Alma Macbride

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Alma Macbride
Born (1995-04-21) April 21, 1995 (age 26)
Origin Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, filmmaker, cartoonist
Instruments Piano
Website almamacbride.com

Alma Macbride (born April 21, 1995) is an American jazz pianist, composer, film maker, cartoonist, and artist based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is the daughter of classical pianist David Macbride and painter Lisa Macbride, and the younger sister of jazz drummer and composer Jimmy Macbride. [1]

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Biography

Macbride graduated from the Harvard University, where she studied film production with Robb Moss and Guy Maddin. She also has a wide musical background, and was taught piano from the age of 4. She picked up jazz piano at the age of 8, and has composed music thereafter, for which she has won an ASCAP Award and full scholarships to Grammy Camp and the Skidmore Jazz Institute. She has performed with a series of musicians like Jimmy Greene, Wynton Marsalis, and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "A Celebration of the Macbride Family". University of Hartford . Retrieved March 30, 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. Regen, Jon (April 1, 2010). "MAJORminor Alma Macbride Award-Winning Piano Pro". Keyboardmag.com. Retrieved March 30, 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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