# Lorraine Desmarais

Artist · Laval, QC

Lorraine Desmarais is a Laval jazz pianist, composer, arranger, conductor, and educator whose work ranges from intimate trio recordings to large-ensemble projects.

## Links

- [Official site](https://www.agencedlefebvre.com/lorrainedesmarais)
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/6DJJrLxCg3xsl9F8QHLNd0)
- [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/lorraine-desmarais/207763421)

## Sources

- [Current authorized booking profile documenting Quebec provenance, pianist-composer identity, active projects, original-composition album count, trio personnel, career distinctions, and professional inquiry routing](https://www.agencedlefebvre.com/lorrainedesmarais) — 2026-07-16
- [Quebec arts-council profile documenting Desmarais as a pianist, composer, arranger, conductor, educator, Quebec jazz pioneer, 13-album artist, and 2025 Compagne of the provincial arts order](https://www.calq.gouv.qc.ca/actualites-et-publications/actualites/lorraine-desmarais-oalq) — 2026-07-16
- [Current independent Laval reporting identifying Desmarais as a Laval and Auteuil pianist-composer, documenting 13 albums, the 2024 CALQ Laval honour, the 2025 provincial arts order, and work on a planned 2026 album](https://courrierlaval.com/lorraine-desmarais-ordre-art-lettres-quebec/) — 2026-07-16
- [Governor General honours registry identifying Lorraine Desmarais of Laval, Quebec, as a Member of the Order of Canada in 2013](https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/146-624) — 2026-07-16
- [Independent June 2026 report documenting Desmarais's current Festival International de Jazz de Montréal performance and a newly recorded album](https://mattv.ca/fijm-2026-lorraine-desmarais-friends/) — 2026-07-16
- [Exact Spotify artist 6DJJrLxCg3xsl9F8QHLNd0 with provider media, big-band genre, and seven album or single containers on the main artist identity](https://open.spotify.com/artist/6DJJrLxCg3xsl9F8QHLNd0) — 2026-07-16
- [Exact Apple Music artist 207763421 identifying a Canadian jazz artist, matching catalog, and forthcoming 2026 performances](https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/lorraine-desmarais/207763421) — 2026-07-16
- [Exact Spotify Street Beat Suite album with January 27, 2023 date, eight tracks, Lorraine Desmarais rights line, Analekta label, and UPC 774204930028](https://open.spotify.com/album/3t1MVptMEzdamFi0la5y0C) — 2026-07-16
- [Exact Spotify Couleurs de lune album with April 10, 2012 date, ten tracks, Analekta label, and UPC 886788773530](https://open.spotify.com/album/79SmITFkxWpJZDEW8pRC9s) — 2026-07-16
- [Exact Spotify Lorraine Desmarais Big Band album with April 7, 2009 date, ten tracks, Analekta label, and UPC 884385526245](https://open.spotify.com/album/02eo0uVYdIqIeJDuHAjgS5) — 2026-07-16
- [Exact Spotify Vision album with 1991 date, nine tracks, Scherzo label, and UPC 064027150827](https://open.spotify.com/album/3IRsYErapCBWh5bO5f0Kn9) — 2026-07-16

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Profile: https://musiclist.ca/artist/lorraine-desmarais
Last checked: 2026-07-16