Lynne Arriale

Lynne Arriale (born May 29, 1957) is an American jazz pianist. She was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She received her Master's Degree from the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music and in her initial training was classical. However her interest in the works of Keith Jarrett and Herbie Hancock led her to jazz. She gained renown in the 1990s with her collaborator, drummer Steve Davis. Arriale first came to prominence when she won the 1993 International Great American Jazz Piano Competition and performed at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival.

Lynne is currently professor of jazz piano at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida.

?Arriale is a rarity among pianists today, commanding airplay with her trio recordings. Growing media attention and a sophisticated sense of melody allows her to reach both aficionados and the casual jazz listener, making Arriale one of the more talked about artists in jazz. She has a profound sense of wonder at the ways in which a melody can be dissected and reassembled. Each track is notable for the way in which the trio finds new wrinkles in the most familiar of melodies.? - The Sunday Independent - Dublin