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Emilie-Claire Barlow

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 Toronto’s storied Montreal Bistro & Top of the Senator, to Tokyo’s Cotton Club and more recently concerts with symphony orchestras at Toronto’s Massey Hall and Montreal’s 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 musician’s 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. Barlow’s 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 Lumières d'hiver 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.

Up next is her 13th full album "Spark Bird", due for release on March 31st, accompanied by a tour throughout 2023/24. The 2nd single, Fais comme l'oiseau, is now available on all platforms. 


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Album Review

Laila Biali: Your Requests

Read "Your Requests" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


While the jazz pipeline produces plenty of artists who pay no mind to an audience's interests, those types--figures with tunnel vision, in many if not most ways--rarely reach their full potential. Instead, it's the musicians who make it a point to communicate who tend to forge the strongest bonds with those on the receiving end. Laila Biali is one such figure. This JUNO-winning gem of a vocalist, pianist, arranger and songwriter always manages to connect. Biali has a keen awareness ...

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Live Review

Emilie-Claire Barlow At Nocturne Jazz and Supper Club

Read "Emilie-Claire Barlow At Nocturne Jazz and Supper Club" reviewed by Geoff Anderson


Emilie-Claire Barlow Nocturne Jazz and Supper Club Denver, Colorado April 5, 2023 The most prominent feature of Emilie Claire Barlow's music is its pure happiness. Disneyland bills itself as “The Happiest Place on Earth." But Barlow has the Imagineers beat and she does that without focus groups or prepackaged commercial products. Instead, she uses charm, soul and charisma. Her personality effuses happiness and it's backed up by her choice of songs and their arrangements, often ...

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Album Review

Amanda Tosoff: Earth Voices

Read "Earth Voices" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


Building off the lure of language planted in Amanda Tosoff's Juno-nominated Words (Empress Music Group, 2016), this sixth album from the Toronto-based composer and pianist waves poetic in wondrous fashion. Pairing different guest vocalists and collections of musicians with personalized takes on Parnassian beauty of varied sorts, Tosoff cements the bonds between earthly voices and heavenly sounds with a questioning spirit. The list of subjects and styles, both in words and music, varies widely on this playlist. ...

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Emilie-Claire Barlow Set to Wow Port Hope Jazz Festival

Emilie-Claire Barlow Set to Wow Port Hope Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz

Singer. Actor. Arranger. Producer. Manager. Emilie-Claire Barlow's stellar career reflects her mastery of all of these roles. She returns to Port Hope next week fresh from winning the 2008 Female Vocalist of the Year Award at the National Jazz Awards. Two weeks ago, she was nominated for a Gemini Award for her performance at the 2008 Songwriter's Hall of Fame gala event. Her packed touring calendar includes dates across the country and at the Ginza International Jazz Festival in Tokyo, ...

“In typical fashion, Barlow consistently performs with poignant musicality combined with a great sense of humour. Overall, the night’s selections showcased Barlow’s ability to enrapture audiences with a combination of romance, drama and infectious energy. Even after presenting such a comprehensive program, there’s no doubt that she could have kept going and taken the crowd right along with her.”  --CHRIS MASKELL, Ottawa Citizen

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Sparkbird

Empress Music
2023

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Your Requests

Empress Music Group (North America) / ACT Music (Europe) / CORE PORT (Japan)
2023

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Earth Voices

Empress Music Group
2021

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The Beat Goes On

Empress Music Group
2010

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Haven't We Met

Empress Music Group
2009

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Bye Bye Blackbird

From: Your Requests
By Emilie-Claire Barlow

Bird of Beauty

From: Sparkbird
By Emilie-Claire Barlow

Finis

From: Earth Voices
By Emilie-Claire Barlow

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