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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


www.ericallison.com


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.
Also a composer and arranger, he has recorded three CDs under his own name, two of which were national releases in the US produced by the legendary Bob Weinstock, longtime owner of Prestige Records. He holds Bachelor and Masters degrees in music from Northwestern University and University of Miami, where he has taught Jazz History.
As a leading performer in the top jazz clubs and concert venues in South Florida, Eric has worked with a virtual litany of jazz greats both past and present, including Zoot Sims, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Ira Sullivan, Paquito d’Rivera, Richie Cole, and Scott Hamilton. He regularly toured Japan and Korea with veteran pianist Eddie Higgins’ band, has performed in concert with Michael Feinstein, the Florida Philharmonic with Peter Nero, as soloist with the New Gene Krupa Orchestra, and was the Music Director of the Gold Coast Jazz Society Band from 2006 to 2012.
Eric is Board President of the Jazz At The Lake Festival Society which produces an annual jazz festival in Sylvan Lake, Alberta, now in its 20th year.










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