Norah Jones emerged on the world stage with her 2002 release of Come Away With Me, which she described as her own “moody little record”. Since then she has gone on to win nine GRAMMYs and sell millions of albums worldwide.
Hard to put into words what it feels like to explore your emotional life with such skill, yet gracefully express them through poetry and musical textures – yet Norah Jones manages it so effortlessly and gracefully.
She was born in New York City
Norah Jones quickly rose to stardom following the release of her debut album Come Away With Me. It quickly become one of the year’s best sellers and won her several prestigious awards, becoming known for her jazzy sound as well as working alongside artists like Jeff Tweedy and Thomas Bartlett.
Not Too Late (2007) and The Fall(2009) are intimate acoustic albums featuring an intimate sound akin to that of a band performing in an intimate room, featuring bassist Lee Alexander, drummer Dan Rieser, guitarists Jesse Harris and Adam Levy as her ensemble members backed up by production by legendary arranger/producer Arif Mardin (known for working with iconic singers such as Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday and Dusty Springfield).
Visions of Love was released by Blue Note Records in 2021 and features songs composed during COVID-19 pandemic that provide hope during times of crisis and despair.
She is a singer-songwriter
Norah Jones first made her mark on music history with her debut album Come Away With Me in 2002 – an emotionally captivating record which won several Grammy awards that year, including Album of the Year and Best New Artist.
Two years later she released Feels Like Home, another captivating and emotionally charged album which cemented Norah as one of the bestselling female artists of this decade.
Visions is her latest nine-track album produced by Leon Michels of El Michels Affair and features her trademark laidback delivery in sparse yet intimate songs.
World Cafe host David Dye explores some early performances by Norah Jones from her early performances on World Cafe. Norah performs original tracks and revamps classic standards like “The Nearness Of You.” She even appears with her half-sister Anoushka Shankar – an Indian sitarist – for a duet rendition of Billie Holiday classic “You Shouldn’t Worry Yourself About Me.”
She is married
Norah Jones is married to Pete Remm, an accomplished musician who has served in her band and produced her albums. Remm is also an established solo artist; together they make an excellent team that helps Jones thrive both professionally and personally.
In 2004, Jones released her sophomore album Feels Like Home to critical and commercial acclaim, featuring guitar for the first time alongside piano. It landed at number one on Billboard charts and has sold over one million copies.
Norah Jones has become one of the most beloved figures in music since her debut. Aside from being an accomplished musician, Norah is also an exceptional wife and mother, writer (she’s written two novels), artist, renowned singer-songwriter, popular figure in music industry as well as having fans all around the world. Her writing is widely lauded for its intelligence and depth while she stands out with unique style – exploring themes such as love, loss and redemption with unique writing style and unique approach – she is widely beloved figure among fans around the globe!
She has two children
Norah Jones and Pete Remm, a music producer, share an in-depth understanding of each other’s works, often working collaboratively on creative projects together. Together, their shared experiences help sustain each other through life’s changes while their long-term relationship provides stability and support for both careers.
Norah Jones was raised with music that blended jazz and traditional vocal pop with bluesy country and contemporary folk influences, inspiring her to develop her distinctive sound which blends jazz, traditional vocal pop and bluesy country influences into one signature style. Jones hails from Dallas Texas where she attended Booker T Washington High School for Performing and Visual Arts before enrolling at University of North Texas to study jazz piano.
Norah Jones first rose to stardom with her 2002 debut, Come Away With Me. This album quickly reached number one on the charts and produced radio hit, “Don’t Know Why”. Her next effort, Feels Like Home was just as captivating and heartfelt – not only musically, but she has also appeared in award-winning films directed by Kar Wai Wong and others.