blue'', was awarded the 2023 Silver Disc Award by Japan's ''Jazz Critique Magazine''. Her albums ''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. She 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''. 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 No. 8 on the ''Billboard'' Jazz Chart while simultaneously debuting at No. 11 on the ''Billboard'' Children's Music Chart.
Career Panton's early jazz influence was hearing her father play an album by Ella Fitzgerald. In high school, she played violin and clarinet, then in her last year joined the Hamilton All-Star Jazz Band. which performed in Europe and the Montreux Jazz Festival. After hearing her perform with this band, multi-instrumentalist Don Thompson invited her to attend the Banff Centre, where he taught. This led to Thompson's collaboration on Panton's albums a decade later.Panton holds a Master's degree in French literature from McMaster University and studied Art at the Parsons School in Paris. She has taught classes in French at Westdale Secondary School and McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, as well as classes in English at Nanterre and Sorbonne universities in France.
Discography * ''...yesterday perhaps'' (2005)* ''if the moon turns green...'' (2007)* ''pink'' (2009)* ''To Brazil with Love'' (2011)* ''Christmas Kiss'' (2012)* ''RED'' (2013)* ''Little Gems and Other Keepsakes'' (2013 - Taiwan only release)* ''My Heart Sings'' LIVE (2014 - Taiwan only release)* ''I Believe in Little Things'' (2015)* ''Solstice/Equinox'' (2017)* ''Yes, please!'' (2018 - Taiwan only release)* ''A Cheerful Little Earful'' (2019)* ''Fairy Sings Love Suite'' (2021 - Japan only release)* ''blue'' (2022)
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