Jeanne Jolly

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.

Jeanne Jolly
Birth nameJeanne Jolly
OriginRaleigh, North Carolina
Genrescountry, western, folk, americana
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, record producer, music producer
Instrumentsvoice, guitar, baritone ukulele, piano
Years active2007–present
LabelsRamblewood Records, +FE Music
Associated actsJim Lauderdale Maura O'Connell Chris Botti The Foreign Exchange, Sy Smith
WebsiteJeanneJolly.com

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 her longtime love, Todd McLean, in a simple ceremony in 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
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References
  1. 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.
  2. "Alumna Vocalist Soars From Cullowhee To Carnegie". Archived from the original on November 4, 2012.
  3. "Jeanne Jolly". The State of Things. WUNC FM. June 29, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  4. 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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