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Tuesday, April 21, 2009, at 8 PM
Glenn Gould Studio
$34.50
Call 416-872-4255 or online at www.roythomson.com
or visit the Roy Thomson Hall Box Office
TORONTO – Toronto Jazz singer Emilie-Claire Barlow is
being presented for the first time by the Corporation of Massey
Hall and Roy Thomson Hall at Glenn Gould Studio on Tuesday,
April 21, at 8 PM. Winner of the National Jazz Award for
"Female Vocalist of the Year" in 2008 (and nominated for the
same award this year) Emilie-Claire will feature music from her
latest album Haven’t We Met? which includes new
arrangements of songbook tunes including gorgeous French
classics such as Jardin D’Hiver, love songs like "All I do is
Dream of You" and peppy Brazilian bossa novas like La Vem a
Baiana. She will complement this material with selections from
her previous album, The Very Thought of You (which was
nominated for a Juno Award in 2008). Ms. Barlow will also
perform fan favourites over the past few albums. Joining her
onstage at the Gould are talented Canadians Kelly Jefferson on
sax, Ross MacIntyre on upright bass, and Reg Schwager on guitar.
Haven’t We Met? was recently released in Canada in March
via her own label imprint Empress Music Group Inc. (distributed
by E1 Distribution). The disc, a 13 track ode to love and
relationships, was self-produced in Toronto at DoaneLeblanc
studios on the Danforth. The standards were re-arranged and
recorded in full instrumentation – using a well-populated string
section and the talents of not only the musicians mentioned
above, but also Dave Restivo on piano, Chase Sanborn on trumpet
and Davide DiRenzo on drums.
The album has been in the top 200 albums since its release on
March 10 and has been steadily climbing the charts, peaking at
number one on the Jazz charts in Canada (according to Nielsen
Soundscan) and remains in the top 10 on the iTunes Canada Jazz
charts as well. The Toronto singer and her band have been on
tour in Quebec, Ontario and BC since the launch, finding huge
support from fans and media alike.
Emilie-Claire’s sixth album¸ The Very Thought Of You
garnered a lot of attention in 2008. The album was nominated for
a Juno Award and took her as far afield as Japan’s Ginza
International Jazz Festival (where she releases via JVC Victor.)
Her rendition of Alex Kramer’s "There Ain’t Nobody Here But Us
Chickens" at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala was also
nominated for a Gemini Award in the same year.
Emilie-Claire’s complementary career as a voice-actress also
continues to keep her busy. She voices "Courtney" on the hit TV
series "Total Drama Island", is featured as a lead (Alice) on "Bakugan
Battle Brawlers", and has recurring roles on popular animated
shows such as "6Teen" "The Amazing Spiez", "Stoked", "Z-Squad",
"Rescue Heroes" and "Sailor Moon". Emilie-Claire's voice has
also been featured in commercials for companies such as Sunlife.
For more information, please visit
www.emilieclairebarlow.com.
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