Results for "Lara Driscoll"

Celebrating Carmen McRae's Centennial

by Mary Foster Conklin
April 20, 2020

The broadcast includes new releases from Duchess, Kandace Springs, Nina Simone and Carla Hassett with birthday shoutouts to Carmen McRae on her centennial, Alberta Hunter, (who was not only a superb performer but also a professional health care worker for more than 20 years), Billie Holiday, guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe and pianist Marian McPartland.

Something Cool - Celebrating Carol Sloane

by Mary Foster Conklin
March 16, 2020

Women's History Month continues with new releases from saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, vocalist Jay Clayton, pianist Nuphar Fey and guitarist Pat Metheny, with birthday shout outs to vocalist Carol Sloane in the first hour (pictured), along with Nicki Parrott, Rachelle Garniez, Billy Childs, Carole Bayer Sager, Tomoko Ohno, Anat Fort and Eric Comstock, among others.

Women's History Month Begins and A Broad Spectrum Celebrates Four Years!

by Mary Foster Conklin
March 9, 2020

Happy fourth birthday to A Broad Spectrum! We hope to be on the air for many years to come. The first broadcast of Women's History Month includes new releases from vocalists Sinne Eeg, Aubrey Johnson, Judy Niemack and Gina Saputo, pianists Lara Driscoll, Jen Allen, saxophonist Jimmy Greene and ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro, with birthday shout ...

Lara Driscoll

Lara Driscoll is a French-American pianist, composer, and educator from Chicago. She is known for her “captivating style and uncluttered finesse” (COCO Jazz CKVL FM Montreal) and her “magical touch...musical solos” (Geannine Reid, All About Jazz). Her forthcoming album, Woven Dreams, is set to release in early 2020. A versatile artist with a passion for expressive communication through music, Lara has performed with a diverse array of projects in venues such as the Montreal Jazz Festival, Jazz Showcase, Andy's Jazz Club, Chicago Symphony Center, Upstairs Jazz Bar and the Rex. She has shared the stage with artists such as Terell Stafford, Jim Pugh, Dick Oates, Chip McNeill, Larry Gray, Andre White, Joel Miller, Jean Michel Pilc and Fred Wesley