Phat Man Dee

Phat Man Dee is a cosmic jazz cabaret vocalist, bandleader, events producer, videographer, poet, freelance sideshow marvel, music educator, occasional cellist, and social justice agitatrix. She regularly appears with her jazz group “The Cultural District”, "The Lemington Gospel Chorale" directed by Pastor Deryck Tines, and "Social Justice Disco" a collaborative musical project with Liz Berlin. She performs live approximately 100 dates a year in nightclubs, theaters, educational facilities, private events and festivals. She was voted #1 Best Local Jazz Act in the Best of Pittsburgh City Paper Reader's Poll of 2022.

Phat Man Dee has been called a jazz provocateur, and she sings & duets her original compositions and eclectic repertoire of standards in English, Spanish, French, German and Hebrew. She worked for 5 years as a vocal coach at Afro American Music Institue, and currently as a vocal coach to young people through the We Rock Workshop, directed by Liz Berlin of Creative Life Support, as well as her private studio "Phat Man Dee's Temple of Creative Empowerment".

Phat Man Dee has served two years as Social Media Coordinator and Media Liasion for the 24th and 25th annual Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit and is currently serving as co-chair on the DE&I Committee of the Songwriters of North America.