LAILA BIALI
Ann Arbor Debut!
We are debuting at the Blue Llama Jazz Club on Friday, May 17. If you are anywhere nearby, we’d love to see you! I’ll be joined by hubby Ben Wittman and the brilliant bassist Ashley Summers Baker. Shows are at 8 pm & 9:30!
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CBC Music Festival!
Exciting news: We will perform at CBC Music Festival for the first time this May 25! Come out to enjoy a day of 100% Canadian music featuring Alvvays, Stars, Rhye, Coeur de Pirate, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Charlotte Cardin, Elisapie, Nuela Charles and more. Kids under 12 get in free! There will be food trucks and lots of festivities.
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Neil Young Cover “Heart of Gold” Live
Last month we released a live video of Neil Young’s “Heart of Gold” the same day it hit No. 1 on radio across Canada and the U.S. many years before, in 1972. My arrangement explores elements of this fundamentally Canadian song within a Jazz context. This version was recorded live at The Jazz Room on March 23. Watch the video here on Facebook, or here on YouTube.
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June Across Canada + Stratford July 31!
We hit the road next month and will tour across Canada, playing jazz festivals and venues in most provinces. Here’s a full list of dates:
June 01 | Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival
June 18 | Jazz Winnipeg’s 30th Anniversary Celebration
June 20 | Penticton’s Dream Cafe
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