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Douglas MacRae

Born: March 11

Doug MacRae makes his home in Toronto, Canada, where he was born. He has over thirty years in music. He learned to play guitar and write songs as a teenager by listening to such artists as Gordon Lightfoot, Jim Croce, and Larry Norman. He played and studied the songs, and began to learn arrangements and chord progressions. Later on, after buying Bob Dylan's Biograph box set, he began to go back and explore the stylistic roots of modern music - folk, blues, jazz, rock, and soul. Greats like Muddy Waters, Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Son House, Buddy Guy, Mahalia Jackson, Pops Staples, O.V

Heather Bambrick

Born: January 19, 1971

JUNO-nominated vocalist Heather Bambrick prides herself on being an entertainer through and through. From her skillful, effortless interaction with audiences, to the variety and breadth of her material, Heather approaches every aspect of her performances with the goal of leaving audiences feeling far better after her shows than before they arrived. This is why her concerts have been described as what happens when “Ella Fitzgerald meets Carol Burnett at a Newfoundland kitchen party”. It’s not only audiences who appreciate Heather’s talent. Critics and industry professionals place Heather on the top rung of the musical ladder

Nathan Dell-Vandenberg

Born: March 10, 1987

Creatively exploring the trombone As a trombonist, composer, arranger, and bandleader, Nathan Dell-Vandenberg has an insatiable thirst for exploration. Growing up in Toronto, Ontario with an artist for a mother and father who embraced new ideas, Nathan developed early as a creative thinker. His inventive personality began to flourish in his high school music program at Rosedale Heights School of the Arts. As a trombonist in the senior band, he had the opportunity to play locally and in New York, Chicago, Clarksdale (home of the blues) and New Orleans. He has also recorded at such historic studios as FAME and EGREM

Chris Wallace

Born: August 9

“…a drummer of supreme musicality.” John Shand – Sydney Morning Herald Chris Wallace is a drummer and composer originally from Regina, Saskatchewan. Between 2002 and 2013 he lived in Edinburgh, Scotland and was a central figure in the Scottish jazz community. Chris is now based in Toronto, Canada. Chris has just released the "Many Names" EP, recorded Dec 6, 2015 in Toronto ON. Canada. Showcasing his new compositions and paving the way for the quartet's first full length album in 2016. The band features award winning Canadian jazz musicians: Jeff King on tenor sax, Adrean Farrugia on piano and Dan Fortin on bass

Andree-Ann Deschenes

Born: July 5, 1988

Mark Knox

Born: October 29, 1953

It all started by being exposed to his father’s record collection that ranged from Homer & Jethro to Ahmad Jamal to Dick Schory. Not that it was all jazz, but it WAS all good music. The part that intrigued him the most was the swing stuff . . . that walking bass part and that rhythmic ride cymbal just did something. Dick Schory’s swinging tune “Runnin’ Wild” really did it. For a pre-teen to hear such stuff . . . well, it was euphoria. And then . . . from playing a Farfisa organ in a junior-high school rock band to composing and performing on many widely-released albums and projects, Mark's capabilities for music branched out into audio technology and production

Miss Robin Banks

Born: November 25, 1963

"Robin Banks is one of the top 20 female voices in Canada" Virgil Scott - Facebook "Robin's got soul, class and most of all good taste!" Duke Robillard - Facebook "Robin sings with a simple coolness that can break your heart and still make you beg for more" Teddy Leonard Guitarist “ You never forget your first time you hear her, mine was at brunch with the obligatory live music, but when robin banks opened her mouth, my head twirled. I knew this was different - special - soulful - connected. Robin hits the notes, the feeling, the emotion, and you can feel the jazz greats channeling through her, to keep the sound alive

Ori Dagan

Born: June 8, 1981

Jazz singer-songwriter Ori Dagan has attracted a dedicated and growing audience, both in his native Toronto and internationally. He brings a wry and agile sense of swing to everything he does, whether interpreting a standard, spinning a pop tune on its head or introducing his own original music and lyrics. His rich bass-baritone is unmistakable; his irreverent songcraft speaks to the lineage of Nat Cole novelty numbers and the impeccably swinging humor of the late Bob Dorough and Dave Frishberg. His scat singing has the natural, fluid, bop-inflected feel of the best in that idiom, inspired by heroines and heroes Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Anita O’Day and Sheila Jordan (with whom Dagan recorded a duet in 2017)

Jesse Capon

Born: March 15, 1978

Who is Jesse Capon? Jesse Capon is a musician based in Toronto, Ontario, in Canada. But that’s not all. Read on… In the beginning Born into a very musical household, Jesse had the good fortune to grow up surrounded by some of Canada’s most prominent and talented musicians, many of whom came to his home to play music with his father, notable trombonist and conductor John Capon. While still swinging on his swing set, Jesse got to listen to such legends as Reg Schwager, Laren Lofsky, Dave Field, Gary Williamson and Terry Lewquiski. The swing factor rubbed off: he now finds himself in the enviable position of working alongside many of these outstanding members of the Canadian music scene. Early influences Many of Jesse’s early memories are of his father’s HiFi system and substantial LP record collection

Jon O'Bergh

Born: May 30, 1956

Known as the "Jedi of Cool," keyboardist Jon O'Bergh refuses to be pigeonholed in one genre of music. He is adept in a variety of styles including rock, jazz, funk, electronica, lounge - the list goes on. Jon has released over one dozen albums, including two Christmas albums and his latest piano album, "Autumn Harvest." Jon's first release Millennial Landscapes reached #2 on the NAV Chart, and his follow-up release Carta reached #1. He performed for several years with the band Gemini Soul. Their fourth album, "The Nefertiti Xperience," reached #37 on the Amazon "Bestselling Hot New & Future Music Releases" chart, and their fifth album "Dark Skin Babies The Movement" reached #15. His 2014 jazz album "Skin Deep" reached #3 on ReverbNation