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Phyllis Causey

Her jazzy vocal style crosses over from jazz to country, blues, Broadway show tunes, and even some Rock 'n' Roll. Phyllis has appealed to audiences in and around her home town of Detroit, in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Houston, and even Paris, France. She has been compared to the likes of Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson and Billie Holiday, but her style is clearly her own. Phyllis has had the privilege of working with many jazz greats all over the world who have taken her under their wings. “My teachers have been legendary artists! I have been fortunate to have learned from the best: The great Barbara Morrison, James Leary, Billy Mitchell, Robert Sanders, Mike Owen, Dr

Darcea Hiltz

Born: February 26, 1953

Halton JAZZ Singers was founded in 2013 by Darcea Hiltz as a Not-For-Profit music community hub. By 2017 it had formed a nucleus around Adam Brox, Darcea Hiltz, Jason Miller and Siona Neale. The quartet, “The Halton JAZZ Singers” (HJS), was born. Halton JAZZ Singers is a member of and cultural grant recipient from Oakville Arts Council. Halton JAZZ Singers is a winner of Burlington’s “Canada Day Performers Contest.” Halton JAZZ Singers was accepted into ArtsVest – Business for the Arts’ national training program: Participants receive tips, tools, mentorship opportunities and significant financial incentives to secure corporate sponsor partnerships. The Halton JAZZ Singers has been likened to the New York Voices and the Manhattan Transfer because of their audience appeal, their energy and ability to navigate close harmonies

Diana Panton

Diana Panton is one of the brightest lights on the jazz scene today. Her work has been consistently praised by listeners and music critics alike for her ethereal vocals, exceptional song selection and raw emotional intensity.

Panton's keen aesthetic sense attracted the attention of some of the jazz world's most respected masters, including Don Thompson (Officer of the Order of Canada) and Reg Schwager (Member of the Order of Canada) who together form her regular trio. "When the great singer Sheila Jordan said, Diana Panton 'sounds like the sweetest bird you'll ever hear', she helped define some of the ephemeral delicacy that marks Panton as unique." (Stuart Broomer, Toronto Life)

Before recording her first album, Panton completed an Honours Master's degree in French literature and fulfilled a teaching engagement at the University of Paris (France), followed by a position as a French Sessional Lecturer at McMaster University (Canada). She studied art in Paris and currently teaches French Immersion Art at Westdale Secondary (Canada).

When the time finally arrived to release her first solo album (2005), the late great Montreal jazz critic Len Dobbin called ...yesterday perhaps one of the finest debut CDs he had heard in years! It landed Diana on the covers of VIEW and NOW Magazine and the album made NOW's TOP 10 Discs of the Year. The album was also awarded a Silver Disc Award upon its release in Japan in 2011.

Since her initial CD release, Panton’s impressive catalogue of internationally acclaimed self-produced albums have garnered numerous honours, including two JUNO wins, a second Silver Disc Award in Japan, seven JUNO nominations, nine Hamilton Music Awards, a host of National Jazz Award nominations, Canadian and American Independent Music Award nominations, including Best Audiophile Recording at the Rocky Mountain International HiFi Press Awards. Panton was a first-place jury-selection to perform at the Jazz à Juan Révélations in France where she was voted Première Dauphine by the Juan public.
 

Patrina Morris

Born: March 22, 1974

I have always been a guitar and voice kind of girl, however my musical journey has taken me into all aspects of music and in doing so , I have evolved into what I am today... I was brought up in Southgate, North London and born to Anglo-Indian parents, so I have been lucky enough to know two cultures and the most amazing food! As a teenager I was was spotted by a model agent while working in a restaurant to pay for Art School. Soon I was travelling the world and living in Paris, Milan, Tokyo and New York and making my way in the world of fashion working for some of the most prestigious clients and appearing in Italian and German editions of Vogue, French Elle and Marie Claire. Music has always been my first love and after a few years I decided to make a change and began working in the music industry as a singer, songwriter and co- writer.

Ava Louise

Ava's sound is influenced by jazz, folk, and soul music. She is particularly inspired by the great female jazz artists Nina Simone and Sarah Vaughn, as well as the popular singer-songwriters Stevie Nicks and Joni Mitchell.

Chita Rivera

Carmen Gloria Pérez

Born: October 25, 1980

Carmen Gloria Pérez was born in The Bronx, New York and moved to Puerto Rico at the age of ten. She is an award-winning actress, writer, artist, filmmaker, and a proud U.S. Army veteran. Pérez is currently seen in the Netflix original series "Young Royals" as Linda, and has over 60 acting credits, including Nip/Tuck, Everybody Hates Chris, He’s Just Not That Into You, Lucha Underground, and A Man Apart. She has written, produced, directed and edited several short films and music videos, one of them selected as an Official Selection in Los Angeles CineFest. She won Best Supporting Actress in a Drama by the Valley Theatre League Artistic Director Achievement Awards (ADA) in 2003 for the play “Soldiers Don’t Cry” by Layon Gray

Ruba Shamshoum

Born: December 12, 1984

Ruba Shamshoum is a Palestinian musician, born and raised in Nazareth and currently living in Dublin, Ireland. Ruba’s music draws from the harmony, sensibility, improvisation, and playfulness of jazz, mixed with tinges of Middle Eastern and Arabic musical elements that compliment her style and bring it to unique and distinctive places. In 2011, Ruba dove into music, and made it her profession; She studied jazz performance at Newpark Music Centre, wrote music for film (When I Saw You), released a few singles that generated much acclaim and were a part of top indie charts in the Middle East and North Africa, performed in international festivals in Ireland, the UK and the Middle East, and gave a TED talk about finding your own distinctive voice in music and art

Shawntae Atenzia

Born: April 5, 1992

Cassandra Rapone

Born into an Italian-German family in Sorrento, in 1986, she was catapulted into an international environment from day one, encountering a variety of artistic expressions. At the age of four, having moved with her family to Jerusalem, she began her first studies at the Lycée Français, where she discovered her primary vocation and talent: music. She came into contact with the rich quality of this land’s music, soaking up the melodic and rhythmic subtleties all around her thanks to the cultural exuberance of this highly inspirational and thought-provoking setting. She returned to Italy at the age of 14 and began studying opera singing and the piano with maestro Marianna Maresca