Lorraine Desmarais

Summary

Lorraine Desmarais is a human^[1]. Born in Montreal^[2], she… she was born on August 15, 1956^[3]. She worked as a pianist^[4], composer^[5], jazz musician^[6], and recording artist^[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Lorraine Desmarais was born in Montreal^[2].
• Lorraine Desmarais was born on August 15, 1956^[3].
• Lorraine Desmarais held citizenship in Canada^[9].
• Lorraine Desmarais's professions included pianist^[4].
• Lorraine Desmarais worked as a composer^[5].
• Lorraine Desmarais's professions included jazz musician^[6].
• Lorraine Desmarais worked as a recording artist^[7].
• Lorraine Desmarais held the position of full professor^[10].
• Lorraine Desmarais's education included a stint at University of Sherbrooke^[11].
• Lorraine Desmarais was educated at McGill University^[12].
• Lorraine Desmarais was educated at École de musique Vincent-d'Indy^[13].
• Lorraine Desmarais received the honorary doctor of the Université du Québec à Montréal^[14].
• Lorraine Desmarais received the Member of the Order of Canada^[15].
• Lorraine Desmarais received the Women of Distinction Awards^[16].
• Lorraine Desmarais is recorded as female^[17].
• Lorraine Desmarais's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Lorraine Desmarais's genre is jazz^[19].
• Lorraine Desmarais's Commons category is recorded as Lorraine Desmarais^[20].
• Lorraine Desmarais's family name is recorded as Desmarais^[21].
• Lorraine Desmarais's given name is recorded as Lorraine^[22].
• Lorraine Desmarais's official website is recorded as http://www.lorrainedesmarais.com^[23].
• Lorraine Desmarais studied under Kenny Barron^[24].
• Lorraine Desmarais's instrument is recorded as piano^[25].
• Lorraine Desmarais's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French^[26].
• Lorraine Desmarais's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: CA^[29]

• Began / founded: 1956-08-15^[30]

• Genre(s): jazz^[31]

• Community tags: canada, jazz, quebec^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 57d01399-8696-49cd-a83b-472c9a11c346^[33]

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Origins and Family

Lorraine Desmarais was born in Montreal^[2]. She was born on August 15, 1956^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Sherbrooke^[11], a university in Quebec^[34], in Canada^[35], founded in 1954^[36], headquartered in Sherbrooke^[37]; McGill University^[12], a public research university^[38], in Canada^[39], founded in 1821^[40], headquartered in Montreal^[41]; and École de musique Vincent-d'Indy^[13], a higher education institution^[42], in Canada^[43], founded in 1932^[44]. Lorraine Desmarais studied under Kenny Barron^[24].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pianist^[4], composer^[5], jazz musician^[6], and recording artist^[7]. Lorraine Desmarais held the position of full professor^[10].

Recognition

Awards received include honorary doctor of the Université du Québec à Montréal^[14], an award^[45], in Canada^[46]; Member of the Order of Canada^[15], a grade of an order^[47], in Canada^[48]; and Women of Distinction Awards^[16], a group of awards^[49], in Canada^[50].

Why It Matters

Lorraine Desmarais ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51]

FAQs

Where was Lorraine Desmarais born?

Born in Montreal^[2], Lorraine Desmarais…

What did Lorraine Desmarais do for work?

Lorraine Desmarais worked as pianist^[4], composer^[5], jazz musician^[6], and recording artist^[7].

Where did Lorraine Desmarais go to school?

Lorraine Desmarais was educated at University of Sherbrooke^[11], McGill University^[12], and École de musique Vincent-d'Indy^[13].

What awards did Lorraine Desmarais receive?

Honors received include honorary doctor of the Université du Québec à Montréal^[14], Member of the Order of Canada^[15], and Women of Distinction Awards^[16].