Mary Gaines

Mary Gaines was originally a jazz-guitar major at the University of WI-Stevens Point but truly found her musical voice studying jazz cello at the UW-Madison under the tutelage of the great Richard Davis (bass player with artists ranging from Sarah Vaughan and Eric Dolphy to Van Morrison). Mary has been performing on bass and cello for 3 decades with husband, Chris Wagoner, in a great stylistic range of ensembles but is also known for her amazing voice (past recipient of MAMA awards for Best Female Vocalist and Instrumentalist of the Year). For over 30 years he has been a Madison-based musician, frequently works with her husband Chris Wagoner