ELIZABETH SHEPHERD (pianist, vocalist) Shepherd’s accessible style in soul and jazz, has drawn comparisons to Joni Mitchell and Rickie Lee Jones. In her brief career, she has already earned two JUNO nominations and many fans internationally.

Shepherd arrived on the international scene in 2006 when her debut album Start To Move was voted one of the top jazz albums of the year by the listeners of the influential Gilles Peterson Show on BBC Radio Worldwide. Since then, the Toronto-based soul-jazz innovator has released two widely acclaimed records and toured extensively in North America, Europe and Japan. She has sold out legendary clubs from Tokyo to Detroit, played festivals like Montreal and North Sea Jazz Festivals, shared the stage with Victor Wooten, Branford Marsalis and Christian McBride, and opened for Jamie Cullum at The Hollywood Bowl.

Elizabeth is the only jazz vocalist to ever have been long listed for the Polaris Prize – Canada’s most prestigious music prize. The two-time JUNO nominee has received widespread praise for her original compositions, but on her fourth album, Rewind, Elizabeth showcases her skills as an arranger and interpreter, breathing new life – and soul – into songs both familiar and forgotten.

Shepherd new release The Signal, was released in the fall of 2014. The album features a number of guest musicians including acclaimed guitarist Lionel Loueke and was nominated for a 2015 JUNO in the category of Vocal Jazz Album of the Year.

Awards:

2009 - JUNO Nomination for 'Vocal Jazz Album' for Parkdale
2013 - JUNO Nomination for 'Vocal Jazz Album' for Rewind
2015 - JUNO Nomination for 'Vocal Jazz Album' for The Signal