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Musician

Born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, Bess Durey carving out her own unique space as an impressive singer, composer and bandleader on the Canadian Jazz scene. With a “fluid and pitch-perfect voice”, Bess is on the forefront of a new generation of Canadian Jazz singers. Her refreshingly natural soprano tone floats above the backdrop of her many talents as an improviser, lyricist and composer. Bess performs with a genuine emotional authenticity that dazzles her audiences, singing from the heart “with a knowing that bellies her youth”. A graduate of the Capilano University Jazz Studies program, Bess is a singer who is also a great bandleader

Album

Arctic

By Bess Durey

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2009
Track listing: Softer Side; Product of Love; Song for a Dreamer; Artic; Somewhat Blues; Feel Alive; My Friend Rae; You Can Let Me Know; Dear Arthur; In This City; Leo Leo.

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Article: Album Review

Bess Durey: Arctic

Read "Arctic" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

by Raul d'Gama Rose
March 12, 2009

There is something ethereal about the Arctic Canadian sky--especially one that is visible in winter. Nothing can begin to describe the kind that can be seen on a clear night. The perfect way to communicate what it feels like is through a song. But to make this a metaphor for loneliness and loss, and describe it ...