Kristina Nøjd at Jazz Bistro

Known for her interesting repertoire choices, Kristina Nøjd shares the music she loves with an understated delivery and luxurious warmth of tone.

Kristina grew up in Brampton, where she began piano lessons at the age of 8. She attended the University of Toronto for classical piano, during which time she also began to study voice. While she began with classical voice studies, Kristina was encouraged by her first teacher, Lisa Timney, to try a jazz standard for an upcoming studio recital. Her deep affection for this genre started early. Her grandparents had always shared with her the great jazz performers and big bands of the ‘40s and ‘50s that they had danced to in their native Denmark. With that first recital performance, Kristina was thrilled to make the music that had been a life-long love, and it proved to be a turning point: she subsequently attended Humber College’s jazz program, and had the great fortune to study with Shannon Gunn throughout her time there....

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Known for her interesting repertoire choices, Kristina Nøjd shares the music she loves with an understated delivery and luxurious warmth of tone.

Kristina grew up in Brampton, where she began piano lessons at the age of 8. She attended the University of Toronto for classical piano, during which time she also began to study voice. While she began with classical voice studies, Kristina was encouraged by her first teacher, Lisa Timney, to try a jazz standard for an upcoming studio recital. Her deep affection for this genre started early. Her grandparents had always shared with her the great jazz performers and big bands of the ‘40s and ‘50s that they had danced to in their native Denmark. With that first recital performance, Kristina was thrilled to make the music that had been a life-long love, and it proved to be a turning point: she subsequently attended Humber College’s jazz program, and had the great fortune to study with Shannon Gunn throughout her time there.

Following her studies at Humber, Kristina and her husband Gregg happily welcomed two children into their family. During this time, she taught piano, played for musical theatre productions, and accompanied singers for exams and recitals. She has been a regular attendee at the GNO Jazz Jam for the last few years, where she has been able to perform new material and try out her own arrangements. Kristina has also been a guest with the Georgetown Bach Chorale jazz concerts. In celebration of her 40th birthday, Kristina makes her debut performance at the Jazz Bistro.

Kristina Nøjd – vocals
Mark Kieswetter – piano
Ross MacIntyre – bass
Maxwell Roach – drums

Music Starts at 7pm
Music Charge $10.00

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