"Without him I wouldn't be where I am today," Ms. Krall said in 1996. "Bryan Stovell was a very important influence in my life. He encouraged me to do everything I wanted."

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/hes-got-nanaimos-feet-tapping/article4160432/

"The highly renowned jazz singer and pianist, Diana Jean Krall was born on November 16, 1964 in Nanaimo, British Colombia to Adella and Stephen James Krall. Both her parents were avid music lovers and Krall started playing the piano since the age of 4. By the time she was in high school, she was already playing and singing at various bars and restaurants. Upon graduating from high school, she received a scholarship at the Berkley College of Music in Boston. After getting her degree, she subsequently moved to Los Angeles but returned to Toronto where she released her first album."

http://www.famouscanadians.org/diana-krall/

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