Élizabeth Cormier is a young emerging jazz singer, arranger and lyricist based in Montréal. She has studied under the wings of great singers such as Sophie Day, Bohdanna Novak and Ranee Lee. Currently completing her bachelor’s degree in jazz performance at McGill University and being involved in the jazz world for a few years now, she has been performing as a musician since she was 5 years old and has been improving her musicianship ever since. Greatly influenced by her favorite singers such as Sarah Vaughan and Carmen McRae, Elizabeth brings with her warm and deep voice a playfulness towards rhythm and phrasing while performing. She invites you to join her for a night of timeless standards and heartfelt ballads.

Musicians:
Piano: Mat Jon
Bass: Alex Leblanc
Drums: Jacob Wutzke

Youtube video: Remember

One of Canada’s most sought after musicians, Jim Doxas plays extensively both nationally and overseas. Distinguished for his improvisational approach to jazz, he makes the case that percussion can be as performative as a lyrical instrument.

Video: “Upstairs Jam Session hosted by Jim Doxas”

Hailing from the lower west side of Montreal, Bharath Rajkumar delivers old school blues in an old school way, and never fails to entertain… Having shared stage and studio with some of the greatest blues musicians of our times, such as Junior watson, Fred Kaplan, Richard Innes, Larry Taylor, Johnny Dyer, Lazy Lester, Piano willie etc.

Youtube video: “Bharath & His Rhythm Four – Caraquet en Bleu”

There’s something wonderfully old-school about Jeremy Sandfelder’s sound, [with] traces of the old greats, Lester Young and Stan Getz” (Laila Biali, Saturday Night Jazz, CBC). Jeremy Sandfelder is a French/American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and educator based in Montreal since 2014. A deeply passionate admirer of the jazz tradition, Sandfelder channels the many predecessors of his instruments from the swing era onwards with poise and elegance. His exceptional musicality and virtuosity together with his versatility as a woodwind multi-instrumentalist have made Sandfelder into a prominent emerging artist on the Montreal jazz scene.

Musicians:
Kevin Dean – trumpet
Jeremy Sandfelder – tenor saxophone
Min Rager – piano
Neil Swainson – bass
Alex Johnson – drums

Video: Pepper Mill

Eric Harding will present a mixture of post bop tunes by the likes of Wayne Shorter, Cedar Walton, Freddie Hubbard and mulgrew Miller. The group consists of some of Montreal’s finest jazz players.

Musicians
Richard Savoie, saxophone
Jonathan Guillaume Boudreau, bass
Simon Bergeron, drums
Eric Harding, piano

Video: “Eric Harding Quartet: The Vision”