Lorraine Desmarais

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

She was influenced by Chick Corea and Oscar Peterson. She holds a Masters Degree in Classical Piano and is a jazz piano professor at the Cégep Saint-Laurent in Montreal.

She has recorded seven albums as a solo performer and musical director, including several with well-known artists such as Michel Cusson and Michel Donato (Vision), Tiger Okoshi (Lorraine Desmarais), Don Alias (Andiamo), André Moisan, Jean Gaudreault and Ted Baskin from the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and Michel Bettez from the Orchestre Métropolitain (Bleu Silence), in addition to her long-standing team of Frédéric Alarie (double bass) and Camil Bélisle (drums).

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