Meredith D'Ambrosio is an American jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 singer born in Boston

Boston

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, Massachusetts

Massachusetts

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D'Ambrosio was born into a musical family and studied piano and voice from age six. She studied at the Boston Museum School in 1958-59, pursuing a career in painting as well as music. She was offered the chance to tour with John Coltrane

John Coltrane

John William Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and later was at the forefront of free jazz...

 in Japan

Japan

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 in 1966 but turned down the offer; her first major recordings came more than a decade later with her husband Eddie Higgins

Eddie Higgins

Edward Haydn Higgins was a jazz pianist, composer and orchestrator. -Biography:Born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Higgins initially studied privately with his mother. He started his professional career in Chicago, Illinois, while studying at the Northwestern University School of Music...

. She has released copiously on the label Sunnyside Records

Sunnyside Records

Sunnyside Records is an American jazz record label.Sunnyside was founded in 1982 by Francois Zalacain and Christine Berthet. Its early releases consisted primarily of piano solo material and ensembles without drums, but in later years has broadened its selection of material.-Artists who have...

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Discography

• Lost in His Arms (Spring Records, 1978)
• Another Time (Palo Alto Records
  Palo Alto Records
  Palo Alto Records was a jazz record label that released most of its discography in the 1980s. The label was founded in 1981 by Jim Benham, who was a Palo Alto, California resident. The artistic director was Herb Wong. In 1985 the company ceased its activities...
  
  , 1981)
• Little Jazz Bird (Palo Alto, 1982)
• It's Your Dance (Sunnyside Records
  Sunnyside Records
  Sunnyside Records is an American jazz record label.Sunnyside was founded in 1982 by Francois Zalacain and Christine Berthet. Its early releases consisted primarily of piano solo material and ensembles without drums, but in later years has broadened its selection of material.-Artists who have...
  
  , 1985)
• The Cove (Sunnyside, 1987)
• South to a Warmer Place (Sunnyside, 1989)
• Love Is Not a Game (Sunnyside, 1990)
• Sleep Warm (Sunnyside, 1991)
• Shadowland (Sunnyside, 1993)
• Beware of Spring! (Sunnyside, 1995)
• Silent Passion (Sunnyside, 1996)
• Echo of a Kiss (Sunnyside, 1998)
• Out of Nowhere (Sunnyside, 2000)
• Love Is for the Birds (Sunnyside, 2001)
• Wishing on the Moon (Sunnyside, 2006)