Born in
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada, Disterheft grew up in the District of
North Vancouver, British Columbia where she attended
Handsworth Secondary School. Upon graduation, she won scholarship to attend
Humber College in Toronto, Ontario where she studied under
Don Thompson. Disterheft has also studied with
Ron Carter,
Rufus Reid,
Rodney Whitaker, and
Oscar Peterson. Peterson notably said about Disterheft, "She has the same lope or rhythmic pulse as my bassist,
Ray Brown. She is what we call serious." ==Discography==