One of Chicago’s favorite duos, Anne Burnell (formerly Anne Pringle) and Mark
Burnell have been performing together to national and international acclaim for
the past 14 years. From Les Trois Maillets & Le St. Nicholas in Paris and
Café Katz & Media Café B&W in Amsterdam to New York’s Judys* Chelsea and
Don’t Tell Mama, they have delighted audiences the world over with their unique
jazz/pop and a cappella stylings. A staple on the Chicago scene, they have
performed at some of the Windy City’s top spots including Davenport’s, Andy’s
Jazz Club, and Park West and Drury Lane Water Tower Theatre with Chicago Cabaret
Professionals. They have made several appearances at festivals throughout the
Midwest including the Taste of Chicago, the Chicago Humanities Festival with
Andrea Marcovicci, and Wrigley Field and U.S. Cellular Field singing the
national anthem for both the Cubs and White Sox. Anne & Mark were fellows at
the Cabaret Symposium and named in “Chicago’s Top Ten” for 2002 & 2003 by
New York’s Cabaret Hotline. Their acclaimed CD of duets “Little Things We Do
Together” has been featured on Chicago radio stations WGN, WXRT, WDCB and
nationally on Radio One Network. The CD featured the single “Heaven Down Here”
which was co-written by comedian/actor Jim Carrey. Anne Burnell’s release “Blues
in the Night", features arrangements by Count Basie Band veteran Bob Ojeda, Mark
Burnell -as music director and pianist- and Chicago’s legendary violinist Johnny
Frigo. “Blues in the Night” which celebrates the Harold Arlen songbook garnered
airplay nationwide on numerous NPR and jazz radio stations across the country,
and internationally on Jazz & Blues Tour Radio, Amsterdam, and Canada, and
charted top ten status on CMJ charts.
An accomplished
pianist/vocalist/arranger, Mark is one of Chicago’s most sought after
musician/performer, working with a wide array of talent including Bobby
McFerrin, Dave Frishberg, Connie Francis, Laurel Masse, Sharon McNight, and
Howie Mandel. The Chicago Sun-Times hailed Mark’s work as “silky smooth and
highly polished”, and Cabaret Hotline praised him as “one of the most talented
pianists and arrangers I’ve seen”. Most recently, Mark was a Master Instructor
at the International Cabaret Conference at Yale University.
