Queen Mab

Queen Mab began as a Canadian piano and clarinet duo in the mid-'90s, winning rave reviews for their blending of improvisation and composition with influences from both jazz and classical music. The duo originally consisted of Toronto pianist Marilyn Lerner, who had also led a couple albums of her own and collaborated with various well-known jazz musicians (including Steve Lacy, Jane Bunnett, Paul Plimley, and Paquito d'Rivera), and Lori Freedman, a Winnipeg-based award-winning clarinetist who had made guest appearances with a number of Canadian orchestras, been involved in el...