EPK: Quotes

“...Emerges jazz vocalist Daniela Schaechter and her strong voice, her tight jazz quintet and her fertile arranging prowess. Suffice it to say Daniela is an outstanding, talented & imaginative leader, jazz vocalist, writer and producer. She's a killer!”

— George W. Carroll, www.ejazz.com

“The Italian-born Schächter never seemed to run out of ideas. Often unfurling long, cascading runs, she balanced fluid improvisations with a soulful touch, adding subtle harmonic accents here and there…”

— Mike Joyce, The Washington Post

“She got a solo piano spot in John Danksworth’s chart on which she was so sweet and so gentle and so hip that she made Bill Evans sound like Little Richard…”

— Tony Gieske

“This lady is a truly gifted musician…”

— Rufus Reid

“When Composer and pianist Daniela Schächter works on her music she focuses on matters that go beyond scales and chords…”

— Rob Hochschild, Berklee Editor

“Meshing the instruments into a seamless mix, Schächter displays a fluency that is indicative of classic jazz finery, which is exemplified through Victor Young's number “Beautiful Love” where Schächter plays Fender Rhodes and interlocks her lifts and falls snugly into the curves of the horns and rhythm section to form a tightly threaded blanket…”

— Susan Frances, JazzTimes

EPK: Short Bio

Daniela Schächter jazz vocalist, pianist, arranger and composer was born in Sicily, Italy. After her classical studies, she moved to Boston MA as recipient of a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music, where she studied with Phil Wilson, Joe Lovano, Hal Crook and Joanne Brackeen. Daniela has won many prestigious awards, such as the Mary Lou Williams Jazz Piano Competition 2005, The Sister in Jazz Competition 2002, the Betty Carters Jazz Ahead Competition 2002, the Terri Lyne Carrington Endowed Scholarship, the Tindari 93, Prize for the best jazz duo with her brother Davide and also she appeared in the Jazziz magazine collector's CD (July 2001). She was awarded a full-tuition scholarship to the Henry Mancini Institute for one month where she studied with Billy Childs and Bill Cunliffe. Daniela has performed with Randy Brecker, John Clayton Jr. and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, John Dankworth, Slide Hampton, the New York Voices, Terri Lyne Carrington, Patti Austin, Regina Carter, Christian McBride, Ingrid Jensen, Tiger Okoshi, Shirley Horn, Al McKibbon and Phil Wilson among others. She has also been conducted by Quincy Jones, Patrick Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, John Clayton Jr., Elmer Bernstein, Bob Brookmeyer, Justin DiCioccio and Phil Wilson. Daniela Schächter was guest artist of the prestigious Marian McPartland Piano Jazz radio program, the Java Jazz Festival and the Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival in 2006. She is currently leading her groups in several venues in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.  Daniela released four albums as a leader. Her second CD, "I colori del mare" which features Gene Jackson, Jimmy Greene and Alex Sipiagin among others, was released with the Italian jazz label Splasch Records. Her third CD entitled "Purple Butterfly" was realeased at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola in NY (2008). Her fourth album “Vanheusenism” A Tribute To Jimmy Van Heusen, was released in October 2016, was recorded at Berklee College of Music thanks to a recording grant from the college. Daniela is Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music Boston MA since 2008 and AMP Professor at Brown University RI since 2018.

EPK: Performances

Daniela has performed at:

The Jaffa Jazz Festival

The Java Jazz Festival

The Brass Group Jazz Festival

The Umbria Jazz Fest

The Cape May Jazz Festival

The Cleveland Jazz Fest

The International Trumpet Guilt Conference

The Kennedy Center

The Sarasota Jazz Festival

The Cape Cod Jazz Festival

The Blue Note

The Symphony Hall with the Boston Pops and Patti Austin

The Ravinia Jazz Festival with the Count Basie Big Band

The Hollywood Bowl