Deanna Knight
"D"

Deanna Knight, known to many simply as D, has a voice that has been described as “sultry,” “as smooth as fine whiskey,” and “unmistakable.” She has worked with George Koller (Holy Cole, Loreena McKennitt) Gary Craig (Anne Murray, Jann Arden) and Richard Bell (Janis Joplin, The Band), performed as a lead soloist in a 60-piece touring choir, co-founded a theatre company, run her own record label and singing telegram service, and was a founding member of psychedelic jam band The Fat Cats. Deeply rooted in the Vancouver gypsy –jazz scene for over 18 yrs as the sultry and dynamic chanteuse of The Hot Club of Mars, Knight’s musical partnership with world renowned luthier and guitarist Michael Dunn, has landed her on many prestigious stages including Vancouver, Gibsons, Fort Langley and Pender Harbour International Jazz Festivals, Harmony Arts and In The House Festival, Vancouver Island Musicfest, Vancouver 2010 Olympics, Butchart Gardens and many more. Her life-affirming, earth-loving release “Shadow of a Star” was co-produced alongside the highly talented George Koller and gathered some of Canada's finest acoustic musicians in an original journey of "cosmic fo... more...