DONNA DEUSSEN is a jazz vocalist, currently living in Los Angeles, CA.   Her singing has been praised by John Gilbert of EJazzNews: "her phrasing is impeccable, her tone is clear, and is a joy to the ear of the discerning listener."  A magna cum laude graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston, Donna moved to the west coast after college, and has performed in venues all over California and Arizona.  She also works as a session singer and vocal coach.  Her highly acclaimed debut CD, "High Wire" featured Chick Corea's saxophonist Eric Marienthal.  
Her most recent CD, "On The Street Where You Live" is a collaboration with jazz guitarist Paul Weitz. The duo have been performing together for the last few years and have honed unique and exciting arrangements of jazz and pop standards, which appear on the CD.
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"Donna Deussen has a warmer than Tierney Sutton tone to her voice,and teams it up well with guitarist Paul Weitz  ..." - George Harris, jazzweekly.com

"...Her scat interludes fizz with the assurance of a lady who knows her Ella inside out..." - John McDonough, writer for Downbeat

“The first thing that caught my attention was Donna’s amazing voice; it’s smooth as silk and sexy as hell…" - Pam Baumgardner, VenturaRocks.com

“…In a highly competitive field, Donna Deussen is deserving of much more attention than she has been given.  Her time has come… the coupling of "Black Coffee" with "Night in Tunisia" highlights the recording with the most inventive of arrangements… Very good show, here!” – C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz

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