Every Friday we publish our “Five Minutes With” music series which showcases local bands and musicians through a questionnaire and samples of the artist’s music to help introduce our readers to some of the incredible […]
Jon McCaslin is recognized as one of Alberta’s premier jazz drummers and educators. He brings excitement and his passion for the jazz tradition and its future to the bandstand and to the classroom. Raised in […]
Johnny Summers is a multifaceted musician as a vocalist, trumpeter, arranger and composer. He has worked and performed with a number of award-winning artists including Ellis Marsalis, Tommy Banks, Patrick Stewart, the Temptations, Franki Valli […]
Audrey Ochoa is a trombone player of jazz and contemporary music. She composes her own tunes, often with Latin influences, and has performed professionally in Canada and abroad as a member of several ensembles. In […]
Samantha Whelan Kotkas is a professional trumpet player, teaching artist, storyteller and award-winning children’s book producer with over 20 years working in the Alberta, Canada and International Arts communities. She is the second trumpet player […]
Selena Fisher has become an integral part of the Calgary performing arts community because of her dynamic and powerful vocals as well as the way she commands and captivates an audience. The American-born musical theatre […]
Mark DeJong is a saxophonist, composer, and bandleader and currently teaches at the Mount Royal University Conservatory. He holds degrees in saxophone performance from the University of Calgary, (BMus) and jazz performance from Rutgers University […]
Growing up with jazz musician parents, Allison Lynch began studying violin, piano, guitar and ukulele from an early age, incorporating them into her songwriting. With an eye to the golden age of jazz and a […]
Kate Melvina is a singer/pianist/composer is the lead vocalist, writer, producer and keyboardist for Tendavillage. Their debut single EP, which Toronto’s iLiveRadio praised as “Criminally slept on” and a “Future Classic” was featured on many […]
Esteban Herrera is a pianist, composer, arranger, producer and music director originally from Mexico, living in Canada. He was born in Mexico City in 1979 and began his musical formation very young. He studied a […]
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