Three-time Juno Nominated Soul- Jazz Virtuoso Elizabeth Shepherd Announces Canadian Western and Southern Tour Dates

 

                                                              "A promising new star on the global stage" - NOW (Toronto)

      

“An album for any kind of discerning music fan” - CBC Music 

Fresh off the heels of headlining tours in Mexico and Eastern Canada, three-time Juno nominee, and two-time Polaris long list artist Elizabeth Shepherd will be bringing her progressive soul-jazz sound to Canada’s west coast, as well as southern Ontario performing songs from her acclaimed new album The Signal, which features contributions from Lionel Loueke, the legendary Herbie Hancock’s guitarist. 

Velvety-voiced pianist Elizabeth Shepherd arrived on the international scene in 2006 when her debut album Start To Move was voted one of the top jazz albums of the year by the listeners of the influential Gilles Peterson Show on BBC Radio Worldwide. Since then, the Montreal-based soul-jazz innovator has established herself as one of the most alluring and imaginative artists on the scene today. Versed in equal parts Stevie Wonder, Salvation Army brass bands and classical sonatas, it is perhaps no surprise that this globetrotting talent has developed such a distinct and unique voice.

Elizabeth has been hailed as “a jazz virtuoso blessed with a pop sensibility”, praised by critics worldwide for her arrestingly original writing and soulful delivery. Along with artists like Esperanza Spalding, Robert Glasper, and Jose James she is seen as part of a wave of jazz musicians bringing the art form to a new generation of music fans.

Shepherd has released four widely acclaimed records and toured extensively in North America, Europe, Japan and Mexico. She has sold out legendary clubs from Tokyo to Detroit, played major festivals like Montreal and North Sea Jazz Festivals, shared the stage with Victor Wooten, Branford Marsalis and Christian McBride, and opened for Jamie Cullum at The Hollywood Bowl. Elizabeth is also the only jazz vocalist to ever have been long listed for the 2015 Polaris Prize – Canada’s most prestigious music prize.

Tour Dates

11/16/2015  Shambhala Music Hall, Nelson, BC

11/18/2015  St George in the Pines, Banff, AB

11/19/2015   Greater Trail Community Centre, Trail, BC

11/20/2015   The Revelstoke Jazz Club, Revelstoke, BC

11/21/2015   The Dream Café, Penticton, BC

11/24/2015   The Blue Shore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts, Vancouver, BC

11/25/2015   Artspring, Salt Spring Island, BC

11/26/2015   Avalanche Bar, Courtenay, BC

11/27/2015   Hermann’s, Victoria, BC

11/28/2015   Char’s Landing, Port Albemi, BC

12/10/2015   The Grand Theatre w/Shine On, Kingston, ON

12/11/2015    Burlington Performing Arts Centre w/Shine On, Burlington, ON

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