From basic piano studies at the Detroit Art Center Music School, I went on to obtain a Bachelor of Music Degree in piano performance from the University of South Carolina and a Master of Music Degree in theory and composition from the University of South Carolina in conjunction with the University of Sydney in Australia. I also completed other post-graduate studies at the Conservatory of New South Wales, Australia.

I've entertained as a solo pianist and vocalist all over the world, beginning in Chicago, where I played in some of the city’s finest hotels and restaurants such as the Hilton, Radisson and Marriott, as well as Eugene’s and Sage’s, among others, before entering the international circuit. Since then, I've performed widely in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, France, Germany, Switzerland, Greece, Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia. I've also played on a variety of cruise ships including the Birka Princess and those of the Silja, Viking, Color Line and Stena lines.

I've performed with various groups in jazz clubs and festivals throughout Scandinavia, France, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Russia and the United States. In 1996, I performed with Phil Collins and Ray Glover in Zermatt and Geneva, Switzerland, as well as with Glover at a series of pre-Montreux Jazz Festival galas in Bern, Geneva and Zurich. In 1999, I performed at Summerfest in Milwaukee. Other notable collaborations include drummer Ed Thigpen, bassist Mads Winding and percussionist Master Henry Gibson. And, in January 2001, Deep Purple's Jon Lord and The Spencer Davis Group's Pete York sat in with my trio when we performed in Zermatt.

I've had extensive TV and radio coverage. In Sweden, I provided the music for a Channel 1 documentary about Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison, and I've been a featured guest on Hasse Andersson’s program on Channel 2 and on Channel 4’s morning talk show. You may also have heard me on one of many radio programs in Europe and the United States.

In 1996, I served as music consultant for the movie, “Sånt är Livet,” from British producer Colin Nutley, and provided vocal coaching to his wife, Swedish actress Helena Bergstrom. And, in May 2002, I shot a scene with internationally known classical pianist Per Tengstrand for his upcoming documentary film, "The Big and the Small World."

	“JOYCE” - Phonogram/44 Records, Sydney, Australia Joyce Hurley with the David Martin Group. Joyce Hurley (vocals); David Martin (piano); Ken James (saxes/flute); Keith Hounslow (cornet/fluegelhorn); Ray Martin (bass); Jon Collins (drums). Recorded in Sydney, November 1977 and January 1978, by Ross Kirkland. Horst Liepolt's 44 Records 6357 718
	“SPYYCE” - Moby Dick Records, San Francisco Joyce Hurley and Shara Martin, vocals. Grant MacAvoy (drums); Steve Green, Billy Dickens, Vince Fay (bass); Lorenzo Wright (guitar); Jack Ebbert, Andy Kahn (keyboards); Leonard Gibbs, Rahiim Taliib (congas); David Wolf (timbales); Ralph Martinelli, Tom Martin (cabasa/tambourine); Leonard Gibbs (percussion); Jack Ebbert, Pat Leonard (synthesizer); Don Renaldo (strings/horns); Michael Pedicin, Jr. (saxophone). Recorded in Philadelphia and Chicago, 1983. Moby Dick Records BTG-1632
	“FIRED UP” - Universal Studios, Chicago Single, with music video.
	“MUSIK I SJUHÄRAD” - Radio Sjuhärad, Sweden Joyce Hurley with the Borås Jazz Ensemble. Joyce Hurley (vocals); Ralph Sandell (fluegelhorn); Bertil Bengtson, Lasse Engman (tenor sax); Peter Ivstedt (piano); Bengt Carlsson (bass), Åke Göransson (drums). Recorded in Borås, Sweden, 1991. Radio Sjuhärad CD.
	“NOLL 33” - Jazz Noll 33, Borås, Sweden Joyce Hurley with Åke Johansson’s Quartet. Joyce Hurley (vocals); Bertil Bengtsson (tenor saxophone); Åke Johansson (piano); Bengt Carlsson (bass); Åke Göransson (drums). Recorded in Borås, Sweden, October 26-28, 1993. Jazz Noll 33 (CD)
	"DIS" - with Dis, Sweden
	“MY COCKTAIL” - Center Records, Stockholm Recorded in Copenhagen by Hans Nielsen, 1994. Center Records Scandinavia AB, CCD-10004
	"HOW LIKE A WINTER" - 15 songs under Shakespeare's sonnets – Ivan Iankov, composer, Norway/Bulgaria Joyce Hurley (alto); Stanislava Stoytcheva (soprano); Ivan Iankov (piano). Recorded in Sofia, Bulgaria, July 2000.
	"HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION" - the best of Australian soul/jazz – Ubiquity Records, San Francisco 1995 compilation includes Sunbath and Sambole from Joyce. Ubiquity Records LHCD023