PERFORMERS
Key To Life Center has been blessed with regular performances by the greatest, most talented and inspirational vocalists and muscians in the country.  Please check out their personal bios and visit their website by clicking on their name.
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DEBBIE DUNCAN

Debbie Duncan may be considered the upper Midwest's "best-kept-musical secret", but she has become a local legend and treasure in her home of Minneapolis. Her personality, vitality, and versatility all contribute to that fact. She is a terrific entertainer, and this is certainly part of her appeal. Most importantly, however, "she's a superb vocalist, probably the finest in the area/" [Bob Protzman, St. Paul Pioneer Press]

Debbie hones her skills through years of experience. She studied classical voice for 14 years, including 4 years at Wayne State University. In Detroit she recorded back-up vocals for Mitch Ryder and Bob Seger. She then spent several years in the Los Angeles music scene recording back-up vocals for various artists and performing with her own jazz groups in popular nightclub settings.
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MARY LOUISE KNUTSON
Pianist and composer Mary Louise Knutson is one very busy Twin Cities-based jazz artist.  Her debut trio CD "Call Me When You Get There," charted in the Top 50 in the U.S. and Canada for eight consecutive weeks and earned Knutson an award for "Top New Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year" from KWJL radio in California.  Not only is Knutson one of the area's most sought-after pianists, she is an acclaimed composer, having won numerous awards, including two from Billboard magazine for her compositions "How Will I Know?" and "Meridian".  Mary Louise has performed with such jazz greats as Dizzy Gillespie, Bobby McFerrin, Dianne Reeves, Slide Hampton, Von Freeman, Richie Cole, and many others. 
Mary Louise was selected as one of five finalists in the 2005 Mary Lou Williams "Women In Jazz" Pianist Competition hosted by the Kennedy Center in Washington DC.
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MICHAEL MONROE

From vinyl to digital, Michael Monroe is now in his forth decade of performing nationally in concert, festival corporate and educational settings.  His unique creation of music leaves his audiences mesmerized as he blends his rich vocals, guitar, bamboo and glass flutes, combining musical styles of acoustic folk and jazzy reggae.  Michael's original music and compelling energy bring a powerful style that is as much fun as it is innovative,,, music and technology working together powered by creativity... Michael Monroe was awarded a regional Emmy for Musical Composition/Arrangement.  The documentary, "Soaring On Mended Wings" titled after Michael's composition, also won an Emmy!

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  PATTY PETERSON

 

Patty Peterson is a dynamic vocalist with seven Minnesota Music awards to her credit. She is a great jazz singer a radio talk show host and is a mainstay in the radio jingle and recording industry. Patty Peterson has three solo albums. Her most recent CD is "Inspired".  

Patty Peterson has performed to sold out audiences all over the country, including the nationally renowned jazz venues, The Dakota Bar and Grill in Minneapolis and The Vine Street Bar and Grill in Hollywood. Patty can be seen throughout the Minneapolis area performing songs from her current solo CD, Inspired.

 

 

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DONNY LA MARCA

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RACHEL HOLDER