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She was coached by Buddy Barnes, Rita Gardner, and Keith Ingham.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe attended Herbert Berghof studios and was taught there by Rita Gardner, Carol Hall, and Richard Morse. She went on a hiatus when her son, Lake, was born in 1993. Lisa and her husband, jazz pianist George Newall and executive producer of Schoolhouse Rock, began collaborating on what would become her first CD, “Return to Jazz Standards” in 2003.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2007 Lisa was stricken with a devastating neurological condition, “Bilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis”. Lisa endured three surgeries before her voice finally returned in 2009. Late that year\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eshe had the opportunity to record two duets with the legendary Bob Dorough.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLisa \u0026amp; George were able to finish their collaboration released in July 2010, to much critical acclaim which inspired her to rejoin with her coach and accompanist, Keith Ingham for her latest recording ‚ “Happy”, with Frank Tate on bass, Al Gafa on guitar , Steve Little on drums and Ben Wittman on percussion.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Lisa+Maxwell","playStationPath":"/stations/278679324/play","stationId":278679324,"bioPath":"/music/Lisa+Maxwell/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Nat+King+Cole","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7bb/7bbb0bd49838d11194a9bb0bb703ceb2_md.jpg","artistName":"Nat King Cole","artistId":564,"station_id":113276282},{"musicPath":"/music/Charlie+Parker","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1cd/1cdd002015f3fec212e0222d64a4bda3_md.jpg","artistName":"Charlie Parker","artistId":257,"station_id":113331239},{"musicPath":"/music/Miles+Davis","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/039/03990ab68e6f20fbf82e9483a272374a_md.jpg","artistName":"Miles Davis","artistId":545,"station_id":113267567},{"musicPath":"/music/Frank+Sinatra","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/73d/73de0336324d00275e6b56f598812b69_md.jpg","artistName":"Frank Sinatra","artistId":413,"station_id":113262388},{"musicPath":"/music/Nancy+Wilson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/afd/afd09e0d86b07e73e70c7e05105b504d_md.jpg","artistName":"Nancy Wilson","artistId":5525,"station_id":113298367},{"musicPath":"/music/Rosemary+Clooney","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0e0/0e03487d60b34984f07ab57ec107beb1_md.jpg","artistName":"Rosemary Clooney","artistId":1454,"station_id":113430420},{"musicPath":"/music/Ella+Fitzgerald","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8bb/8bbe8f9dce9239ef214efc91574bfd75_md.jpg","artistName":"Ella Fitzgerald","artistId":363,"station_id":113269344},{"musicPath":"/music/Dinah+Washington","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4cf/4cf53f4da7747b70bf8323da081265d1_md.jpg","artistName":"Dinah Washington","artistId":326,"station_id":113295548},{"musicPath":"/music/Peggy+Lee","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/32c/32cb1e35c6f7ecf8439827144e64806e_md.jpg","artistName":"Peggy Lee","artistId":2747,"station_id":113329348},{"musicPath":"/music/Norah+Jones","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/edd/edd63b59e754c9790ee838af2a94458c_md.jpg","artistName":"Norah Jones","artistId":581,"station_id":113261919},{"musicPath":"/music/Tony+Bennett","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/903/90339f87503ad75bc5f69a78047eb2e6_md.jpg","artistName":"Tony Bennett","artistId":1633,"station_id":113298181},{"musicPath":"/music/Julie+London","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/506/506d21da37f25219df5e53ef245a7e98_md.jpg","artistName":"Julie London","artistId":7189,"station_id":113297236},{"musicPath":"/music/Sarah+Vaughan","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f0d/f0d272cb8cd2c5defb2357c299589d29_md.jpg","artistName":"Sarah Vaughan","artistId":665,"station_id":113304860},{"musicPath":"/music/Carmen+McRae","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3ad/3adddeef47c587a68fcf12cb64161fa7_md.jpg","artistName":"Carmen McRae","artistId":2708,"station_id":113361845},{"musicPath":"/music/Diana+Krall","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e97/e972078279a2cd51c605b7dae0e3292a_md.jpg","artistName":"Diana Krall","artistId":2718,"station_id":113281361},{"musicPath":"/music/Oscar+Peterson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/af5/af5b5fb0edb78896eb9be0aaa1fd77bc_md.jpg","artistName":"Oscar Peterson","artistId":6854,"station_id":113299895},{"musicPath":"/music/Anita+O+Day","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/24a/24a0a096344b2d2c71dc125696af46fc_md.jpg","artistName":"Anita O'Day","artistId":7735,"station_id":113636096},{"musicPath":"/music/Shirley+Horn","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ff9/ff9f8bfda9f60314ecf59aeda3a6e330_md.jpg","artistName":"Shirley Horn","artistId":3388,"station_id":113402271}]}