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Dianne Nola
Other / Jazz / Blues

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SAN FRANCISCO, California
United States

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Member Since4/24/2006
Band Websitehttp://www.diannenola.com
Band MembersDianne Nola: vocals, piano, kazoo, bass, guitar, instrument, vocal and foot percussion.

1980s:

Tony Ghiglieri & Dianne Nola
--Tony Ghiglieri (http://www.myspace.com/cosmicboogaloo) --guitar, DN --vocals (jazz).

Dianne Nola & Gail Clark --Gail Clark (http://www.singers.com/contemp/vocamotion.html) --vocals, DN -- (songwriting & standards) vocals, guitar and piano.

The Coastal Blues Distributors Screamin' Iain MacCleod (http://www.myspace.com/screaminiain) --vocals & harp, Daryn "Baby D" Roven --electric guitar, Todd McMasters --bass, Joshua Bleier --drums, DN -- vocals (blues), electric rhythm guitar and tambourine.

The Dianne Nola Trio --Alex Candelaria (http://www.alexcandelaria.com) --guitar, Jon Hypes --bass, DN --vocals (jazz).

1990s:

Dianne Nola & Driving On Ice
--Mark Ankenman (http://www.davecreamer.com/Recordings.htm) --guitar, Walt Wilson --bass, Rob "Floating Core" Conne --drums, DN --songwriting, vocals and keys.

Food Sexy--Margrit Eichler (http://www.truemargrit.com) -- songwriting, vocals, guitar & keys, Robert Geller --songwriting, vocals & bass and DN -- songwriting, vocals, keys, guitar, bass, tambourine and tap dancing.

Dianne Nola with Kent Cressman--Kent Cressman -- keys and DN -- vocals (jazz).

2000s:

Performed and/or recorded with Michael McIntosh, The Medicine Ball Band, True Margrit, Andrew Bacon, Gary Hobish, Jimmy Sweetwater, Mike Anderson, Lisa Mandelstein, Alex Walsh, Danielle Rosa, Amy Meyers, and L J Murphy.
InfluencesChronologically:

Judy Garland, Carole King, Karen Carpenter, Janis Ian, The Beatles, Paul Simon, Pink Floyd, Yes, Laura Nyro, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Sylvia Plath, Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin, Janis Joplin, Bonnie Raitt, Keith Jarrett, Elton John, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Nancy Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald, Johnny Hartman, Theolonius Monk, Memphis Minnie, Rory Block, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Bessie Smith, Gene Harris, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Etta James, Nina Simone, Blossom Dearie, Victoria Spivey, Sippie Wallace and anyone ever taken lessons from or played with in a group.
Sounds LikePeople say... Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro, Maria Muldaur, Tori Amos, Eva Cassidy.
Record LabelBlue Flame Records
Type of LabelIndie


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   About Dianne Nola
Dianne Nola - poles Dianne Nola is a singer/songwriter/pianist/voice over actor based in San Francisco. Though compared to Laura Nyro and Tori Amos in both poetics, strength and soul, her jazz and blues roots make her music challenging to categorize. She has shared stages with luminaries Ralph Carney, Wavy Gravy and Holly Near.

Nola grew up on an orchard in the Central Valley of California and began writing and performing in cafés during high school. She attended the University of California at Santa Cruz where she earned degrees in Theater and Music. There, she once had the opportunity to study with songwriter, Carole King.

She became active in the jazz scene after college, performing and fronting small ensembles. In 1986, she formed a duo with vocalist Gail Clark. They performed on the folk and women’s music circuit with a repertoire that included Nola’s originals as well as jazz standards.

She moved to San Francisco in 1990 to promote her new album, When Are You Gonna Move To L.A.? and to be a part of the burgeoning neo-folk scene. Within months, she assembled local jazz players to form Dianne Nola with Driving On Ice. Her song, Where Have My Years Gone?, recorded with the group, was chosen as one of the finalists in the Best of the Bay 1992 competition.

By the late 1990s, the performance art group Food Sexy, was playing original songs about the erotic nature of food. The group included Nola on lead vocals, various instruments and tap dancing, alongside San Francisco-based singer-songwriter True Margrit.

In 2001, having been frustrated by the music industry, she returned to college to pursue a degree in jazz education. However, inspired from the local scene of Austin, Texas, she began again to perform either her own compositions or in a blues act donning period attire.

Some of the notable musicians she has studied with are Paul Peña, Caroline Dahl, Patti Cathcart (Tuck & Patti), Mark Levine, David Gordon, Joe Gore and members of Bobby McFerrin's Voicestra, David Worm and Rhiannon.

As an instructor, she has taught through Parks & Recreation, The Public Unified School District, as well as, privately.

She entered voice over acting when audio engineer Ron Calonje got her an audition for game company, Strategic Simulations—she was subsequently cast in 1995. Since then she has worked on Broadcast, CD-Rom, Film and Industrial Narration projects, including all of the female characters for the international award-winning game Warlords Battlecry III, The Director in the cult-classic by Telltale Games, Sam & Max and supplying the voice of The Computer for Hollywood Pictures' Judge Dredd.

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Apr 18 2009 4:32 AM

ummm. enjoying the Gray Man...
I see you might be coming to our li'l show on Sat. I hope so... please say hello if you're there
best, Van
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Steve Espinola





Mar 21 2009 4:49 PM

hey gal! I loved loved loved your interpretation of my song "Whoop De Doo" on the radio last week. The whole show was great, too. (starts at 74:30) http://www.nerdnetworks.org/pcr/SpicyMeat-20090314.mp3
L J Murphy





Mar 7 2009 6:44 AM

How do like our new music players?
Vicki Burns





Dec 25 2008 3:03 AM

Hey Sexy Womon,
I love your Xmas tune! Totally delightful and yet cool and groovy :)
Thank you for all that you are...


Hugs,
V
Craig Greenberg





Dec 20 2008 7:21 PM

Hey D..thx for the shout and for the kind words.. yeah Margrit was very cool, and rocked! glad the east coast/west coast piano player club is representin'! ;).. hope u are well.. -c
Miss Amba Henry Wig





Nov 11 2008 10:13 AM

hilarius:)...you are such a great actress....you are a triple threat, dance, sing and act :)...is that someone to watch over me a new version...you sound so amazing...when are you performing? You should play philz...of course keyboards, his piano is only decoration.

namaste
amba marie
Dolorata





Nov 6 2008 11:37 PM

Hey Dianne!!! Thanks for all the rock love! It was great to meet you, I hope to hear your music one day.
Knife River Cowboys & girl





Oct 6 2008 9:08 AM



Way to go!!
The Clarences ™





Sep 30 2008 9:59 PM

The Clarences love & support Dianne!!!!
Soundsecrets





Sep 30 2008 6:22 PM

Sounding great, Dianne!
Thanks for friendship.
Morten
L J Murphy





Sep 30 2008 12:05 AM

That's a nice profile pic!
miles zarathustra





Aug 21 2008 5:21 AM

I had to listen to "gray man" about three times. Quite haunting. I love that style of lyric, braiding disparate connections into a fusion of feeling. (so to speak) Ok, I'm jealous. I wish I had written it. ;-)


Oh, and, nice segue to the rubber frog song.


-= miles =-
Cree Rider





Aug 3 2008 9:41 PM

Music is sounding great!
Emily Bezar





Jul 1 2008 5:33 PM

hi D! thanks so much! and I love Duty II -- sounds fantastic....was that from the recent session?

xo
em
BanjoKaryn





Jun 21 2008 1:57 PM

Happy Summer Solstice !
Craig Greenberg





Jun 4 2008 2:08 AM

hey Dianne..thx for finding me on here, and thx for the compliment! :) was nice meeting and hearing you @ Vivaldi as well!
hope to see you around again soon..-c
btw, i have a show thurs night in the LES @ a place w/ a great grand piano!..if you're free.. (info on my page)..c ya..
Miss Amba Henry Wig





May 30 2008 5:39 PM

love the new songs...froggie and straigh leg ones are my new faves
BanjoKaryn





Mar 27 2008 5:45 AM

Hi Dianne! It was nice to hear from you today.
I'm glad things are literally moving forward for you again :) Sending you happy thoughts and fairy dust
Sweet Hollywaiians





Mar 17 2008 11:19 PM


ALOHA!!
Miss Amba Henry Wig





Feb 25 2008 10:37 AM

hola beautiful
like your new look...red is my favorite color.

hoping to connect one of these days....come by on my 2nd monday gig :)

love ya
L J Murphy





Feb 15 2008 12:25 AM

I like these interesting new tracks! Happy Valentine's Day!

L J
L J Murphy





Dec 31 2007 10:49 PM

Happy New Year!
Indiana Gregg





Dec 31 2007 6:59 PM

Hope you have a Great end to 2007 and a wonderful New 2008 :) x indiana
Happy New Year Comments
BanjoKaryn





Dec 25 2007 6:36 PM

Merry Christmas
L J Murphy





Dec 25 2007 4:19 AM

I hope your Christmas is very merry!
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