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Bio of composers > DESMARAIS, Lorraine
 Lorraine
Desmarais is
born in Montreal. In 1979, she obtained a Premier
Prix in classical piano and followed this with
tours of Canada, Asia, Russia and Europe, winning
international acclaim as both pianist and jazz
improviser.She won the Yamaha Grand Prize at
the Montreal International Jazz Festival in
1984 and First Prize at the Great American Jazz
Competition in Jacksonville in 1986. She was
awarded a Felix at the 1985 Adisq Gala for her
album Trio Lorraine Desmarais and, in 1991,
received a First Prize in composition from SOCAN
for her album Vision. Her work as a composer
includes five jazz albums, many film scores
and various themes for Radio-Canada broadcasts.
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