Vocal Dinner Show
On May 2, enjoy a dinner show featuring JazzWorks’ community vocalists, backed by a professional rhythm section. Performing vocalists are attendees of JazzWorks’ Vocal Open Mics, held on the first Sunday of every month between October to May at 10,000 Hours Piano Rehearsal Studios.
Vocalists
Tina Bates
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“After I retired from my day job, music became my passion. About ten years ago, I was welcomed as a complete novice to JazzWorks. My first camp in 2017 was exhausting and exhilarating (still is!). I have written a few jazzy songs, including “Don’t Algorithm Me.” I love Anita O’Day for her cheekiness and Chet Baker for his longing.”
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Nancy Bergeron
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“I often say that I am an artist stuck in the body of a PhD economist. Nowadays, I spend as much of my free time as I can pursuing artistic endeavours. I am a visual artist, a textile crafter and designer and a musician. In music, jazz has been my first love since childhood. I have played saxophone and flute in the past, and have developed my singing over the last decade or so. I have also become acquainted with Brazilian, Cuban and African percussions. As an adult learner, these days, I work on music theory, solfège, piano and trumpet, while still perfecting my singing. I sing in French, English, Spanish and Portuguese, and I love to fill my repertoire with beautiful, interesting, yet lesser-known and at times quirky, songs."
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Steve Hambling
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“My first instrument was guitar when I was 12. I then studied flute through high school. I played my first professional gig as a bassist with The Shades, a pop/punk band, in 1978 when I was 20. After 40 years, six genres and as many bands, my focus now lies with jazz, leading The Huge Groove Trio while working with a variety of singers and players.”
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Sue Reive
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“I am an active physiotherapist who loves running, biking, hiking and just being outdoors in nature. While I have always loved music, I never sang or played an instrument until the last decade. My singing journey started about 10 years ago in 2015 when my guitar lessons were not going so well (I didn’t practice). My guitar instructor also taught voice so I asked if she could give me vocal lessons. After testing my voice, she agreed to teach me. I took some lessons and then joined my church choir, which required me to sing 4 hours a week and provided great instruction. My vocal range expanded and I started singing some solos in church and some open mics at Irene’s Pub. I like many genres of music: pop, folk, R&B, jazz and gospel. My Mom, a long-time Jazz Festival volunteer, introduced me to jazz music in my early twenties. My partner, an excellent jazz bass player, has expanded my knowledge of the jazz genre and introduced me to various jazz musicians. Some of my favourites include Antonio Carlos Jobim, Bill Evans, Pat Metheny and Jerome Kern. With his encouragement, I started singing jazz and attending the jazz Vocal Open Mic workshops a few years ago. I have learned a great deal from the workshops and I am thoroughly enjoying my singing journey. My vocal teacher is encouraging me to hire some musicians and have my own set; so, that’s my next project!”
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Shawn Snider
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“I studied piano, guitar, and sang in church choirs as a child. In grade 11, I started playing trombone and later performed in chamber and pit orchestras and various groups until graduating with a BMus from the University of Ottawa in 1989. After an extended break, I began participating in community bands, choirs and musicals, and I currently lead music at the Anglican church in Winchester. I studied jazz with Keith Hartshorn-Walton and voice with Margaret Whisselle. In 2024, I attended the JazzWorks Canada Jazz Camp and found my people.”
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Jennifer Sutton
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“I am a visual artist and a recently retired art teacher from Toronto. I have been singing all my life, but specifically jazz for the past 12 years. My musical background includes guitar lessons, being part of a choir, writing songs, volunteering for a concert series for 15 years and performing at weekly song circle gatherings. I have performed at open mics in Toronto at GNO’s “Girl’s Night Out,” with a live jazz band and in Sydney, Australia at several clubs throughout the city. I have begun taking piano lessons, something I have wanted to do since I was a child. I love all genres of music, but jazz is my favourite. “Jazz is happy music, it makes people happy – and makes me happy when I sing it.” Jazz is my passion, and I intend to devote my next chapter to singing jazz. I am very excited to be part of the vibrant JazzWorks community here in Ottawa.”
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Anita Tong
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“Singing and music have always brought me immense joy. I started singing pop music at a young age and eventually developed an interest in choral and classical music. As a singer, I have had the opportunity to perform and compete on different stages and venues. As a chorister, I have sung some memorable contemporary and classical compositions which include Mozart's Requiem and Beethoven's 9th symphony. Nonetheless, jazz is my absolute favorite! I fell in love with jazz listening to Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis and John Coltrane. I love the intricacy, spontaneity, as well as the sentiments that jazz music evokes. Being fairly new to Ottawa, I am delighted and thankful to have found JazzWorks. It's wonderful to have a welcoming and friendly community for new jazz singers like myself. Meeting and exchanging with other musicians from different backgrounds has been such an enriching experience. I look forward to learning and discovering more from these events.”
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Bill Wylie
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“Raised in Ottawa, I grew up around music, playing guitar and singing with friends. As an adult, I studied history, received a PhD from Queen’s University and spent most of my career as a historian with the National Historic Sites division of Parks Canada. I have returned to my first love of music in retirement, taking voice lessons and singing in choirs and with JazzWorks.”
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Chad Linsley
Band Co-Leader/Piano
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Chad Linsley has performed with many of Montreal’s finest musicians, including Grammy award winner Jennifer Gasoi, JUNO award winners Lorraine Klaasen and the legendary Ranee Lee, Félix award winner Natalie Choquette and flautist Carolyn Christie of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. He can also be heard on Mike Rud’s Notes on Montreal with vocalist Sienna Dahlen, winner of the 2014 JUNO award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year. As an accomplished arranger, he has done well over a hundred arrangements for Musicnotes.com, the world’s largest e-commerce sheet music retailer and publisher. His work as an educator earned him a teaching award from McGill’s Schulich School of Music. Linsley has studied with Angie Tysseland, Tania Miller, Gordon Foote, Jan Jarczyk, Tilden Webb, Wray Downes, André White and Tom Plaunt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVRPD33sTok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upB3hDJaNBE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1yIOi9_Kp0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Cy_FPtgn_k |
Steve Boudreau
Band Co-Leader/Bass
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Steve Boudreau is an Ottawa-based pianist who specializes in jazz and popular music. He currently teaches piano privately and as part of Carleton University's Music Performance program. He also works frequently as a vocal accompanist in many genres. In 2010 Boudreau received a Master of Music degree in jazz performance from the New England Conservatory in Boston. He has toured North America with multiple musical productions and has performed as both leader and sideman at various Canadian jazz festivals. His current projects include original music for piano trio, collaborative original works for piano and voice, and getting deeper into the music of Oscar Peterson, Wayne Shorter, Northern India and Björk.
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Richard Page
Woodwinds
Ottawa-based woodwind artist Richard Page has become a sought-after performer and educator for all levels. His unique sound and approach to the baritone saxophone has been featured on many recordings and he is an in-demand sideman in the Ottawa area. Page has performed and recorded with many award-winning artists, including Marcus Roberts, Jason Marsalis, Marc Copland, Jerry Granelli, Robben Ford, Bob Lanzetti, Jens Lindemann, Hilario Duran, Bob Brookmeyer, Phil Nimmons, Roddy Ellias and Petr Cancura.
In addition to his own projects, Page performs with the Prime Rib Big Band, The Crius Saxophone Quartet, Renée Landry and The Rock Steadies.
Page's woodwinds have been featured on television commercials and shows, as well as in movies, and can be heard on the Kidscreen award-winning and Emmy and Canadian Screen Award-nominated Sesame Workshop/Nelvana cartoon, Esme and Roy. He also has been heard in many musical theatre productions, such as MJ: The Musical, and Beautiful - The Carole King Musical.
Page has studied with many renowned Canadian musicians, such as Kirk MacDonald and Mike Tremblay, and spent several years studying with world-renowned woodwind artist, Tim Price. Since August 2023, Page has been on faculty at the Carleton University Jazz Camp teaching clarinet, flute, and saxophone masterclasses and ensembles.
Page is a proud endorser of Gonzalez Reeds, Key Leaves and DeQuelery Windinstruments woodwind products.
https://www.richpagemusic.com
In addition to his own projects, Page performs with the Prime Rib Big Band, The Crius Saxophone Quartet, Renée Landry and The Rock Steadies.
Page's woodwinds have been featured on television commercials and shows, as well as in movies, and can be heard on the Kidscreen award-winning and Emmy and Canadian Screen Award-nominated Sesame Workshop/Nelvana cartoon, Esme and Roy. He also has been heard in many musical theatre productions, such as MJ: The Musical, and Beautiful - The Carole King Musical.
Page has studied with many renowned Canadian musicians, such as Kirk MacDonald and Mike Tremblay, and spent several years studying with world-renowned woodwind artist, Tim Price. Since August 2023, Page has been on faculty at the Carleton University Jazz Camp teaching clarinet, flute, and saxophone masterclasses and ensembles.
Page is a proud endorser of Gonzalez Reeds, Key Leaves and DeQuelery Windinstruments woodwind products.
https://www.richpagemusic.com
José Garcia
Drums
José "Monchito" Hernandez Garcia is a versatile drummer based in Ottawa. A graduate of Humber College's music program, Garcia has cultivated a deep understanding of various genres, excelling in jazz, Latin-jazz, pop and numerous others. His impressive resume includes collaborations with acclaimed artists such as Michelle Treacy, Anjali Ranadive, Sreerama Chandra, Miguel de Armas, Kellylee Evans, Roddy Ellias and Marc Copland, showcasing his ability to contribute meaningfully to diverse musical projects.