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Tier 2 · legacy legend
Jane Bunnett
Person · female · Canada · Toronto · born 1956 · recording since 1991
Canadian musician
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Also known as Jane Bunnett & Spirits of Havana · Jane Bunnett and the Spirits of Havana · Mary Jane Bunnett · ジェーン・バネット
Timeline
20 events▣ Album 14✦ Award 4◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1950s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: In Dew Time
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
Biography
English biography197 words · 5 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1346021841
Biography
Mary Jane Bunnett, (born October 22, 1956) is a Canadian musician and educator. A soprano saxophonist, flautist and bandleader, she is especially known for performing Afro-Cuban jazz. She travels regularly to Cuba to perform with Cuban musicians.
Early life and education
She changed her instruments, from pursuing her career "as a classical pianist...at age 20 to jazz and to flute and soprano saxophone."
Career
Bunnett founded and leads an all-female Afro-Cuban/jazz group, Maqueque. Its other members are: Dánae Olano (vocals, piano), Yissy Garcia (drums), Magdelys Savigne (vocals, batá drums, congas); Elizabeth Rodriguez (vocals, violin), and Celia Jiménez (vocals, bass). The group has won one Juno Award (Best Group Jazz Album of the Year in 2014 for its debut CD) and garnered two Grammy nominations, while Bunnett herself has won four additional Juno Awards.
Honors and awards
In 2004, Bunnett was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada, the highest civilian honour given in this country, granted to Canadian citizens 'for outstanding achievement and service to the country or to humanity at large.'
Personal life
Bunnett is married to another musician, trumpeter Larry Cramer. They reside in Toronto but have traveled to Cuba for musical collaborations for more than 30 years.
Bunnett is also a social activist.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 19 | 86.7th |
| Studio albums | 15 | 94.6th |
| Awards recorded | 12 | 99th |
| Timeline events | 20 | 93.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 25 | 55.9th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (19 release groups · 15 studio albums)
Albums · 15
1991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 45:49
1Big Alice5:282The Wanderer8:403Limbo8:544Utviklingssang6:405In Dew Time6:306Five / As Long As There's Music9:371992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:04:54
1Hymn3:112Ochún3:023Yo siempre Oddara6:024Song From Argentina9:125Quirino2:276La luna arriba9:357G.M.S. (Gandinga, Mondongo, Sandunga)7:208Epistrophy6:589Yemayá (Asesu)5:1310Sweet Dreams3:0211Spirits of Havana8:521994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:05:37
1Elements of Freedom6:172Time Again2:243Real Truth5:394Serenade to a Cuckoo5:425You Must Believe in Spring6:356Influence Peddling4:297Pannonica5:308Brake’s Sake4:349Burning Tear7:5010Lucky Strike3:3911The Water Is Wide7:4112Rockin’ in Rhythm5:171994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 47:11
1Prequel0:412Sequel4:463B & B on the Rocks1:344Time Was0:425Neo Boogie4:326Music Matador6:267Foolishly5:418Green & Brown8:079Please Don't Ever Leave Me4:5010Ballade3:3211A Dozen Blues6:201995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:01:02
1Baiao do Parao8:112Pam Pam5:413Ritos de Angola6:254Choro de Pere5:375Barreto7:116For You3:327Forro Na Vovo8:198Um A Zero4:329Rendez-Vous4:5610Sweet Melody6:38Jane Bunnett and the Cuban Piano Masters
1996 · studio album
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1Dialogos6:142Son de la Loma5:073Poems of the Soul - Guantanamera6:424Caleidoscopio8:435Como Fue3:536Fugado y Son Nocturno7:207Social Club Buena Vista4:368Miradas Furtivas9:139Midnight Theme4:5610Tony y Jesusito5:251997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:13:46
1Mondongo9:562Yambu7:423Inolvidable7:354Amor Por Ti8:055Descarga a la Hindemith7:596San Lazaro6:187Chamalongo3:298Avisale7:319Freedom at Last8:2710Coco6:442000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:10:55
1Santos Suárez6:342Joyful Noise8:403The River / El río10:294Osain3:575Drume Negrita10:036Journey Back5:5973 Voices One Spirit5:228Hebioso7:009Fransisco’s Dream12:512001 · studio album
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1Don’s Light8:162A Laugh for Rory5:353I’m Gonna Tell God4:214Illusion Suite13:095Shadrack2:336Cal Massey5:487Powerful Paul Robeson7:338Nobody Knows4:219Ecclusiastics8:1110Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child4:402001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:01:27
1Funky mambo0:332Son Santiguero5:293Almenda5:354Jane and Los Hoyos7:055La comparsa5:396Camaronsito seco5:407Lagrimas negras6:118Donna Lee6:139Mambo shin shin5:0710¿Quien Eres Tu?5:1211Alma de Santiago8:432004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:07:09
1Odira-E7:242Red Dragonfly (Aka Tombo)5:463Heaven's Gate5:594Black Is the Color4:475Witchi Tia To5:426Maria La O4:237She's Like a Swallow7:048Rabo de Nube4:329Divule Oni4:3110Nkosi Sikelel'i Africa6:5911Moon Over Ruined Castle5:3712Un Canadien Errant4:25Radio Guantánamo: Guantánamo Blues Project, Volume 1
2005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:04:00
1Changui Para Alfredo5:462Give Me One Dollar3:353Kiriba5:014Guantanamo Blues (Part 1)8:165Loma De Chivo (Part 2)3:386You Have Changed My Life8:287No Money, No Chica3:468Conga Blue5:179New Orleans Under Water (Neuva Orleans Bajo Agua)8:1410Yemaya6:0711Vamos Para Guaso Compay (Let's Go to Guantanamo Man)5:522008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:10:23
1Sway5:592Kalaidescope6:123Wongolo6:154Serafina4:305If You Go Away9:406Pancho Quinto5:327I Hear Voices6:008Chen nan Ren4:269Egberto6:5010A Nu Danse4:5111Pa gen Dio4:0012The Only One6:082011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 51:13
1Lágrimas Negras (Black Tears)5:352Son de la Loma4:573Longina5:064Quirino Con Su Tres3:095Contradanzas8:506Maria la O3:487Almendra (Almonds)6:088New Danzón4:339Sherezada5:1710Danza Lucumi3:50— · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:01:47
1Bye-ya5:472Ginastera5:373Double Arc Jake11:124For Merceditas4:005Main Street8:046Make Someone Happy4:407Nice Work5:538The Wanderer5:009Gratitude6:0910Little Rootie Tootie5:25
Album · 4
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Live at Sweet BasilSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 1:10:091Hole in One9:48 2You Don't Know What Love Is8:50 3In Dew Time13:01 4For Merceditas-El Sol13:34 5Ginastera9:00 6Double Arc Jake15:56 | Live | 1991 | |
| 2002 | Cuban OdysseySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 1:07:381Arrival3:11 2Quítate el chaquetón (Take Off Your Jacket)6:10 3A la rumba8:14 4Suite Matanzas (Swingin' in the Solar)12:21 5Pensando en Jane (Thinking of Jane)10:03 6El diablo6:31 7Nan Fonn Bwaa3:31 8Alabans2:02 9Prizon4:42 10Ron con ron (Rum With Rum)7:50 11Movin’ On3:03 | Soundtrack | 2002 | |
| 2016 | Spirits of Havana: 25th Anniversary 2-Disc EditionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 24 tracks · 2:18:40Disc 1 1Hymn3:11 2Ochun3:02 3Yo Siempre Oddara6:02 4Song From Argentina9:12 5Quirino2:27 6La Luna Arriba9:35 7G.M.S. (Gandinga, Mondongo, Sandunga)7:20 8Epistrophy6:58 9Yemaya (Asesu)5:13 10Sweet Dreams3:02 11Spirits of Havana8:52 12Que Beno 13Nascimento Disc 21Mondongo9:56 2Yambu7:42 3Inolvidable7:35 4Amor Por Ti8:05 5Descarga a La Hindemith7:59 6San Lazaro6:18 7Chamalongo3:29 8Avisale7:31 9Freedom at Last8:27 10Coco6:44 11Piccolo Dance | Compilation | 2016 | |
| — | The World of Jane Bunnett: A Critics Choice From '88-'98Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 1:13:141Yo Siempre Oddara6:02 2Baiao Do Porao (edited)6:01 3Dialogos6:12 4Sunshower (For Don Pullen) [fade version]5:17 5Avisale7:36 6Ginastera5:42 7B&B On The Rocks1:33 8Please Don't Ever Leave Me4:43 9Big Alice5:29 10The Real Truth5:40 11In Dew Time6:29 12You Don't Know What Love Is8:51 13Chamalongo (Unreleased Video Edit)3:39 | Compilation | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Jane Bunnett head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 19 | 86.7th |
| Studio albums | 15 | 94.6th |
| Awards recorded | 12 | 99th |
| Timeline events | 20 | 93.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 25 | 55.9th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year | won | |
| 1993 | Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year | won | |
| 2001 | Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year | won | |
| 2001 | Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year | won | |
| 2006 | Juno Award for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year | won | |
| 2006 | Juno Award for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year | won | |
| 2009 | Juno Award for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year | won | |
| 2009 | Juno Award for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year | won | |
| — | Honorary doctorate from Queen's University | won | |
| — | Honorary doctorate from Queen's University | won | |
| — | Officer of the Order of Canada | won | |
| — | Officer of the Order of Canada | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Bunnett and Maqueque(band) | — | present | eponymous |
Where this record comes from
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jane_Bunnett.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a990342a-4c24-41da-b3ff-a18b47c2124fdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a990342a-4c24-41da-b3ff-a18b47c2124fcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q431250genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q431250seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Bunnettbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Bunnett
Why this artist is in the database
- List of jazz musicians
Tier rule: genre canon: jazz
Image: liz · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q431250 · MusicBrainz: a990342a-4c24-41da-b3ff-a18b47c2124f
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