Female musical powerhouses are in the spotlight at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts this coming week.
Coming up on Thursday, Oct. 21, audiences can enjoy a double bill by award-winning Canadian jazz artists Laila Biali and Jodi Proznick.
Proznick, the noted jazz bassist, opens with her Juno-nominated album, Sun Songs, which features Biali on vocals. Biali will follow with a quartet performance highlighting material from her Juno Award-winning self-titled album and her latest Juno-nominated release, Out of Dust – Canadian songbook arrangements and reimagined pop hits.
“One minute Biali is soaring over a bluesy storm of handclaps and hard-charging keyboard riffs, the next she is pouring out her soul on an impassioned ballad. It’s jazz, it’s pop – it can’t be put into a box, but it’s beautiful,” a press release says.
Then, on Friday, Oct. 22 and Saturday, Oct. 23, audiences can experience the one-woman biographical musical Josephine.
Tymisha Harris takes to the stage with cabaret, theatre and dance to tell the story of the iconic Josephine Baker, the first African-American international superstar.
Tickets for both shows are $30 for a live, in-person show at the Shadbolt’s Studio Theatre, or $15 for the livestreamed edition enjoyed from the comfort of your own home.
You can buy all Shadbolt Centre event tickets online or call 604-205-3000.
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