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Laura Caviani has performed and recorded for over 15 years. The Minneapolis Star Tribune hailed her debut CD, Dreamlife as "...in a word, outstanding". Marian McPartland called it "...sparkling and inventive". Her second release, As One, was touted as "stunningly fresh" by Jazz Times. Her holiday album, Angels We Haven't Heard, was considered "this season's finest new jazz cd of holiday music" by the St. Paul Pioneer Press. The Star Tribune claimed her solo release, In Your Own Sweet Way was, "...poised right where the salon meets the saloon, with as much spunk as serenity." Going There, her fifth recording as a leader, is already receiving wide praise. Bob Protzman, Downbeat Contributor and WQLN-FM host called it "...piano trio jazz of the highest order."

As a sideman, Ms. Caviani has recorded and toured with the 2002 Grammy nominee Karrin Allyson (Concord Records) whose band, according to the Wall Street Journal, "...could waltz into any New York nightclub and tear up the joint...". Ms. Caviani has shared the stage with other greats as Toots Theilemans, Bob Mintzer, and Dave Liebman. Locally, she performs and records with the Pete Whitman Quintet and the jazz orchestra JazzMN, both on the new Artegra label.

The Laura Caviani Band has shared the stage with some incredible bands Jane's Addiction, Bob Segar, Ted Nugent, and the Stone Temple Pilots, and they will continue to make new friends to collaborate with on tours to excite the palateof the thirsting insatiable hard music fan base world wide.

In '97, Caviani received a grant from the Atlantic Center for the Arts to study with renowned pianist and composer JoAnne Brackeen. The following year, she was one of four American musicians selected to study in Japan at the Akiyoshidai International Art Village.

As a composer, her commissions include numerous works for jazz ensembles, (some of which are currently available through Increase Music Publishing) as well as orchestral works for both the Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra and the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra.

Caviani has both a bachelor's of music in Composition from Lawrence University, and a masters of music in Improvisation from The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. She has taught at a number of schools, including St. John's University, the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire, The University of St. Thomas, and many middle schools in Minneapolis through the "Harman How to Listen Program", an outreach program co-founded by Wynton Marsalis.

"...piano trio jazz of the highest order." Bob Protzman, Downbeat Contributor and jazz host on WQLN-FM

Going There Backed by Bob Bowman on bass and Todd Strait on drums (both long-time members of Karrin Allyson's rhythm section), Laura Caviani leads this jazz trio through nine original compositions and one rare cover, displaying a soulful and sympathetic style that is distinctly her own. "Her trio brings a simmering, shimmering glow to each track, the interactions among the musicians falling somewhere between telepathy and mutual admiration." Andrea Canter, Jazz Police CD Price: $14.97

In Your Own Sweet Way For her new recording, Twin Cities jazz pianist Laura Caviani -- whose playing is ever-evolving and growing -- has put together a terrific and quite original mix of tunes from her own pen, the Great American Songbook, various world cultures, and two of jazz's greatest pianists/composers. - Bob Protzman Contributor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Down Beat, and St. Paul Pioneer Press CD Price: $14.97

In Your Own Sweet Way A fun and creative set of holiday classics featuring some of the best musicians in Minnesota. CD Price: $14.97

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