Jeanne Jolly

Jeanne Jolly
Birth name Jeanne Jolly
Origin Raleigh, North Carolina
Genres country, western, folk, americana
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, record producer, music producer
Instruments voice, guitar, baritone ukulele, piano
Years active 2007-present
Labels Ramblewood Records, +FE Music
Associated acts Jim Lauderdale Maura O'Connell Chris Botti The Foreign Exchange, Sy Smith
Website JeanneJolly.com

Jeanne Jolly is a singer/songwriter from Raleigh, North Carolina,[1] who first gained fame as a featured vocalist for Grammy Award winning jazz trumpeter Chris Botti. Jolly has performed with several symphonies, at Carnegie Hall[2] in New York City, and at the Monterey Jazz Festival in California.

Jolly attended Saint Mary's School in Raleigh and then Western Carolina University.[2] She graduated with a master's degree in classical voice from the New England Conservatory of Music.[1]

Jolly was featured on the June 29, 2012, episode of WUNC's The State of Things with Frank Stasio discussing her upcoming album and her mother's death to cancer.[3] On October 2, 2012, Jolly released her first full-length album, Angels, on Foreign Exchange Music. It was produced entirely by The Foreign Exchange collaborator Chris Boerner.[4]

On October 11, 2014 Jeanne married her longtime love, Todd McLean, in a simple ceremony in Emerald Isle, North Carolina.

Discography

Studio albums
EPs
Singles

References

  1. 1 2 Lindsey, Craig D. (October 4, 2012). "Raleigh Native, Singer Jeanne Jolly Lives Up to Her Name". The News & Observer. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Alumna Vocalist Soars From Cullowhee To Carnegie".
  3. "Jeanne Jolly". The State of Things. WUNC FM. June 29, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  4. Douglas, Matt (October 4, 2012). "Angels in Carolina, Interview and Album Review with Jeanne Jolly". New Raleigh. Retrieved 11 October 2012.

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