{ "ok" : true, "artist" : { "name" : "Peggy Duquesnel", "page" : "peggy_duquesnel", "description" : "Creative and Captivating Jazz / Pop Piano", "location" : "CA, USA", "bio" : "A musician of stunning range and complexity, Peggy Duquesnel's achievements in music are a testament to her incredible devotion to the art of music.\n\nPeggy Duquesnel is an accomplished pianist, vocalist and composer with over 25 years of professional experience. She has performed and recorded with such notables as Alan Broadbent, Henry Mancini, Dionne Warwick, Jeff Lorber, Jimmy Haslip, Al Schmitt, Jeff Hamilton and John Patitucci.\n\nShe has released eight jazz, pop and inspirational CDs as a featured artist, which have received critical acclaim, and has composed and published more than fifty instrumental and vocal original songs. She served as stadium keyboardist for the Anaheim Angels and the Mighty Ducks and has been a featured performer for the Auckland Philharmonic, Disney, Roland, Kawai and at many concert venues, corporate events, churches and clubs.\n\nDuquesnel serves as Director of Jazz Studies at Concordia University. She studied music at Fullerton College and received a B.A. in Music from CSU Northridge.\n\nHere is what the press is saying about Peggy Duquesnel:\n\n\"Peggy's vocals are polished and smooth, her voice as much an instrument as any in the orchestra.\"\nRobert A. Lindquist, Singer Magazine\n\n\"She plays piano and sings equally well, and is as easy on the eye as on the ear. She has great range, and her Stardust was wonderful, as was her piano rendition of It Might As Well Be Spring.\"\nGraeme Barrow, New Zealand News\n\n\"Peggy is not only a captivating songwriter but she's a fine pianist too. There is a Bill Evans quality to her playing and her harmonies.\"\nBob Snyder, Jazz Programmer WRST-FM\n\n\"LA based Peggy Duquesnel sings, plays piano and writes in the jazz tradition of guys like Dick Hyman and Ralph Sutton. She brings her clear yet unassuming voice to mature originals. She growls through the \"Drivin' Blues\" with confidence.\"\nGeorge W. 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The free versions carry a spoken Magnatune voice and are non-commercial (CC BY-NC-SA), so they're not for monetized channels or client work.", "details" : "https://magnatune.com/info/licensing", "how_to_credit" : "Name the artist and \"Magnatune\", with a link to the album's web_url." } }