Emilie Claire Barlow at Birdland Theater

Emilie-Claire Barlow is an award winning and critically acclaimed Canadian jazz singer, arranger, record producer and voice actress. A two time Juno Award winner and 6 time nominee, she has released 12 self-produced albums on her own label, Empress Music Group. ​Her performing career spans over 24 years in venues ranging from Torontos storied Montreal Bistro s Cotton Club and more recently concerts with symphony orchestras at Torontos Massey Hall and Montreals Maison Symphonique. She has performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival on seven occasions including a 2015 performance on the Main Stage with 50,000 people attending...

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Emilie-Claire Barlow is an award winning and critically acclaimed Canadian jazz singer, arranger, record producer and voice actress. A two time Juno Award winner and 6 time nominee, she has released 12 self-produced albums on her own label, Empress Music Group. ​Her performing career spans over 24 years in venues ranging from Torontos storied Montreal Bistro s Cotton Club and more recently concerts with symphony orchestras at Torontos Massey Hall and Montreals Maison Symphonique. She has performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival on seven occasions including a 2015 performance on the Main Stage with 50,000 people attending. ​Ms. Barlow has lead bands featuring the finest musicians in Canada. Her work as a band leader and producer has been recognized with a Juno Award nomination for Producer of Year for her recording Clear Day (2015) notable for being only the 2nd Jazz recording nominated in this category. Ms. Barlow is also one of very few women to be honoured as Producer of the Year. ​Ms. Barlows all French recording Seule ce soir won a Juno and Felix Award in 2013 representing a major achievement in Canadian bilingualism. ​After releasing her second holiday album Lumires dhiver in 2017, Emilie-Claire turned her attention to her duo project with Steve Webster, Bocana. Bocana has released 8 singles over the last couple of years in the electro-pop, lounge, world music genres, amassing a healthy following on streaming platforms. ECB has also released a collection of James Taylor covers as part of her JT Project. ​Her 13th full album Spark Bird, was released on March 31st, accompanied by a tour throughout 2023/24.

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