Dana Rogers
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Dana Rogers -- Legendary Jazz Vocalist born in Port Arthur, Texas; Raised "on the bandstand" with her father Bill Rogers, orchestrator & contractor for Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra, Jr., Barbra Streisand, Ann Margaret, Shirley MacLaine, Jerry Lewis and jazz greats Carl Fontana and Billy Eckstine
After gaining local recognition by singing with both the Houston Grand Opera and Houston Ballet Choruses, Dana worked and recorded with master-mentor Shelly Berg (President, IAJE, 1996-1998). Upon Mr. Berg's recommendation, Dana was aggressively recruited then retained by The Jazz Ambassadors, The United States Army’s #1 Jazz Orchestra, sister ensemble to the Air Force Airmen of Note. Directed by The Office of the Chief of Public Affairs at The Pentagon in Washington, D.C., The 19-piece Jazz Ambassadors awarded Dana Non-Commissioned Officer status-- and featured SSG Rogers internationally in thousands of public appearances as their vocalist and clinician.
Recorded Performances include: The Kennedy Center Tributes to Duke Ellington, performances with Frank Sinatra, Jr., Toots Thielemans, Bill Watrous, Carl Fontana, Buddy Childers, The Detriot Symphony (playing piccolo), The Four Freshmen, and Two-Time Grammy-winners Johnny Gimble and Floyd Domino -- who have characterized Dana as possessing “the finesse of Barbara Streisand with the guts of Dinah Washington.”
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