LAILA BIALI
Festival Season Is Here!
We hit the road this month and will tour across Canada, playing jazz festivals and venues in most provinces! Here’s a full list of dates:
June 18 | Jazz Winnipeg’s 30th Anniversary Celebration
June 20 | Penticton’s Dream Cafe, BC
June 21 | Victoria Jazz Festival co-bill w/ Lionel Loueke & Raul Midón
June 22 | Vancouver Jazz Festival 7:30 pm show + 9:30 pm show
June 23 | Calgary Buckingjam Palace *SOLD OUT
June 25 | Medicine Hat Jazz Festival
June 28 | Toronto Jazz Festival
June 29 | Ottawa Jazz Festival
June 30 | Montreal Jazz Festival
July 31 | Stratford Summer Music, ON
Aug 12 | Birdland Theater, NYC
Aug 16 | Jazz at the Lake Festival, Sylvan Lake, AB
Hope to see you out there!!
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A Castle In Koblenz, Germany!
This July, we debut at the Mittelrhein Musik Festival in Koblenz, Germany! We perform as part of their series, “Soul & Jazz at the Castle“, a stunning UNESCO world heritage site. Special thanks to Canada Council for the Arts and their support of this opportunity.
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Back In The Studio!
Exciting news: Over the coming months we are back in the studio to make a new album! Inspired by my dear friend, Wendy Nelles (who passed away last summer) and stories of family, faith and overcoming, it’s a project of the heart and soul. I’m super excited to share the new music with you!! Join me on Facebook, instagram and twitter to track with the journey in real time. I’ve also just updated my YouTube page, if you want to take a little gander…
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This Month’s Featured Video
June 20 is World Refugee Day. My song, Refugee, was written in response to a bombing in Syria reported by the BBC in July of 2015. Even years later, the news hasn’t really changed. Recently, I was privileged to meet a woman with refugee status who had relocated from Syria to Canada. These are powerful and important stories. Thanks for listening. Watch the video for Refugee here.