Mary Anne Driscoll

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Mary Anne Driscoll (* 1950 in San Mateo , California ) is an American jazz - pianist and singer .

Live and act

Mary Anne Driscoll is self-taught ; during her school days she was a choirmaster. She studied at colleges in her hometown and in San Francisco ; she also had private lessons with vocalist Marie Gibson . She then played in the San Francisco Bay Area music scene and performed with improvised music artists, including a. in the Keystone Korner .

In the 1970s, Driscoll moved to New York City , where she worked with Cecil Taylor and Jimmy Lyons , as well as composer, arranger and pianist for Paul Murphy and Dewey Johnson , with Karen Borca , William Parker and Jay Oliver . During this time, Driscoll performed regularly at Club Ali's Alley and was a singer or pianist in Ted Daniel's Big Band Energy . 1981 first recordings were made for Columbia Records in a duo with Paul Murphy; In 1983 she took on more titles with Murphy or in a trio with Jimmy Lyons, Dewey Johnson and Karen Borca; also for RCA with a quintet under Paul Murphy's direction ( Cloudburst , 1983).

In the following years she concentrated on composing and moved to Maine , where she lives today, where she teaches and performs. In 1992 she wrote vocal titles that she dedicated to Jimmy Lyons and recorded with William Parker and Paul Murphy for the Mapleshade label . In 1996 she founded a quintet with which she played new music; his included Michael Whitehead, Bruce Boege, Jimmy Lyden and Jeff Densmore. In 2000 she performed with the group in Hungary; In 2003 the album Red Snapper was released on Cadence Jazz Records ; 2004 followed CIMP Inside Out , where she worked again with Paul Murphy.

In 2005 and 2006 she received an ASCAP scholarship for composition. Her solo production Passage was then recorded live in the Netherlands ; she sang jazz standards such as Bud Powell's "Tempus Fugit" and Benny Golson's " I Remember Clifford ", original compositions and played free piano improvisations.

Discographic notes

  • Red Snapper (Cadence Jazz, 2003)
  • Inside Out (CIMP, 2004)
  • Passages Vol. 1 (CD Baby, 2008); Passages, Vol. 2 (download)

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personal data
SURNAME Driscoll, Mary Anne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz pianist and singer
DATE OF BIRTH 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH San Mateo , California