It’s no small accomplishment to be thought of as “The most creative and compelling singerpianist since Shirley Horn”, but that’s exactly how Joel Siegel of the Washington City Paperdescribed pianist/vocalist Dena DeRose. If she comes to your city and you want to catch the show, go early,because the room is going to be packed. She not only awes her audiences and music critics withher facility on the piano and her swinging, soothing vocal style but, as Richard Scheinin of theSan Jose Mercury aptly put it, “… she exudes joy … what soul!” DeRose always delivers “…vividand often exciting demonstrations of how innovative her musical concepts are…” (Philip Elwood,San Francisco Examiner).