CREATIVITY VOICE STUDIO

Trish grew up listening to all styles of music. At the age of 10, her favorite Country artists were Ray Charles, Roger Miller & Johnny Cash.  Her sister played R&B and "Motown," especially artists like The Four Tops, the Temptations, Smoky Robinson, Steve Wonder, whose influences effected her interest in Soul Music and The Blues.

Trish began learning guitar chords and a few melody lines and she started to accompany herself learning folk songs of Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt & Laura Nyro.

Her mother had a satiny Sarah Vaughan style contralto voice and from her she learned concepts like phrasing, timing, lyrical expressions and improvisation. Her grandmother sang and played the piano and organ by ear. By listening to her grandmother, she began to simulate some piano voicings and essentially began a study of ear training. Her mother's influence exposed her to the valuable study of Jazz which would become the most important musical opening of her career.

 The music of the sixties also played a significant role in Trish's musical development. She loved artists like, Joplin, Hendrix, The Eagles, Eric Clapton, Stevie Winwood, Cream, Dave Mason, Buddy Guy, Led Zepplin,  Bob Seager, The Doors, The Who, & Grand Funk Railroad, etc. Guitar solos from Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmy Page, B.B. King, Mick Taylor, Pete Townshend exploded onto Trisha's musical sensibilities and imprinted her with the drive to begin to memorize solos, almost verbatim.

Moving to the West Coast in the latter 80's introduced Trish to "KJAZ" which was at the time, the premier San Francisco Jazz station. Listening to jazz was extraordinarily challenging and very compelling and the most musically inspiring to date. Her brother, Nick, began making audio cassettes for her of compilations of the history of jazz, which included many instrumental groups and vocalists. Trish immediately loved Thelonias Monk & John Coltrane, Nina Simone, Etta Jones, Betty Carter, Horace Silver, Johnny Hartman, Miles Davis, Joe Pass, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Dexter Gordon, Stan Getz, Jobim, Jao Gilberto, Wes Montgomery, Bill Evans, etc., etc. From listening and listening to the recordings of these fantastic artists, Trish became madly passionate about learning jazz and decided to renew her love of singing, which began during her adolescence.

In the early 80's Trish entered graduate school and studied
Clinical Psychology at John F Kennedy University in Orinda, CA.
She focused her work on  archetypal and symbolic therapy, including Jungian Dream Work, Creative Visualization, Movement Therapies and the influences of Eastern Religions.

Trish's vocal sound is described as soothing, soulful, calming, sultry and dreamy. Her phrasing and time are impeccable and
the music is uplifting and fresh with sprinklings of Soul, Bluesy Jazz, BeBop and Brazilian. 

 TRISH'S MUSIC WEBSITE: Trish Mairet Jazz