2019 Featured Artists2019 JUNO winner Vocal Jazz Album of the Year “Laila Biali”
LAILA BIALI Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist Laila Biali has toured with Chris Botti, Paula Cole, Suzanne Vega and Sting. She has headlined festivals and venues spanning five continents including Carnegie Hall. Her accolades include SOCAN Composer of the Year and Keyboardist of the Year at Canada’s National Jazz Awards, a JUNO nomination for her studio recording Tracing Light, and a spot on DownBeat Magazine’s “Best Albums of the Year” list for her follow-up Live in Concert. In 2015, Laila released her first album of entirely original music, House of Many Rooms – an indie-pop project featuring a star-studded lineup including the vocalist Lisa Fischer, who is featured in the Academy Award-winning documentary 20 Feet From Stardom. In September 2017, Laila was brought on as the host for CBC Music’s national radio show, Saturday Night Jazz. Her latest project, a self-titled album released in January 2018, debuted at #1 on iTunes Canada and won Laila the top prize for Jazz in this year’s Canadian Songwriting Competition. While she continues to earn high honours in the Jazz world, Laila’s unique genre-bending sound is what sets her apart as she “masterfully mixes jazz and pop, bringing virtuosity and unpredictability to songs that are concise and catchy.” (Washington Post)
JACK SEMPLE Semple grew up on a farm north of Regina, Saskatchewan. He started his musical career playing with various Regina-based bands, and later relocated to Toronto in the late 1980s to become the lead guitarist of The Lincolns, a popular funk and rhythm and blues band. He left the band after two years and returned to Regina to pursue a solo career and to spend more time with his family. After his move back to Regina, Semple contributed to television and music scores and appeared in the title role of Guitarman, a 1994 television movie. Semple also commenced a solo recording career that has resulted in the release of ten albums. In 1992, Semple came to national prominence through winning the MuchMusic “Guitar Wars” contest. Semple has been twice nominated, in 1999 and 2000, for a Gemini Award for his soundtrack work on the television series Incredible Story Studio. Semple won a Juno award in 1991 for best roots recording. He has won two Western Canadian music awards for “Qu’Appelle” and “In the Blue Light”. Semple continues to perform as a solo artist and with The Jack Semple Band, across Canada and now being championed across America!
Gabriel Palatchi is a world class artist. His music embodies a complex flavour of genres. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1982, Gabriel Palatchi started his first piano lessons at the age of 8. He spent his formative years in Buenos Aires studying classical piano, and being mentored by some of the great maestros of blues, tango, jazz and Latin jazz. After graduating in 2007 from Berklee international School, Argentina, he spent several months in Cuba where he studied latin jazz with the master “Chucho” Valdez. He has recorded 4 albums, the latest in 2017 titled “Made In Canada,” his first live recording. For the past 8 years Gabriel has been performing at major international music festivals, touring throughout Mexico, Canada and Europe. His music is broadcast across radio stations all over the world from Alaska through to South America, Europe, the Middle East and Australia. It has been reviewed and featured on Rolling Stone Magazine, Latin Jazz Network, Ejazznews, All About Jazz, Jazz Caribe, The Toronto Star, Salsa Son Timba Colombia, Newstime South Africa, and Inside World Music amongst many others.
At the age of 11, Johnny Summers sat in his bedroom, listening for the first time to Harry Connick Jr.’s ‘Blue Light, Red Light’ album. The life, connection and humanity in that music, changed something inside of Johnny. That instant, he knew he was going to be a part of making that change happen inside of others. He immediately began seeking out the best teachers he could, wherever he could. His dynamic talent as a vocalist, trumpet player, arranger and composer, was born out of a true passion to exceed the status quo at every turn. Johnny has intentionally filled his life with top professionals in numerous disciplines and continues to be inspired by many he has met along the way, from the incomparable Wynton Marsalis to the core members of Harry Connick Jr.’s band. This commitment to excellence and variety is evidenced in the seamless performance that he gives every time he steps onto the stage. He is a master of versatility, in both style and mood. Even after hundreds of concerts and years of working diligently on his craft, he still sees every performance as sacred. Johnny’s hours of daily practice can easily go well into the night. One of his many gifts to the audience comes in the form of expecting nothing but the best from himself and his musicians. With unparalleled influences like Stevie Wonder, John Mayer, Louis Armstrong and Frank Sinatra, it comes as no surprise that he has something to offer everyone in the room. His musical abilities are accented by his natural capacity to bring wit, soul and laughter to every show. Johnny won 2 Global Music Awards for Best Male Vocalist, and Best Listener Impact for Entertainment Value. Whether he’s fronting an 18-piece band or sitting solo in front of a piano, Johnny Summers offers and delivers something far beyond entertainment: an unforgettable experience. This concert will feature his 8-piece “Little Big Band” and mark an unprecedented 11 years of performing at Jazz At The Lake’s traditional Swing Dance. |
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revious Festival Artists A/B Trio Al Muirhead Alberta Big Rocks Band Alberta Plaboys Amos Garrett Audrey Graham Bill Dowey and the Blues Devils Bill Jamieson Bob Erlendson Brothers Landreth C-Note Trio Caravan Caravana Cheryl Fisher Chris Andrew Christine Keillor Cindy McLeod Claude Godin Cornerpocket DJ Sabatoge Dan Brubeck Deanne Matley & Tricia Edwards Dee Daniels Diginit Divinergy Don Berner Donald Ray Johnson Dynamic Duo Eddie Higgins Edmonton Jazz Orchestra Egor Ukoloff Eighth Notes Emilie-Claire Barlow Eric Allison F-18’s Fedora Club FlatIron Jazz Gabriel Palatchi Glen Charles Halls World Fusion Haeley Ginter HELP! H.O.T. Dixieland Jazz Band Jack Semple Jazzamatazz Band jazzCASUAL Jazz Explosion Jazz Grind Experiment Jazz Plus Trio Jeremy Doody Jessica Stuart Jim Guloien Jimmy and the Sleepers Joanna Borromeo Johanna Sillanpaa John DeWaal John May John Stowell Johnny Summers Josh Rickard Juanita Fass Karl Schwonik Keith Smith Kent Sangster Kodi Hutchinson Laila Biali Lee Cocolicchio Marco Claveria Meredith d’Ambrosio Michael Kaeshammer Morgan McKee NuSteps Oliver Jones P.J. Perry Polyjesters Prime Time Big Band Ranee Lee RDC Faculty Jazz Band RDC Jazz Ensemble RDC Percussion Red Deer Jazz Ensemble Red Deer Symphony Orchestra Robert Young and the Big Beat Band Sandro Dominelli Sara Hamilton & David Shadoplay Sheldon Zandboer Shelley Jones Six Feet Up Steve Pineo and the Monday Night Band Steve Sherman Theano & Chuck Lamb Tim Tamashiro Tommy Banks Tricia Edwards Tuck & Patti Tyler Hornby Viviane Martin and ’73 Wee Hours Weimar Escobar Wonderland Swing Orchestra X-Band |
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GABRIEL PALATCHI
JOHNNY SUMMERS LITTLE BIG BAND
