Lisa Markley
Lisa Markley’s music is an exuberant blend of Jazz, Folk and Blues--her
diverse style defies labels. A multi-instrumentalist, Lisa graduated from
the University of North Texas with a degree in Music Composition.
In the year 2000 Lisa received “Honorable Mention” in the John Lennon
Songwriting Contest for two of her songs (in both the jazz and in
the folk categories). She went on that same year to win the B.W.
Stevenson Songwriting Contest. Lisa was a semifinalist in the
Wildflower! Festival Performing Songwriter Contest in 2003, and
was one of 10 “regional” singer/songwriters chosen by the
Kerrville Folk Festival in 2001 and in 2004. A former member
of the band Akoustik Nerve, Lisa now performs locally with her
jazz trio and as a solo artist. She also tours internationally
with the eclectic folk trio The Malvinas. Her solo projects
include Goddess of Groove, and The Sky Is Blue and Sometimes Cries.
New Slideshow! Lisa Markley CD Release Gala at Sons of Hermann Hall
Artist Census
Name:
Lisa Markley
Instrument(s):
vocals, guitar, banjo, piano, trombone, kazoo...etc.
Discography:
Oval Window, Akoustik Nerve, 1991
Live at Club Dada, Chattervox, 1999
Goddess of Groove, Lisa Markley, 2000
i'm not like this, The Malvinas, 2002
Love, Hope + Transportation, The Malvinas, 2004
The Sky Is Blue and Sometimes Cries, Lisa Markley, 2007
Influences:
Sarah Vaughan, Louciana Souza, Joni Mitchell, Patricia Barber,
Carlos Jobim, Joe Pass, Randy Newman, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington,
Cole Porter, Paul Simon, Rickie Lee Jones, Bela Bartok, Igor
Stravinsky, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, George Rochberg
In your CD player now:
Bossa Jump Waltz Blues + 4, Bruce Balmer;
Akoustik Band, Chick Corea;
Greatest Hits, Roy Orbison;
A Girl Like Me, KJ Denhert;
Something Cool, June Christy;
Brazilian Duos, Louciana Souza
Guilty pleasure:
Soundtrack from anime series
Cowboy Bebop (Yoko Canno, composer)
The first song you learned to play:
on piano (age 6) “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head” on trombone
(age 10) “I Love You Truly” on guitar (age 17) “American Pie”
Current projects:
My new jazz album--some old standards, some new originals, and
some songs that
should be standards.
Upcoming shows:
listed at
www.myspace.com/lisamarkley
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Favorite candy:
Dark Chocolate (the more bitter the better)
Best old movie:
The Marx Brothers'
Night at the Opera
Best new movie:
Mirror Masque
Current hometown:
Dallas, TX
Previous hometowns:
Mount Vernon WA, Seattle WA, Denton TX
Webpage:
www.myspace.com/lisamarkley
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CDs available by this artist:
The Sky Is Blue and Sometimes Cries
Goddess of Groove