Lorraine Desmarais

Lorraine Desmarais ( born August 15, 1956 in Montreal ) is a Canadian jazz pianist, composer and university teacher.

Desmarais acquired in 1979 the Master in classical piano at McGill University; In 1984 she studied with Kenny Barron in New York. Influenced by Chick Corea and Oscar Peterson began 1986/86 with its own trio occur. With Tiger Okoshi, who has worked on their debut album (1991 ), she performed at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal; In 1988, she played with Paquito D' Rivera. In the 1990s she formed with Michel Cusson and Michel Donato formation vision, played with own quartet in Boston and New York, with Marian McPartland and Joanne Brackeen.

As a soloist and artistic director of various projects Desmarais recorded a number of albums, including with Don Alias ​​( Andiamo ), André Moisan, Jean Gaudreault and Ted Baskin Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and from Michel Bettez the Orchestre Métropolitain ( Bleu Silence ); Also, she works in a trio with Fredéric Alarie (bass) and Camil Bélisle (drums).

Since 1970, she taught at Cégep Saint -Laurent in Montréal; now she works there as a professor.

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  • ' Lorraine Desmarais ( Select, 1991)
  • Jazz pour Noel ( Analecta, 2005)
  • Live au Club Soda ( Analecta, 2007)
  • Big Band ( Analecta, 2009)
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