LARA DRISCOLL

Jazz Pianist
Composer
Arranger
Accompanist
Music Educator
Improviser

NEWS and REFLECTIONS

#TimesUpLoyola

Show me what democracy looks like, Loyola!

By: Lara Driscoll

April 6, 2018

After two years of negotiations, Loyola Chicago NTT faculty (Non-Tenure Track including adjuncts and full time non-tenure track lecturers) are still fighting for…

Lara driscoll trio tour canada fall 2016 web

Trio Tour Update

Lara Driscoll Trio Featuring: Dave Laing (drums), Mike Downes (bass), Lara Driscoll (piano)

Happy New Year! I finally have a moment to share a few photos from our wonderful #laradriscolltrio tour! The audiences were fun and appreciative and the clubs treated us to a warm Canadian welcome!

Live at Cafe Resonance, Photos: Evan Shay

Dave Laing (drums), Remi-Jean LeBlanc (bass), Lara Driscoll (piano), Evan Shay (photo)

#laradriscolltrio #laradriscollpiano

DUO PIANOS??? :)

Chris White (piano), Lara Driscoll (piano)

Lara driscoll trio resonance august 2016 paris photo

Musical Summer 2016

Summer is winding down, and although I always feel like it goes by too fast, I will remember these 2016 musical moments with particular fondness!! Hugs 'n scarves!

1) Adventures in Montreal, performing with my incredible rhythm sections at the…Read more

Upcoming Performances

Previous events

Date	Event	Location
Sunday, July 1Sun, Jul 1	Firm Roots Duo (Chris White & Lara Driscoll) Jazz Happens, Bangkok, Thailand	Jazz Happens, Bangkok, Thailand
Saturday, June 2 @ 9:00PM — Sunday, June 3 @ 1:00AMSat, Jun 2 @ 9:00PM — Sun, Jun 3 @ 1:00AM	Gina Marie Duo The Drake Hotel Coq D'or Lounge , Chicago, Illinois 60611	The Drake Hotel Coq D'or Lounge , Chicago, Illinois 60611
Friday, June 1 @ 9:00PM — Saturday, June 2 @ 1:00AMFri, Jun 1 @ 9:00PM — Sat, Jun 2 @ 1:00AM	Gina Marie Duo The Drake Hotel Coq D'or Lounge , Chicago, Illinois 60611	The Drake Hotel Coq D'or Lounge , Chicago, Illinois 60611
Sunday, May 27Sun, May 27	Private Event
Saturday, May 26 @ 6:00PM — 10:00PMSat, May 26 @ 6:00PM — 10:00PM	Lara Driscoll Solo Piano Carmine's Restaurant, Chicago	Carmine's Restaurant, Chicago
Monday, May 21 @ 9:00PMMon, May 21 @ 9:00PM	DRISCOLL/SUMMERS & B'S BEES Elastic Arts, Chicago, IL 60647	Elastic Arts, Chicago, IL 60647
Saturday, May 19 @ 6:00PM — 10:00PMSat, May 19 @ 6:00PM — 10:00PM	Lara Driscoll Solo Piano Carmine's Restaurant, Chicago	Carmine's Restaurant, Chicago
Friday, May 18 @ 6:00PM — 10:00PMFri, May 18 @ 6:00PM — 10:00PM	Lara Driscoll Solo Piano Carmine's Restaurant, Chicago	Carmine's Restaurant, Chicago
Thursday, May 17Thu, May 17	Private Event
Wednesday, May 16 @ 7:00PMWed, May 16 @ 7:00PM	EGHS Spring Choir Concert Elk Grove High School, Elk Grove, Illinois	Elk Grove High School, Elk Grove, Illinois
Saturday, May 12Sat, May 12	Private Event
Monday, April 30 @ 7:00PMMon, Apr 30 @ 7:00PM	Mint Condition at EGHS Jazz & Pops Concert Elk Grove High School, Elk Grove, Illinois	Elk Grove High School, Elk Grove, Illinois
Saturday, April 28 @ 6:00PM — 10:00PMSat, Apr 28 @ 6:00PM — 10:00PM	Lara Driscoll Solo Piano Carmine's Restaurant, Chicago	Carmine's Restaurant, Chicago
Friday, April 27 @ 6:00PM — 10:00PMFri, Apr 27 @ 6:00PM — 10:00PM	Lara Driscoll Solo Piano Carmine's Restaurant, Chicago	Carmine's Restaurant, Chicago
Thursday, April 26 @ 5:00PM — 8:00PMThu, Apr 26 @ 5:00PM — 8:00PM	Private Event
Friday, April 20 @ 7:30PM — 9:30PMFri, Apr 20 @ 7:30PM — 9:30PM	Loyola University Jazz Ensemble (Scott Burns Director) - Guest Pianist Mundelein Center for the Performing Arts, Chicago, 60660	Mundelein Center for the Performing Arts, Chicago, 60660
Sunday, April 15 @ 5:00PM — 11:00PMSun, Apr 15 @ 5:00PM — 11:00PM	Duo with Alex Austin Bandera Restaurant, Chicago, IL	Bandera Restaurant, Chicago, IL
Friday, April 13 @ 5:30PMFri, Apr 13 @ 5:30PM	Guest Luminarts fellow artist with the Union League Club Jazz Union Union League Club, Chicago, IL	Union League Club, Chicago, IL
Saturday, April 7 @ 7:00PMSat, Apr 7 @ 7:00PM	Karim Yengsep Double Bass Faculty Recital Harper College, Palatine, IL 60067	Harper College, Palatine, IL 60067
Sunday, April 1 @ 10:00AM — 2:00PMSun, Apr 1 @ 10:00AM — 2:00PM	Jeannie Tanner Trio (Ashley Summers - bass, Lara Driscoll - piano) Pete Miller's , Evanston, IL 60201	Pete Miller's , Evanston, IL 60201

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Lara Driscoll, Isaac Bloom (photo)

Lara Driscoll (piano) at Mission Point Resort, Mackinac Island

Lara Driscoll (piano) Robert Meier (photo)

Lara Driscoll (piano), Robert Meier (photo)

Lara Driscoll (piano), Gee Wong (photo)

Lara Driscoll Trio: Mike Downes (bass), Lara Driscoll (piano), Dave Laing (drums)

Lara Driscoll Trio: Dave Laing (drums), Mike Downes (bass), Lara Driscoll (piano), Gee Wong (photo)

Lara Driscoll (piano), Evan Shay (photo)

Lara Driscoll Trio: Lara Driscoll (piano), Remi-Jean LeBlanc (bass), Dave Laing (drums), Evan Shay (photo)

Chris White (piano), Lara Driscoll (piano)

Lara Driscoll Trio at Cafe Resonance: Lara Driscoll (piano), Remi-Jean LeBlanc (bass), Dave Laing (drums), Paris Favilla & Ruthie Pytka-Jones (photo) 8/18/16

Lara Driscoll Trio at Cafe Resonance: Lara Driscoll (piano), Mike Demasi (bass), Dave Laing (drums), Ruthie Pytka-Jones (photo) 7/8/16

Lara Driscoll Trio at The Iron Post, Lara Driscoll (piano), Larry Gray (bass), Joel Spencer (drums), Chip McNeill (saxophone), Laurie Soloman (photo) 7/14/16

Lara Driscoll (piano) with Pascal Pahl Quartet, Art Gallery Kafe, Wood Dale

Lara Driscoll Trio at Cafe Resonance: Lara Driscoll (piano), Mike Demasi (bass), Dave Laing (drums), Ruthie Pytka-Jones (photo) 7/8/16

Lara Driscoll (rhodes), Matt Plaskota (drums), Bossa Nuevo recording session at Pogo Studios

Lara Driscoll (keyboard) with Tango Espejo during the filming of Deadly Embrace

Lara Driscoll (piano), Thomas Mohr (photo)

Lara Driscoll (piano), Sue Conolly (photo)

Ryan Jacobi (drums), Christian Dillingham (bass), Lara Driscoll (piano), Sue Conolly (photo)

Lara Driscoll (piano), Rose Colella (voice), Thomas Mohr (photo), Southport and Irving

Lara Driscoll (piano), Mary Aldousary (voice) Elena Bazini Photography

Brendan Frank (guit), Ryan Jacobi (drums), Kevin Jacobi (sax), Christian Dillingham (bass), Lara Driscoll (piano), Sue Conolly (photo)

Lara Driscoll (piano), Sean Jacobi (bass), duo at Pete Miller's, Patrick Driscoll (photo)

Lara Driscoll (piano), Rose Colella (voice), Southport and Irving

Pascal Pahl Quartet: Lara Driscoll (piano) Pascal Pahl (vocals), Mike Harmon (bass), Pete Manheim (drums), All Souls Jazz Festival Chicago https://www.facebook.com/allsoulsjazz/

Chris Davis Jazztet: Alphonzo Jones (drums), Lara Driscoll (piano), Chris Davis (tpt), Rajiv Halim (sax), Jeremiah Hunt (bass), Life Changers Church

Lara Driscoll (piano), Rachel Therrien (tpt), Paul Meuth (photo), The Iron Post, Urbana, IL

Lara Driscoll (piano)

Brookfield Jazz Society Invites the Chris Davis Jazztet: Chris Davis (tpt), Lara Driscoll (piano), Casey Fitzpatrick (tnr sax), Jeremiah Hunt (bass), Alphonzo Jones (drums), Photos by Marc from Brookfield Jazz Society (www.BrookfieldJazz.com)

Lara Driscoll (piano), Performing with Chris Davis jazztet, Photos by Marc from Brookfield Jazz Society (www.BrookfieldJazz.com)

Lara Driscoll (piano), Rachel Therrien (tpt), Mike Harmon (bass), Matt Carroll (drums), Brian Lynch (trumpet), Patrick Driscoll (photo) Andy's Jazz Club Chicago

Lara Driscoll (piano), Mark O'Connor (sax), Mark's Doctoral Recital on the Music of Joe Farrell, The Iron Post, Urbana, IL

Lara Driscoll, Chris White, Marie's Pizza!

Lara Driscoll (piano), Rachel Therrien's Série Compositeurs Jazz, Montreal Jazz Festival, Bleury Bar et Vinyle, Jean Pierre Dube (photo)

Hersey High School Alumni WInetasting Combo! Scott Casagrande (band director), Lara Driscoll (piano), Mike Malek (trombone), Ryan Jacobi (drums), Brendan Frank (guitar), Sean Jacobi (bass)

Jan Jarczyk (Professor, pianist, composer, mentor), Lara Driscoll

Ranee Lee Quartet performance with Mark Nelson (drums), Richard Ring (guitar), Ranee Lee (vocals), Lara Driscoll (piano), Dave Watts (bass, not pictured)

Lara Driscoll's Master's recital, McGill University, Montreal, QC

Lara Driscoll (piano), Paul Rushka (bass), Dave Laing (drums), Master's recital, McGill University, Montreal, QC

Paul Rushka (bass), Lara Driscoll (piano), Dave Laing (drums), Recording Session Studio 451 Montreal, QC

Paul Johnston (recording engineer), Lara Driscoll Trio Recording Session Studio 451 Montreal

Lara Driscoll Trio: Lara Driscoll (piano), Remi-Jean LeBlanc (bass), Dave Laing (drums), Jazz Education Network Conference, photo (Mike Downes)

Montreal Botanic Gardens, Lara Driscoll (photo)

Lara Driscoll, Mulgrew Miller (pianist)

Lara Driscoll (piano), Andre White (drums, Paul Rushka (bass), Denis Martin (Recording engineer), McGill University Recording Studio MMR, Montreal, QC

Montreal Jazz Festival with Poste-AM Quintet: Alexis French (tpt), Mark Nelson (drums), Lara Driscoll (piano), Annie Dominique (sax), Nicolas Bedard (bass)

Montreal Jazz Festival with Poste-AM Quintet: Lara Driscoll (piano), Alexis French (tpt), Mark Nelson (drums), Annie Dominique (sax), Nicolas Bedard (bass)

Montreal Jazz Festival: Lara Driscoll, Kevin Turner (guitar)

Lara Driscoll (piano), Sean Jacobi (bass), Patrick Driscoll (photo), Mission Point Resort Chianti Restaurant, Mackinac Island

Sean Jacobi (bass), Art Gallery Opening, Mackinac Island

Lara Driscoll (piano), Sean Jacobi (bass), Art Gallery Opening, Mackinac Island

Poste-AM Quintet: Lara Driscoll (piano), Alexis French (tpt), Mark Nelson (drums), Annie Dominique (sax), Nicolas Bedard (bass), Upstairs Jazz Bar Montreal

Jazz Keyboard Proficiency Students Final Exam, McGill University

Lara Driscoll (keyboard) with Mike Jeffer's band Jaw Potato, summer festival

Lara Driscoll (piano)

Larry Gray (bass), Lara Driscoll (keyboard), Sarah Catt (vocals), Harry Hagiwara (photo), Chicago River Boat Cruise

Lara Driscoll: Featured artist with the Union League Jazz Group at the Union League Club of Chicago

Fred Wesley (trombone/vocals), Lara Driscoll (keyboard), Beat Kitchen Horn Section: Dave Dickey (trombone), Adrian Barnett (sax), Nick Schroader (tpt)

Tango Espejo Concert: Gary Fowler (bass/arranger), Casey McGrath (violin), Jonathan Kotulski (bandoneon), Lara Driscoll (piano), George Turner (guitar), Tania Coambs (vocals)

Tango Espejo during the filming of Deadly Embrace, Alaric Rocha (director): Gary Fowler (bass/arranger), Jonathan Kotulski (bandoneon), George Turner (guitar), Casey McGrath (violin) , Lara Driscoll (piano)

Tango Espejo: Gary Fowler (bass/arranger), Jonathan Kotulski (bandoneon), Casey McGrath (violin) George Turner (guitar), Lara Driscoll (piano), Beth Franke (Photo)

Mark O'Connor Quintet Tour: Lara Driscoll (piano), Mark O'Connor (sax)

Lara Driscoll performing with the Union League Jazz as a guest artist

Performing with the Union League Jazz as a finalist in the Union League Civic and Arts Foundation Competition (Now called Luminarts), Lara Driscoll (piano), Nick Schneider (bass)

Beat Kitchen: Michael McLoughlin (guitar), Lara Driscoll (keyboard), Brandon T Washington (vocals), Dave Dickey (trombone), Brad Decker (bass), Gordon Kaye (drumset), Chad Dunn (percussion), Nick Schroader (tpt), Adrian Barnett (sax)

Beat Kitchen: Chad Dunn (percussion), Michael McLoughlin (guitar), Brad Decker (bass), Gordon Kaye (drumset), Brandon T Washington (vocals), Nick Schroader (tpt), Lindsay Gross (trombone), Johnny Beckett (sax), Lara Driscoll (keyboard)

Tango Espejo at Barba Yianni: Lara Driscoll (piano), Gary Fowler (bass/arranger), Jonathan Kotulski (bandoneon), George Turner (guitar), Brian Gehrich (violin)

Lara Driscoll, Lilly's Jam Session, Chicago, Justin Dillard (photo)

Beat Kitchen at Sweet Corn Festival, Urbana, IL

Brandon T. Washington (vocals), Lara Driscoll (keyboard), Beat Kitchen at Sweet Corn Festival, Urbana, IL

Glenn Wilson Group, Shakespeare Festival Bloomington, IL

Senior Recital at the Iron Post: Lara Driscoll (piano), Joel Spencer (drums), Joel Kelsey (bass)

Tango Espejo: George Turner (guitar), Brian Gehrich (violin), Jonathan Kotulski (bandoneon), Gary Fowler (bass), Lara Driscoll (piano)

Samba Soul: Karim Yengsep (bass), Lara Driscoll (piano), Vivian Felicio (vocals), Matt Plaskota (drums), George Turner (guitar)

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Latin Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Showcase, Chicago, Tito Carrillo (director), Lara Driscoll (piano), Cody Jensen & Matt Plaskota (percussion)

Charles Lane Group: Lara Driscoll (piano), Chris Nolte (bass), Charles Lane (sax), Brent Jordan (drums), Andrew Boostrom (trombone), Bowery Poetry Club NYC

BOSSA NUEVO: Karim Yengsep (bass), Mikael Templeton (sax), Matt Plaskota (drums), Holly Holmes (vocals), Cody Jenson (percussion), Lara Driscoll (piano), George Turner (guitar)

Matt Plaskota (drums), Lara Driscoll (piano)

Smith Hall Recording Session: Lara Driscoll (piano), Olivia Flanigan (vocals), Josh Houchin (bass)

Charles Lane (sax), Brent Jordan (drums), Lara Driscoll (piano), Jon Wegge (bass), Holly Holmes (voice)

Zubin Edalji Recording Session at Pogo Studios: Lara Driscoll (piano), Mark Rubel (engineer)

Ian Murphy (guitar), Mark O'Conner (sax), Rick Deja (sax), Karim Yengsep (bass), Lara Driscoll (piano)

Lara Driscoll (piano), Chris Nolte (bass), Brent Jordan (drums), UIUC Junior Recital, Smith Hall, Urbana

Lara Driscoll, Pogo Studios, Urbana, IL

Lara Driscoll (Piano), Ed Schaller (bass), Jeff Magby (drums), George Turner (gtr), Jam Session at The Iron Post

Fun times!

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Lara Driscoll, Pogo Studios, Urbana, IL

Lara Driscoll

Ryan Jacobi Quartet: Kevin Jacobi (alto sax), Ryan Jacobi (drums), Joel Kelsey (bass), Lara Driscoll (piano), Patrick Driscoll (photography)

Ryan Jacobi Quartet: Joel Kelsey (bass), Lara Driscoll (piano), Patrick Driscoll (photography)

Ryan Jacobi Quartet: Ryan Jacobi (drums), Joel Kelsey (bass), Lara Driscoll (piano), Patrick Driscoll (photography)

Ryan Jacobi Quartet: Kevin Jacobi (alto sax), Ryan Jacobi (drums), Joel Kelsey (bass), Lara Driscoll (piano), guest Brian Jacobi (trombone), Patrick Driscoll (photography)

Chris White (piano), Lara Driscoll (rhodes), Sean Jacobi (bass), Ryan Jacobi (drums), Brian Jacobi (trombone), Kevin Jacobi (alto sax), Julie Jacobi (photography)

Lara Driscoll @Iron Post ISYM Faculty night, Warner Brigham (photo)

Lara Driscoll, Cheryl Lim

Lara Driscoll (piano), Marie Byers (photo)