Marian McPartland to announce shock retirement from music?

By Smith Alexander
London
Last updated on May 24, 2025

McPartland created a stir on Friday when rumors have surfaced that her career was over.

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Sad news for McPartland fans. Speculation had been rife that the British pianist best known for her show Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz, is about to announce her retirement from music, at age 107, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 24/05/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a pianist isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a pianist-composer-author just isn't fun anymore,” she might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that she may branch out into other creative fields she is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouMarian

For a little while on Friday evening, #ThankYouMarian was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made her make the decision.