Marian McPartland, born Margaret Marian Turner on March 21, 1918 in England near Slough, Buckinghamshire, is a British jazz pianist. Dave Brubeck called her one of the top 3 all-time best pianists. March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... Slough (pronounced ) is a town and unitary authority in the county of Berkshire in the south of England. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a county in South East England. ... Jazz is a musical art form characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms, and improvisation. ... A pianist is a person who plays the piano. ... Dave Brubeck is an American jazz pianist who wrote a number of jazz standards, including In Your Own Sweet Way and The Duke. ...

She was a musical prodigy from the time she could sit at the piano, about the age of three. Marian studied classical music, and, in addition to piano, has mastered the violin.

She pursued classical studies at the Guildhall School of Music in London. While enrolled there in 1938, Marian left to join The Claviers, a four-piano vaudeville act, performing under the stage name Marian Page. The group toured throughout Europe during World War II, entertaining Allied troops. The GSMD seen across the Barbican lake. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ...

While touring with USO shows in Belgium, she met and began to play with a Chicago cornetist named Jimmy McPartland in 1943. The two were married and performed at their own wedding at a military base in Germany. Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ...

After the war, the couple moved to Chicago. Then, in 1949, they moved to Manhattan. With Jimmy's help and encouragement, Marian started her own trio in 1952 and began a long residency at the famous New York City jazz nightclub, the Hickory House, from 1952-1960. 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Manhattan is an island bordering the lower Hudson River. ... 1952 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. ... 1952 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

She began her own record label, Halcyon Records, and gradually began recording her own compositions, along with solo and ensemble works by others. Famous compositions include "There'll Be Other Times," "Twilight World," and "In the Days of Our Love."

In 1978, she began hosting her own radio program on National Public Radio, Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz, which, after more than 25 years, is the longest running cultural program on NPR. 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... NPR logo NPR redirects here. ... Piano Jazz is a one hour radio show produced and distributed by National Public Radio. ...

McPartland is committed to music education and was inducted into the International Association of Jazz Education Hall of Fame in 1986. She has received honorary degrees from Bates College, Bowling Green State University, Hamilton College, Union College, and the University of South Carolina. 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bates College is a private liberal arts college in Lewiston, Maine. ... Bowling Green State University (BGSU) is a public, four-year institution located in Bowling Green, Ohio, USA; about 20 miles south of Toledo, Ohio on I-75. ... Hamilton College is a private liberal arts college located in Clinton, New York. ... This article is about the college in New York; there are also Union Colleges in Barbourville, Kentucky and Lincoln, Nebraska and a Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. ... The University of South Carolina (also known as USC, South Carolina, or simply Carolina) is a public, coeducational, research university. ...

External Links

• Marian McPartland Bio
• Piano Jazz: Meet Marian McPartland