College St Jazz Festival: Laila Biali presented by Meridian Credit Union

• About Laila Biali

Multi award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter, pianist and CBC Music national radio host Laila Biali has headlined festivals and venues spanning five continents from New York City’s Carnegie Hall to Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts, and supported international icon Sting. In 2020, Laila was honoured by SOCAN Music with the Hagood Hardy Award for Excellence in Songwriting. In 2019, Laila’s eponymous release won her a JUNO (Canada’s GRAMMY) for “Vocal Jazz Album of the Year.” The year prior, she was awarded top prize at the Canadian Songwriting Competition in the Jazz category.

• About College St Jazz Festival

Supported by a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts, @JazzInToronto’s College Street Jazz Festival is a live music festival that runs April 21–23, 2023.

The three-day event will present an exciting program featuring the diverse talent the City of Toronto has to offer. This year our lineup is focused on gender representation, cultural diversity and emerging artists.

All concerts will be held in major College Street venues. Our goal is to produce highly engaging events which bring musicians, venues, and audiences closer together after the challenging times we’ve faced.

This year performers include Laila Biali, Alison Young, Carlie Howell, Queen Pepper, DIJLAH, Trash Panda Brass, Racha Moukalled, Grapevine and Jennifer Lo trio. The performances will be held in no more than 6 venues: Revival Bar, The Emmet Ray, Free Times Cafe, Bar Pompette, College St United Church, Sellers & Newel.

Find out more on our website: JazzInToronto.ca