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The EFG London Jazz Festival returns for ten days from Friday 16 November to Sunday 25 November 2018.\nYou can expect to see the full range of heavyweight musical talent from right across the globe, with the festival's usual mixture of the jazz masters flexing their chops, the cutting-edge young bands making a stir, international legends with a wealth of fresh new music, emerging British stars and outstanding collaborations and commissions all added into the mix.\nPlease visit https://efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk/ for more information.
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Shirley
June 19th 2023
This is the second time I’ve attended a Laila Biali concert and she never ceases to amaze me. She’s a brilliant pianist and singer, a gifted arranger and a charismatic performer. She makes her audience feel like a community of friends who came together for a celebration of music. Can’t wait till nextime!
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Laila Biali Biography
"It is the ultimate task given to the musician, whether as singer or instrumentalist, to create a unique signature or fingerprint that is instantly recognisable as their own. What is surprising and delightful in Laila Biali is that both as vocalist and pianist she accomplishes this with equal aplomb. She is an exciting and unique talent, and I admire her greatly." - Sting. Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist Laila Biali has toured with Chris Botti, Paula Cole and Suzanne Vega, and recorded with and supported Sting. Her accolades include “SOCAN Composer of the Year” and “Keyboardist of the Year” at Canada’s National Jazz Awards. She takes the best of pop, rock, classical, world and soul, informs it with her expertise in jazz, and weaves it into her musical arrangements and original songs. Laila has presented her music at prestigious venues spanning ve continents including the North Sea Jazz Festival, Tokyo’s Cotton Club, Peru’s El Festival Internacional de Lima, and Carnegie Hall in New York City. Her studio recording, Tracing Light, received a JUNO nomination in 2011 for “Best Vocal Jazz Album of the Year”, and her follow-up album, Live in Concert, was given an enthusiastic four-star review and named one of the “Best Albums of 2013” by DownBeat Magazine. In 2015, Laila released her rst album of entirely original music, House of Many Rooms – an indie-pop project featuring Lisa Fischer (Rolling Stones, 20 Feet From Stardom), Jo Lawry (Sting, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel), Alan Hampton (Robert Glasper, Andrew Bird), and the Toronto Mass Choir. Expanding on her unique “ability to meld traditional jazz with contemporary pop so e ortlessly that neither style seems out of place on the same record” (Spinner Magazine), Laila is currently set to release a new album of original songs alongside covers of David Bowie, Coldplay and more. Laila is also the host of CBC's national jazz radio show, Saturday Night Jazz, which airs weekly from 8 pm to midnight. Award-winning jazz pianist, vocalist and songwriter. CBC Radio Host, Saturday Night Jazz.
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