Collaborations

Maggie’s collaborates each year with a wide-range of talented musicians.

She works as a duo and in groups with International recording artist, composer, arranger and educator, violinist and fiddler, Irene Sazer, founder and directer of String Improvisation in Berkeley, CA./Founder Turtle Island String Quartet, and Real Vocal String Quartet. www.irenesazer.com

Maggie’s original songs and covers are enhanced with the virtuosity of multi-instrumentalist and Bay area favorite Jeff Hobbs. “Jeff Hobbs (violin, mandolin, bass, and saxophone), is a stalwart of the Bay Area improv music scene. Hobbs can often be found in exploratory musical settings.”- Berkeleyside- Anne Marie Praetzal has joined the duo on mandolin and harmonies; together they are “Three Rivers.

Maggie’s the founding member of “Wildcat Canyon” a singer-songwriter collective troubadour group. This multi-genre, harmonizing troupe of singer-songwriters includes Shelley Doty (Skip the Needle, Pele Juju,) Andrea Prichett (Rebecca Riots), drummer Deb Lane (Pele Juju), Green Huse and Emily Shore. With frequent special guests: Vicki Randle (Skip The Needle, Mavis Staples,) Dale Fanning (Living Daylights, New Monsoon) and Irene Sazer, (Real Vocal String Quartet founder.)

Maggie also plays her original material as a solo artist. She’s performed at the last two year’s High Sierra Music Festivals and appears frequently in SF Bay’s favorite listening spaces: The Ivy Room, The Independent, Terrapin Crossroads, The Freight and Salvage, The Lost Church, The Monkey House, The Ashkenaz, The Backroom, The Bazaar Cafe, Baltic Kiss, The Sailing Goat, Inside Lands, The Berkeley Art House, The Secret Song Club, Bay Area House Concerts, and nationally at frequent House Concerts and stage across the country..

Maggie’s performed, and recorded with ALO members, Lebo (Dan Lebowitz) and Steve Adams, James Nash (The Waybacks,) Vicki Randle (Mavis Staples, Skip the Needle,) Philip Brezina (The Brothers Comatose,) Rob Hooper (Carloyn Wonderland,) Jeff Coleman (Hot Buttered. Rum,) Green Huse, Andrea Prichett, (Wildcat Canyon, Rebecca Riots,) Lisa Zeiler and more.

And performed and shared stages with Ezra Lipp (ALO,) Julie Wolf (Indigo Girls,) Raz Kennedy, Terrsa Kali, Peter Rowan, Jerry Jeff Walker, Lindsay Lou, Anthony Da Costa, The Rainbow Girls, Michaelee Goerlitz, Nat Keefe, (Hot Buttered Rum,) Gina Breedlove, Shelley Doty, Libby Kirkpatrick, Monica Pasqual (Blame Sally,) Jeff Miller and Phil Ferlino (New Monsoon, PA Furnace) Stu Allen, Sunshine Garcia (Further, SoVoSo,) The Real Sarah’s, Jeff Pehrson (Further, Box Set,) Jim Brunberg (Wonderly, Box Set) Joey Blake (Voicestra, SoVoSo,) Scott Guberman, Ben Morrison, Alex Morrison, Steve Haight (The Brother’s Comatose,) David Gans, Kate Gaffney, Ira Marlowe, Mokai, Lucia Comnes, Dale Fanning (Living Daylights,) Rachel Garlin, The T- Sisters, Lisa Zeiler (Rebecca Riots,) Emily Shore, Deb Lane (Pele JuJu, Wildcat Canyon), Dave Tilton, Nat Keefe (Hot Butter’d. Rum,) Chris Chandler, and more.

Maggie's professional music credits, collaborations, events and projects span decades. She is a performer, singer songwriter, recording artist, studio session vocalist, and has extensive training covering many genres.

• Maggie holds a Professional Music B.A. from Berklee College of Music and toured with Berklee's gospel choir.

• Private study with master vocal coach, opera singer Pearl Layton.

• Vocal jazz improv sessions with Joey Blake (of Bobby McFerron's Voicestra.)

• Maggie's consulted for Berkeley Repertory Theatre, providing musical coaching for the lead actor of the production of The Good Book.

• Voice teacher at Berkeley's School of Rock

• Montessori Music Programs children's singing circles teacher

• Teacher/Panelist for Hoot Camp-Stage Fright Sessions

• River Rafting weekend musician - Far Flung, Terlingua - Big Bend Nat’l Park, TX