Since earning a standing ovation at the All- Canadian Jazz Festival in 2008, Laila Biali has toured with Sting, taken a study break in New York City, recorded a soon-to-be-released CD with her Trio plus Rob Piltch, Kelly Jefferson and Guido Basso "“ and she also became a mother when baby Joshua was born this past June. Laila Biali s style has always defied easy categorization. Her vocals and her piano technique combine to produce beautiful renderings of jazz standards, but she also loves to give a new spin to pop tunes by artists such as Jane Siberry, Ron Sexsmith and Bruce Cockburn. In the past three years she toured with Paula Cole and Suzanne Vega, before getting a surprise phone call from Sting s office. "With a day s notice, I was asked to show up at the famous midtown Clinton Studios, (where Ol Blue Eyes (Sinatra) once recorded many moons ago), to audition for a spot on Sting s next DVD release, "A Winter s Night: Live from Durham Cathedral." "The following months were a whirlwind," Laila wrote recently, "consisting of rehearsals in New York and Il Palagio (Sting s Italian estate), a private jet ride to Newcastle, more rehearsals at the Durham Cathedral, the DVD taping itself, a NYC promotional tour with stops at Letterman, The View, The Today Show and Live with Regis & Kelly, and finally a swing of concerts in New York City, Paris and Baden-Baden. It was the experience of a lifetime." As exciting as it has been to work with so many great artists, Laila Biali has always been driven to create her own music as well. (She has been honoured by SOCAN as both Composer of the Year and Keyboardist of the Year.) In January, 2010, she finally found enough free time to get into the studio and record a full-length CD. The new disc, scheduled for release this fall, contains a couple of her own compositions along with her arrangements of a few jazz standards and a few pop songs translated into a jazz idiom. Her performance at the All-Canadian Jazz Festival follows a very short maternity leave. Touring along with Laila and baby Joshua will be long-time members of her Trio, bassist George Koller and drummer Larnell Lewis, plus saxophonist Phil Dwyer and flugelhorn legend Guido Basso. Tickets for the concert (Saturday Sept 25, 7:30 pm) are $40, available at 905-885-1938 and online at allcanadianjazz.ca. September 10, 2010 New Officer of the Order of Canada among Jazz Festival lineup One of the newest Officers of the Order of Canada will join three Members of the Order at the All-Canadian Jazz Festival Port Hope, Sept 24 - 26. Don Thompson was invested as an Officer of the Order by Governor General MichaГ«lle Jean on Friday Sept 3. He will join celebrated music veterans and Order of Canada members Terry Clarke, Guido Basso and Dave Young for the annual celebration of Canadian jazz in Port Hope. The Order of Canada is the nation s highest civilian honour, recognizing a lifetime of outstanding achievement and dedication to the community. The statement for this year s investiture ceremony says, "Don Thompson possesses a facility as a musician that is virtually unprecedented in jazz.
Port Hope Jazz Inc is Port Hope-based company (Ontario, Canada) with a phone number 9058621146. Our data show that the company is located at the address: Box 70. The company has a web site: www.allcanadianjazz.ca.
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