BIO

Darynn Dean is bringing a new generation into jazz—one unforgettable performance at a time. With a voice rooted in legacy and a sound entirely her own, the award-winning Los Angeles vocalist invites audiences to experience jazz as something alive, personal, and happening right now. The granddaughter of legendary drummer Donald Dean Sr. and a graduate of the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA, Dean has performed from the Hollywood Bowl to International Jazz Day. A 2026 Doris Duke and YoungArts Horizon Project Fellow, she is carrying jazz forward while creating space for audiences of every generation to see themselves in the music.