A cross-pollinated brand of jazz, soul, and gospel. Porter is a Grammy-winning singing sensation.

Alexander Thibault is a musician, producer, and sound designer based in Montreal, Quebec.

Bells Larsen continues the tradition of weaving deeply personal lyrics with beautiful and memorable melodies. Songs of heartache and introspection create a window into the life of a young queer person

Big Smoke Brass has firmly established itself as a leading voice in the Canadian brass band landscape since its inception in the summer of 2017.

Bywater Call is a Toronto-based band that was born out of a love for southern soul, root rock and blue, and a passion to create a powerful, moving experience for listeners.

With her lilting vocals, creative arrangements, and delicate indie-folk craft, Canadian singer / songwriter Christine Jackson made her international debut with her first single Who Do You Feel Like.

Claire Davis is a musical time traveler. Known for her mighty and expressive vocals, Davis authentically and effortlessly brings the sounds of ‘60s and ‘70s soul into the present.

Club Django Sextet is the winner of the Best Album for Traditional / Classic Jazz Performance at the Canadian Collectors' Congress in 2000.

Hua Li’s hazy R&B and revolutionary rap cuts to the bone and shakes your frail ass to the ground.

Lydia Persaud is a singer with daring range, she stretches words - subtly melismatic, smooth, slantly gospel - to their full emotional capacity.

Nick Fraser has been an active and engaging presence in the Toronto new jazz and improvised music community since he moved there from Ottawa in 1995.

Red Hot Ramble performs traditional jazz, blues, funk, along with second lines in the spirit of the great city of New Orleans but with a distinctly Canadian flavour.

Russ Little is a trombonist and is an original member of Canada’s famed Rock Orchestra, “Lighthouse”.

Wild Black blends influences of disco, 80’s and 90’s dance, pop, rock, and rnb into her nostalgic and genre fluid sound.