14 results for tag: Jazz Vocals
Saxophonist and composer Benjamin Deschamps is well-known on the Canadian jazz scene for his first three critically acclaimed albums. Having played across Canada and in Europe, he returns with a new musical project called Augmented Reality, winner of Quebec’s Opus Award for Best Jazz Album in 2023. Inspired by jazz greats ...
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Dizzy & Fay is the newest project from songwriters Mark Lalama and Amanda Walther. Based in Southern Ontario, the piano/vocal duo has released two full-length recordings of original music and is currently receiving extensive play on jazz radio stations throughout the United States and Canada.With compositions that are ...
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Blue Moon Marquee is a swinging blues band born of the wild rose country. They currently make their home in an island shack on the coast of the Salish Sea. A.W. Cardinal (vocals/guitar) and Jasmine Colette a.k.a. Badlands Jass (vocals/bass/drums) write and perform original compositions influenced by anything that swings, jumps ...
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Eileen Laverty, Ellen Nasser, and Tatrina Tai are three of the finest singers in our fair province. A pleasing combination of unique, yet complimentary voices, the Christmas Songbirds perform an evening featuring your favourite Christmas and seasonal anthems. Pianist, arranger, and musical director Kim Salkeld is accompanied by ...
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Back in town for the holidays, the Jazz Scholars is an informal and collegial collection of musicians who are studying jazz at the post-secondary level at various institutions across North America. The Silas Friesen Quintet is Silas Friesen (trumpet), Eric Wong (tenor sax), Justice Der (guitar), Emmett Fortosky (bass), and ...
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Featuring local vocalists Sylvia Bender, Colleen Carr, Grant Currie, Bruce Garman, Robyn Knight, Kathi Lewis, Pat Mitchell, and Tatrina Tai, the Jazz Singer YuleFest features a jazz take on all your seasonal favourites. Arranger and pianist Kim Salkeld is joined by Sheldon Corbett (sax), Gent Laird (bass), and Arlan Kopp ...
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Ellen Doty is a soulful Canadian vocalist and songwriter with a world-class voice. Her music incorporates everything from jazz to soul, folk, pop and indie music: a sound that is uniquely hers. A true storyteller whose works are as intimate and as personal as their handwritten lyrics, Ellen’s immense talent for songwriting is ...
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Featuring local vocalists Grant Currie, B.J. Harris, Robyn Knight, Kathi Lewis, Pat Mitchell, Jessica Robinson, Kathryn Schulz, and Gillian Snider, the Jazz Singer YuleFest features a jazz take on all your seasonal favourites. Arranger and pianist Kim Salkeld is joined by Sheldon Corbett (sax), Gent Laird (bass), and Arlan Kopp ...
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A six-time JUNO Award nominee, Carol Welsman is an internationally acclaimed jazz vocalist and pianist whose expressive vocal styling and dynamic stage presence have captivated audiences around the world. Carol will be accompanied by noted Montreal guitarist, composer, songwriter, and producer Pierre Coté.
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Having garnered world-wide recognition with gigs at the North Sea Jazz Festival, Tokyo’s Cotton Club, and Carnegie Hall, Canadian pianist and vocalist Laila Biali has also been honoured as home with awards as SOCAN Composer of the Year and Keyboardist of the Year at the National Jazz Awards. She has toured and/or recorded ...
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