| Marian McPartland is a British jazz pianist. Dave Brubeck called her one of the top 3 all-time best pianists.
She was a musical prodigy from the time she could sit at the piano, about the age of three. She 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, she 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. |
