2025 Featured Artists CHERYL FISHERwww.cherylfisher.com Hailed by the Montreal Jazz Festival as “one of the greatest female singers in the history of Canadian jazz,” Cheryl Fisher is also a composer and lyricist who has recorded six CDs under her own name. A Global Music award winner for her latest disc, “Quietly There,” and voted Best New Jazz Artist by the Alberta Recording Industry Association, she holds a Bachelors Degree in Education (with distinction) from the University of Calgary and a Masters Degree in Jazz Vocal Performance from the University of Miami, where she also taught. In addition to an international performing schedule Cheryl is a respected Jazz Educator and has been on the dais of several North American jazz scholarship committees. Her live performances and recordings continue to receive glowing reviews for their originality, emotional depth and outstanding technical excellence. Her recordings feature the cream of the Canadian Jazz scene including such luminaries as Tommy Banks, P.J. Perry, Terry Clarke, Neil Swainson and Reg Schwager to name a few. Her previous CD, “Moments Like This”, pairs her with two genuine jazz legends: Five-time Grammy Award nominee Ira Sullivan and the Canadian Juno award-winning pianist Oliver Jones.  ERIC ALLISON Inducted into the South Florida Jazz Hall of Fame in 2012 and voted “Best Jazz Artist of 2003” by the readers of New Times Fort Lauderdale- Palm Beach, Eric Allison has been a full-time working professional musician for over 30 years, playing alto and tenor saxophone, flute and clarinet. | Previous Festival Artists
A/B Trio Al Muirhead Alberta Big Rocks Band Alberta Playboys 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 Kinjo & Young Kodi Hutchinson Laila Biali Lee Cocolicchio Marco Claveria Meredith d’Ambrosio Michael Kaeshammer Miles Jackson Morgan McKee NuSteps Oliver Jones Overdue Blues Band P.J. Perry Polyjesters Prime Time Big Band Ranee Lee Razzama Jazz Big Band 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 Wildrose Dixie Band Wonderland Swing Orchestra X-Band |
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