Sat, Nov 28th , 8-10pm, Concert – 2015 JUNO award nominated - Elizabeth Shepherdpresents The Signal – Soulful Jazz
Velvety-voiced pianist Elizabeth Shepherd arrived on the international scene in 2006 when her debut album Start To Move was voted one of the Top 3 jazz albums of the year by the listeners of the influential Gilles Peterson Show on BBC Radio Worldwide. Since then, the globetrotting souljazz innovator has released five widely acclaimed records, picked up 4 JUNO nominations, and toured extensively in North America, Europe, Japan and Latin America. Her latest record The Signal, nominated for a 2015 JUNO Award, has been hailed as a "masterpiece", appeared on numerous Best-of-the-Year list across the world, and was longlisted for the 2015 Polaris Prize.     www.elizabethshepherd.com / www.facebook.com/elizabethshepherdmusic
"This" from The Signal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-TOtVx4eJQ
"Willow" from The Signal (shot in Mexico): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHD7txRZK_g
"Across the Universe" cover live on CBC's Q: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klhLIuALpCc
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Long bio
Velvety-voiced pianist Elizabeth Shepherd arrived on the international scene in 2006 when her debut album Start To Move was voted one of the top jazz albums of the year by the listeners of the influential Gilles Peterson Show on BBC Radio Worldwide. Since then, the Montreal-based soul-jazz innovator has established herself as one of the most alluring and imaginative artists on the scene today. Versed in equal parts Stevie Wonder, Salvation Army brass bands and classical sonatas, it is perhaps no surprise that this globetrotting talent has developed such a distinct and unique voice.
 
Elizabeth has been hailed as “a jazz virtuoso blessed with a pop sensibility”, praised by critics worldwide for her arrestingly original writing and soulful delivery. Along with artists like Esperanza Spalding, Robert Glasper, and Jose James she is seen as part of a wave of jazz musicians bringing the art form to a new generation of music fans.
 
The four-time JUNO nominee has released five widely acclaimed records and toured extensively in North America, Europe, Japan and Mexico. She has sold out legendary clubs from Tokyo to Detroit, played major festivals like Montreal and North Sea Jazz Festivals, shared the stage with Victor Wooten, Branford Marsalis andChristian McBride, and opened for Jamie Cullum at The Hollywood Bowl. Elizabeth is also the only jazz vocalist to ever have been nominated twice for the Polaris Prize – Canada’s most prestigious music prize.
 
On her fifth album The Signal Shepherd teams up with guitar genius and Herbie Hancock band member Lionel Loueke as she continues to create jazz for a new generation. The album - nominated for a 2015 JUNO Award - has been hailed as a "masterpiece", appeared on numerous Best-of-the-Year list across the world, and was longlisted for the 2015 Polaris Prize.