About


Vocal musician Mari Anne Jayme (pronounced “high-me”) has been touring the world with The Lt.Dan Band since 2004. Her talent has served in various musical genres and settings, having had such experience as a performer, director, and teacher. Mari Anne has performed with renowned jazz artists George Duke, Bunky Green, the late Joe Williams, Maureen McGovern, Carl Allen, and Kenny Werner; and received top recognition from The Thelonious Monk Institute’s International Jazz Vocals Competition and a residency with Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead Program for Young Jazz Composers. Mari Anne taught Voice at Columbia College Chicago and Jacksonville University, and currently teaches at the North Shore Academy of the Arts and with Transformations School of Integrative Psychology.

Mari Anne received a Master of Music degree from Roosevelt University/Chicago College of the Performing Arts and a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Michigan University. She studied Voice with Sunny Wilkinson and Jennifer Barnes, and sang in WMU's Gold Company under the direction of Dr. Steve Zegree. She is a Licensed Holistic Counselor (RScP), Akashic Records Practitioner, and Reikimaster; and is actively committed to living her Divine purpose through her gifts and helping others to find theirs as well.

“When people are serving, life is no longer meaningless.” --John Gardner

Biographical Information
Birthplace: Somerset, Kentucky, USA
Current Residence: US Midwest
Ancestry: Philippine Islands
Siblings: 2 sisters

Education:
Roosevelt University Chicago College of the Performing Arts
2000 Master of Music, Jazz & Commercial Music/Vocal Performance

Western Michigan University
1997 Bachelor of Science in Arts & Sciences

Eastern Kentucky University
Music Education Major with Vocal/Choral and Percussion Emphasis

University of Kentucky
Vocal Performance Music Major

Past Employment:
Adjunct Voice Faculty, Columbia College Chicago
Adjunct Voice Faculty, Jacksonville University
Vocalist, TVK Orchestra
Voices of Liberty Singer, Walt Disney World Company
Accompanist, Wavelength Inc.
Music Director, Chicago Center for Spiritual Living

Acknowledgements:
Thelonious Monk Institute International Jazz Vocals Competition
2004 Semifinalist

John F. Kennedy’s Center for the Performing Arts/ Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Residency Program
2004 Vocalist & Composer

Professional Affiliations:
Actor’s Equity Association
UCSL Licensed Practitioner of Religious Science (RScP)
Universal Life Church Ordained Minister
FreeLife International Marketing Executive
ASCAP

Trainings & Certifications:
Reiki Master (Usui method)
Therapeutic Breathworker L2
Akashic Records L1 Practitioner
Nia Technique, White Belt
Master Prosperity Teacher Training with Edwene Gaines
Transformations School of Integrative Psychology Facilitator Training, Personal Integration Program, Spiritual Leadership Program, Graduate Apprenticeship Program, Breathwork Training Program

"Art-- the one achievement of man which has made the long trip up from all fours seem well advised." -James Thurber