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About me > BiographyMarianne Trudel is a multi-talented pianist, composer, improvisor, and arranger. At once energetic and passionate, her music cross-cuts a wide swath of musical interests. As a performer, she pursues an active career in a variety of settings ranging from solo performance to more intimate duos and trios, and larger groups as quintet, septet and large ensembles. She has played in Canada, United States and France. She has published 3 recordings under her name: L’embarquée, Duo Trudel-Bourbonnais (2009), Sands of Time (Live), Quintette Marianne Trudel (2007) and Espaces libres, solo piano (2005). Recipient of the Prix Étoiles Galaxie de Radio-Canada (Montreal Jazz Festival 2007), Marianne Trudel has presented multiple artistic projects that not only bring her considerable skills to the fore but also her keen sense of creativity. She has shared the stage with, among others, Charles Aznavour, Chucho Valdes, Evan Parker, Mark Dresser, Kenny Wheeler, Jean Derome, George Lewis, Dylan van der Schyff, Muhal Richard Abrams, and Juan Carlos Caceres. She has composed and arranged for the radio of Radio-Canada, the ensemble OktoEcho, the Henri Mancini Institute Orchestra (Los Angeles, California), the McGill Jazz Orchestra, as well as scoring for short films. Her previous studies have included a Master in Ethnomusicology (Université de Montréal), a Bachelor in Jazz Performance (McGill University), and numerous workshops in North America and Europe. |
