Album Notes

"Wave is a typical debut album as material goes, with a mix of jazz standards and show tunes, and the romantic Jobim bossa nova number that titles the disc. Stabel even allows that one song she included, My Funny Valentine, is overdone these days. But none of that matters because the singer makes it work with strong pipes, control, confidence and ingenuity with her phrasing, and a real connection to the lyrics."

Roger Levesque, Edmonton Journal


A darling of the jazz genre, 24-year-old vocalist Diana Stabel is an engaging interpreter of popular song, who captures audiences with her superb technique, sensual and distinctive tone, expressive phrasing, and lucid sincerity.

Diana has been a regular in Edmonton’s live music scene for the past six years, including a four-year house gig at the La Ronde Revolving Restaurant. A few career highlights include sharing the stage with Canadian icon Bobby Curtola at Alberta’s Centennial Celebrations in 2005, and more recently performing to a sold-out crowd at Rexall Place for the Edmonton Oilers’ 2006-2007 season homecoming game.

In spring of 2006, Diana was one out of only 20 local artists who was awarded a grant from Rawlco Radio as part of their 10K 20 project. The result of it is Diana’s debut album, Wave, produced by Juno nominee and Canadian Indie Award winner Sandro Dominelli. The album is composed of nine jazz standards and features the fantastic talents of Chris Andrew on piano, Robert Walsh on guitar, Mike Lent on bass, and Sandro Dominelli on drums.

Constantly exploring new avenues of music, Diana is already compiling material for her next album, entitled Dreams, which will showcase her talents as both a vocalist as well as a songwriter, and will feature elements of folk, rock and pop music.