Pianist, vocalist, composer FRÉDÉRIQUE graduated from the Conservatoire de Musique and the Musicology department of the University of Strasbourg. In 1992, she came to New York to study jazz piano at the "Jazz and Contemporary Music Program" (New School) with Richie Beirach, Kenny Werner, Fred Hersch and Maria Schneider. As a soloist and bandleader, Frédérique has toured in Europe, Morocco, Japan, the United States and Canada. In 1996, she formed the quintet, Myriade, mixing in original compositions jazz and Middle-Eastern music concepts of improvisation. Continuously developing her own voice, she founded in 1998, Frédérique's Trio to present a completely new blend of jazz standards and French songs. She completed her first trio album Secret Love in December 1999 and her newest CD Paris-New York …and Elsewhere is a 2006 release. Frédérique has composed works for small ensembles and orchestras, and completed a piano solo film score, The Sandman, which took First Prize at The New York International Independent Film and Video Festival in 2001. Frédérique has taught classical & jazz piano and music theory in France, privately, and since 1993 at the French American Conservatory of Music at Carnegie Hall. www.frederiquemusic.com.