Joanna MacGregor, a popular classical pianist, was born July 16, 1959 in England. She has written a series of teaching books called Piano World , which were published in May 2001 by Faber Music .

Among her recordings are a set of Bach's French Suites, a collection of Domenico Scarlatti's keyboard sonatas, and a collection of Erik Satie's piano music, all available on her own Sound Circus record label. A double CD set, Counterpoint, contains Bach's Art of Fugue and works by Conlon Nancarrow.

In 2001 she released the album Play, which features compositions as diverse as a piece by William Byrd and a collaboration between McGregor and Talvin Singh. Her 2002 album Neural Circuits, features works by Olivier Messiaen, Alfred Schnittke, Arvo Pärt and Nitin Sawhney alongside music based on traditional Ghanaian melodies.