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Pat Moran

Pat Moran, born Helen Mudgett in 1934 in Enid, Oklahoma, is an American jazz pianist. She studied piano at Phillips University and later at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. Moran began her career as a concert pianist but transitioned to jazz, founding the Pat Moran Quartet, which later evolved into the Pat Moran Trio. In the mid-1950s, she released The Pat Moran Quartet for Bethlehem Records. She also released albums for Audio Fidelity, collaborating with notable artists such as Mel Tormé and Oscar Pettiford. In 2018, Moran was inducted into the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame.