Dasha

Dasha Skorokhodova was born on the 25th of February 1986 in Kiev. She was surrounded with jazz music since her early childhood. Her mother, as a vocal teacher, was the driving force behind her musical development and her technical skills. Her father, who now is active as a priest, had a flourishing career as a jazz trumpet player.After eight years of studying classical piano in Kiev, she graduated from the Moscow Conservatory as a jazz singer (class of Irina Tomaeva) in 2007. Subsequently she was invited by the Royal Conservatory in the Hague to polish her talents to a higher professional level.Aside from singing the repertoire of the Great American songbook, she is using her talents as a composer of original music.In her performances in Holland she has been lauded for her naturale swing and her capability to move the audience by her profound treatment of the lyrics. Also her improvisations and her interaction with the musicians on the bandstand are regularly praised by music lovers from all categories.