Sophianne Girard is a young jazz singer and composer from Montreal. Even as a child, she sang her heart out. She performed in a choir, then in a musical theater troupe, and eventually specialized as a soloist and composer while studying at CEGEP* Marie-Victorin and McGill University in the jazz program.
Her first album, For Some Reason, was released in the fall of 2022. She performed at FestiJazz of Mont-Tremblant in the Relève section and at T.U.JazzFest in Toronto in the summer of 2022. She’s one of the three finalists of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest (worldwide composition competition), with her song For Some Reason, in the Jazz category. She also released a live album EP titled Live at Opus Studios in January 2023. She’s currently working on her second album. Sophianne has her own musical esthetic. Her compositions are mostly modern and modal.
This summer she’ll perform at the Festival Québec Jazz en Juin, at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal where she’ll open for John Pizzarelli, at the Théâtre Maisonneuve and at various venues in the province of Québec.
Sophianne’s bright and clear voice has a ”je ne sais quoi” that leaves you wanting more!
Musicians:
Sophianne Girard – vocals
Yannick Anctil – piano
Jean-Michel Leblanc – guitar
Eli Davidovici – bass
