Marianne McGregor is a prominent new voice in the Scottish Jazz Scene and has won the highly acclaimed Best Vocalist at the Scottish Jazz Awards in 2021! McGregor continues to gain recognition for her powerful voice, skilful improvisation and original songs!

Marianne's 'star' has been on the ascendancy for quite some time now with accolades such as Scottish Jazz Vocalist of the Year and the 'Danny Kyle Award' at Celtic Connections! McGregor is very much in demand as a 'hot ticket' jazz artist.

She has a huge body of material released and already has some touring and international performances under her belt. Highly acclaimed in the UK, Marianne was chosen to represent UK Jazz as a guest of the British Embassy in Havana, Cuba where she performed to a sell-out audience. 

Taking inspiration from her great jazz influencers, Marianne has a tone comparable to the likes of Amy Winehouse or Sarah Vaughan, an Ella-like freedom towards improvisation and captures phrasing and emotion with the power of Billie Holiday. 

Support from Fraser Clark! Fraser studied piano for two years at what was then, the junior department of The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. He attended Glasgow University in 2001 as a BMus student. Studying under Doctor Martin Dixon and Professor William Sweeney, Fraser gained his Master’s Degree in composition in 2007. During his time at university he was awarded the prize for organ composition in his final year as an undergraduate. His work was performed by musicians such as cellist from the Edinburgh Quartet, Mark Bailey and organist Kevin Bowyer.

Since moving to Dumfries in 2009 Fraser has participated in musical groups such as the Dumfries Choral Society, his own chamber jazz ensemble and The Balliol Singers who premiered two of his works. Fraser has begun recording his debut solo jazz album. 

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