Jeanne Jolly
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Birth name | Jeanne Jolly |
Origin | Raleigh, North Carolina |
Genres | country, western, folk, americana |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, record producer, music producer |
Instrument(s) | voice, guitar, baritone ukulele, piano |
Years active | 2007–present |
Labels | Ramblewood Records, +FE Music |
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 Todd McLean in a ceremony at Emerald Isle, North Carolina.
Discography
- Studio albums
- 2012: Angels
- 2015: A Place To Run
- EPs
- 2010: Falling in Carolina
- Singles
- 2010: Here With You
- 2011: Laughing at Your Plans (with The Foreign Exchange)
- 2012: Hallelujah
- 2012: Sweet Love
- 2013: The Hard Way
- 2013: Good Man
References
- ^ a b Lindsey, Craig D. (October 4, 2012). "Raleigh Native, Singer Jeanne Jolly Lives Up to Her Name". The News & Observer. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ a b "Alumna Vocalist Soars From Cullowhee To Carnegie". Archived from the original on June 9, 2012.
- ^ "Jeanne Jolly". The State of Things. WUNC FM. June 29, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
- ^ Douglas, Matt (October 4, 2012). "Angels in Carolina, Interview and Album Review with Jeanne Jolly". New Raleigh. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
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