Vocalese is a style of jazz singing in which words are added to an instrumental soloist's improvisation.
Bill McBirnie is a jazz and Latin flautist, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was raised in the small town of Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada.
Marc Rogers is a Canadian acoustic and electric bassist.
Nicole Rachel "Nikki" Yanofsky is a Canadian jazz-pop singer from Montreal, Quebec. She sang the CTV Olympic broadcast theme song, "I Believe", which was also the theme song of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. She also performed at the opening and closing ceremonies for the Olympics and at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Paralympic Games. She has released four studio albums to date, including Nikki in 2010, Little Secret in 2014, Turn Down the Sound in 2020, and Nikki By Starlight in 2022.
Cy Leonard was a Canadian entertainer who was the first ventriloquist to perform on Canadian television. He also appeared on The Adventures of Tugboat Annie, the first Canadian-made situation comedy. He made several guest appearances on CBC-TV's The Tommy Hunter Show and was a regular feature on The Uncle Bobby Show, where his brother Ron Leonard was the featured magician.
The Very Thought of You is an album by Canadian jazz singer Emilie-Claire Barlow. It was released in 2007 and nominated for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2008.
Like a Lover is an album by Canadian jazz singer Emilie-Claire Barlow. It was released by her label, Empress Music Group, in 2005.
Sultans of String are an instrumental music group based in Toronto, Ontario, combining elements of Spanish flamenco, Arabic folk, Cuban rhythms, and French Manouche Gypsy-jazz. The group's leader is producer and Canadian musician Chris McKhool.
Seule ce soir is an album by Canadian jazz singer Emilie-Claire Barlow. This is the first album on which she sings every song in French. It was released on October 16, 2012. At the 2013 Juno Awards, Seule ce soir won Vocal Jazz Album of the Year. It also won Album of the Year - Jazz Interpretation at the 2013 ADISQ Awards.
Jennifer Gasoi is a Canadian children's musician, noted for her albums Songs For You and Throw a Penny in the Wishing Well.
Emilie Mover is a Canadian singer-songwriter who writes music in genres such as folk, jazz, and children's music. She has released a number of solo albums in diverse styles, and in 2013 her solo album The Stella and Sam Album won the Juno Award for Children's Album of the Year. A frequent guest artist, she performed the vocals for the Lost Girl theme song in 2010, and her music has appeared on Girls, Pretty Little Liars, and Grey's Anatomy.
Klô Pelgag is the stage name of Chloé Pelletier-Gagnon, a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec.
Adonis Puentes is a Cuban-Canadian singer-songwriter who sings in Spanish and English.
Clear Day is the 11th album by Canadian jazz vocalist Emilie-Claire Barlow. It features the Dutch jazz and pop orchestra Metropole Orkest conducted by Jules Buckley. It won the Juno Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year in 2016.
Steve Webster is a Canadian bassist, record producer, arranger, audio engineer and composer. A multiple Juno Award nominee and winner, Webster's career spans over 3 decades of music production and performance. Recent accomplishments include Juno Award nominations for Producer of the Year and Jazz Vocal Album of the Year for Emilie-Claire Barlow's album Clear Day.
Gazoline is a Canadian rock band from Chicoutimi, Quebec. Its music is a mix of new wave, pop, and punk rock.
"La plus belle pour aller danser" is a song by Sylvie Vartan from the 1964 French feature film Cherchez l'idole.
Larnell Lewis is a Canadian drummer, composer, producer, and educator. He is most well known for playing drums with the Brooklyn-based jazz fusion band Snarky Puppy.
Angel Forrest is a Canadian folk, blues, rock singer, songwriter, producer and JUNO Award nominee. She is the recipient of ten Maple Blues Awards of the Toronto Blues Society in Canada, including eight as Female Vocalist of the Year. She has been recording under the Quebec label Ad Litteram since 2016.
Marianne Trudel is a Canadian pianist, improviser, composer and arranger. She has collaborated with Chucho Valdes, Kenny Wheeler, Mark Feldman, Ingrid Jensen and David Liebman among others; as well as releasing 8 recordings as a leader.Trudel teaches at McGill University and at Cégep de Saint-Laurent.
