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Caity Gyorgy
Caity Gyorgy (pronounced like George) is a JUNO Award Winning Canadian vocalist, composer, and lyricist who is known for singing bebop and swing music.
Being called one of JazzFM91’s 8 Canadian Women in Jazz You Need to Know, Caity has performed at popular clubs and jazz festivals across Canada including the Toronto Jazz Festival, the Calgary Jazz Festival, the Medicine Hat Jazz Festival, and the Jazz Bistro in Toronto, Upstairs Jazz in Montreal, and Frankie's Jazz in Vancouver.
Caity has worked and recorded with many luminaries in the Canadian jazz scene including Allison Au, Pat LaBarbera, Jocelyn Gould, Bryn Roberts, Christine Jensen and Virginia MacDonald.
In addition to performing, she is also an avid writer and composes songs in the style of the Great American Songbook. Her compositions have been sung by other vocalists around the world, and she was recently crowned the Grand Prize Winner of the 2021 John Lennon Songwriting Contest in the Jazz category for her song "Secret Safe”.
She has independently released her debut album “No Bounds”, which features guitarist Jocelyn Gould, her self titled EP, and several singles. On July 9th 2021 she released an EP of original music arranged for her 10 piece band entitled "Now Pronouncing: Caity Gyorgy" on the Brooklyn based label la reserve. This EP was named one of CBC Music's favourite Canadian Jazz albums of 2021 and received the JUNO for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year at the 2022 JUNO Awards. Her next album, entitled "Featuring”, will be released on la reserve on November 4th, 2022.
Awards
2019 Calgary Stampede Talent Search Grand Champion 2019 Stingray Rising Star Finalist
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Bye Bye Blackbird
From: Your RequestsBy Caity Gyorgy
A Day Too Late
From: A Day Too LateBy Caity Gyorgy
Thinker and a Fool
From: RecollectingBy Caity Gyorgy
Lennie's Changes
From: RecollectingBy Caity Gyorgy
Ascension
From: AscensionBy Caity Gyorgy
Part III. A Flat Boat is a Fast Boat
From: Windward BoundBy Caity Gyorgy
Part VI. Red Right Returning
From: Windward BoundBy Caity Gyorgy
Part V. Elegy
From: Windward BoundBy Caity Gyorgy
Windward Bound
From: Windward BoundBy Caity Gyorgy
Windward Bound
From: Windward BoundBy Caity Gyorgy