MaryLynn Gillaspie

MaryLynn was a founding member of the Grammy nominated vocal Jazz group, Rare Silk.
The group got their start in Boulder, CO. Their very first album, New Weave flew to the top of the Billboard Jazz charts and received 2 Grammy nominations. MaryLynn and the group toured the world singing in the US, Europe and Japan.
Rare Silk received acclaim working alongside artists such as Miles Davis, Branford Marsalis, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, and opening acts for Spyro Gyra and BB King. Their touring took them to some of the best venues in the country - The Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Blues Alley in DC, New York Jazz clubs, and Boston Globe Jazz Festival, to name a few. Her experience working within this environment gives MaryLynn a rich history in the Jazz idiom.

• Her new Album Release, 'Secret Language' is now available! Producer: Kip Kuepper

MaryLynn’s return to singing began about 11 years ago. She performs locally at Boulder's Caffe Sole and in Denver with different musical configurations. She also produced a series of successful Jazz House Concerts at her Louisville Main St. Photography Studio. Her self-produced CD ‘Starlight’ received solid airplay on Denver’s Jazz station KUVO.

MaryLynn loves to sing an eclectic assortment of music: everything from 1940's standards, straight ahead jazz and updated versions of 60's pop tunes arranged and performed with the top of the crop of the area’s local musicians.