TIA BRAZDA

Tia Brazda

 

One of Canada’s most recognizable voices in jazz, Tia Brazda’s jazz-pop gems and retro style have established her as a unique presence on the jazz scene, both at home and abroad. Not only a singer, but a songwriter as well, Brazda has performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival, main stage at the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, as well as toured many times across North America and Europe, from intimate supper clubs to large outdoor festivals.  Her music has been described as a “hip pastiche” and a “walking catalogue of 20th century jazz styles”. Her first single “Cabin Fever” broke through in 2012 and she followed that up with the 2015 full-length Bandshell, named as one of the best of the decade in the Italian press and one of the best of the year by Jazz FM 91 in Toronto.  Her 2018 release ‘Daydream’ saw her exploring new grooves such as bossa nova, soul and tango.  Her new album WHEN I GET LOW out May 27th, finds her delving into the past, interpreting well-known classics from the Great American Songbook and making them her own.

 

Stu Harrison

 

Stu Harrison attended the University of Toronto’s Jazz Performance program, graduating with Honours in 2003.  It was then that he also started Stu Harrison Music, a commercial and wedding music company that worked extensively throughout Ontario, supplying music to a wide variety of high-profile clientele. During the same period, he was also Music Director and Composer for Garden Brothers Circus, performing more than 1000 shows to well over 2 million people. In 2006 he joined Merriam Music, the largest private music school in Canada as well as its highest volume piano dealer, and took on a variety of roles, including teaching, retailing, curriculum development, marketing, and eventually to the executive level where he serves as head of Sales, Marketing, and Strategic Development. In October 2016, Stu released his debut album “Volume 1” (One Nightstand Records), to critical acclaim, featuring Canadian legends Terry Clarke, and Neil Swainson. Stu continues to perform, accompany, MD, and arrange regularly throughout Canada.