Brandi Disterheft


Brandi Disterheft is a Canadian jazz bassist and composer.
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Biography

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Disterheft grew up in the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia where she attended Handsworth Secondary School. Upon graduation, she won scholarship to attend Humber College in Toronto, Ontario where she studied under Don Thompson.
Disterheft has also studied under Ron Carter, Rufus Reid, Rodney Whitaker, and Oscar Peterson. Peterson notably said about Disterheft, "She has the same lope or rhythmic pulse as my bassist, Ray Brown. She is what we call serious."

Discography

Debut Second Side Pleased To Meet You - Hank Jones and Oliver Jones (pianist) Gratitude Blue Canvas
  • ''Surfboard''

Awards and recognition