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. Barlow has led bands featuring the finest musicians in Canada.
She has performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival on seven occasions including a 2015 performance on the Main Stage with 50,000 people attending. 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. A two time Juno Award winner and 6 time nominee, she has released 12 self-produced albums on her own label, Empress Music Group. Emilie-Claire’s concert will feature favorites from her extensive repertoire as well as new arrangements from her forthcoming 13th album “Spark Birds”.Įmilie-Claire Barlow is an award winning and critically acclaimed Canadian jazz singer, arranger, record producer and voice actress. She continues to endear herself to critics, peers and audiences everywhere with her relaxed, polished demeanor, her charming humor, and a voice of unforgettable beauty.
EMILIE CLAIRE BARLOW CLEAR DAY FULL
this recording is a portrait of the artist as a mature women poised at the full apex of her skill, talent, inspiration and power.Canada’s incomparable vocal jazz jewel Emilie-Claire Barlow leads her stellar band through innovative arrangements of American-Songbook treasures, rhythmic bossa novas and elegant ballads. The CBC's Melody Lau wrote that Clear Day is "a gamble that pays off when she cleverly pulls a mélange of folk and rock staples into the realm of orchestration." Christophe Rodriguez of Montreal's Sorties Jazz Nights wrote that Barlow "seems to have reached another level" and that "she crafts her albums like a precision watchmaker" Lesley Mitchell-Clarke of theWholeNote wrote ". Canadian music writer Kerry Doole wrote that Barlow's talents "coalesce to stunning effect on Clear Day, the most ambitious offering yet in a prolific discography". Critical reception Ĭlear Day has been critically acclaimed by reviewers.
The album was produced and arranged by Barlow and Steve Webster (bassist) with orchestration by the duo as well as three orchestrations by Shelly Berger and two orchestrations by John Metcalfe (composer) arranger for Peter Gabriel's New Blood Orchestra. The important thing was that the song needed to convey that particular moment in time." The record also features a 70-piece Metropole Orkest, expanded from the usual 52 piece line up. It won the Juno Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year in 2016.Ĭlear Day is a "mélange of folk and rock staples" with songs by "artists spanning all genres and time periods, from Brad Mehldau to Coldplay." The album is a narrative with each song telling part of her personal story - "Each song represents my state of mind, a turning point, a crossroad. It features the Dutch jazz and pop orchestra Metropole Orkest conducted by Jules Buckley. Emilie-Claire Barlow with The Metropole OrkestĮmilie-Claire Barlow, Steve Webster (bassist)Ĭlear Day is the 11th album by Canadian jazz vocalist Emilie-Claire Barlow.
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