BIOGRAPHY: JILL KAEDING

Jill Kaeding, cello - began her study of the piano at age seven and the cello at age ten. She earned her degree at DePaul University where she studied with Gilda Barston and Joseph Sciacchitano and the late Frank Miller both of the Chicago Symphony.

In addition to numerous solo recitals, Ms. Kaeding has appeared as guest soloist with many orchestras in the midwest and is a founding member of the highly acclaimed Metropolis Symphony. Recently she was invited to participate in the renown Banff Festival of the Arts in Canada which included extensive concertizing throughout British Columbia.

As a member of Trio Elan (with a new nationally distributed CD), Kithara Trio, and Ensemble D'Accord, she has performed in many chamber music concert series including the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series where Ms. Kaeding is heard frequently on nationally syndicated broadcasts on WFMT radio.

Known for her versatility in all mediums of chamber music, Ms. Kaeding has performed with contemporary multi-media ensembles as well as jazz standard deconstruction and rock with Lyle Lovett, Ray Charles, the Revolution Ensemble, and with her husband Jim Gailloreto's Jazz String Quintet.

In her 14th year with Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues,The Naples Daily News Critic has recently heralded Ms. Kaeding's cello work as "...world-class." She can be heard on all three of the Chamber Blues recordings.