With two EPs, a full-length album, a 2021 JUNO win for Jazz Album of the Year, and countless performances at major venues, Jamaican-Canadian singer-songwriter Sammy Jackson has quickly become one of the most exciting young musicians on the Canadian music scene. A graduate of the University of Toronto’s prestigious Jazz Studies program, Jackson released her first EP, Take Me Back, in 2016, followed by her JUNO-Award winning EP With You in 2020. Jackson’s debut full-length album In The Meantime, was released in late 2024, and features the talents of Tom Fleming, Chris Pruden, Mark Godfrey, Ian Wright, James Hill, Jacqueline Teh, James Bryan McCollum, Barbra Lica, and Danielle Knibbe.
Born in Malaysia, Nicole Tan initially moved to Canada to pursue her musical endeavours in classical piano and voice in 2009. Upon completing her Masters in Vocal Performance and Literature at Western University in 2015, she found herself unexpectedly gravitating toward jazz and bossa nova. She now performs with her jazz band, the Nicole Tan Combo. A versatile and multi-faceted performer, Nicole is at home with both the contemporary and the classical, while boasting a repertoire of over ten languages. She also enjoys writing and performing in collaboration with artists of other genres.
Advance $24, doors $29
Doors open: 6:30 PM, show: 7:30 PM