Meet The Jessica Stuart Few

[Jay Funk Dawg]

The Jessica Stuart Few

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The Jessica Stuart Few produce a unique and distinct sound that appeals to folk, blues, jazz and world music fans and critics alike. She's been praised as "a brand new voice" (CBC Radio) and "a gifted, jazz-influenced singer" (Vancouver Province) with a "rich tone" (Music Gallery). Jessica Stuart has hit her groove - while the surging rhythms are clearly rooted in the improvisational give-and-take of modern jazz and progressive folk, you've never heard anything quite like The Jessica Stuart Few.

A uniquely gifted guitarist equally adept on koto (a 13-string traditional Japanese floor harp), Stuart's diverse influences include Stereolab, Led Zeppelin, Stevie Wonder, and Joni Mitchell. She currently performs in five other bands at last count, when not singing with either of her two choirs. These seemingly incongruous inspirations nonetheless come together beautifully in her enchanting Kid Dream album. Produced and mixed by Stuart in conjunction with Oddities main man Mischa Chillak (best known for his sophisticated beatwise work with underground hip-hop heroes K-OS and Notes To Self), Kid Dream is the result of Stuart's three-year creative collaboration with Charlie Haden-inspired double bass ace Dan Fortin (Serena Ryder) and propulsive percussionist Nico Dann (Tuneyards). it represents her life's story and work, from growing up in Vancouver to the past several years in her new home city of Toronto.

The common theme in all of Stuart's uplifting music on Kid Dream is that it's important to make the most of every moment. If her hectic tour schedule is any indication, she's taken the wise adage to heart.

Recent Media Quotes:

"a brand new voice on the Toronto music scene"

- Garvia Bailey, CBC Radio 1

"Stuart proves to be a gifted, jazz-influenced singer"

- Tom Harisson, "The Province" (Vancouver)

"Close harmonies, a sense of whimsy and fun"

- Cythia Ramsay, "The Jewish Independent"

“Compellingly unpredictable … Jessica Stuart’s voice has a rich tone, she is an accomplished guitarist and is clearly a natural composer.†- Dewi Minden, Executive Director, The Music Gallery, Toronto’s Centre for Creative Music

upcoming shows:

May 11 @ Groove Kitchen, Cambridge, ON

May 12 @ London Music Club, London, ON

May 13 @ Maxwell's Music House, Waterloo, ON

May 14 @ The Pearl Company, Hamilton, ON

May 15 Album Launched Party @ Rivoli, Toronto, ON w/ Zacharia & Dive Sparrow

May 16 @ The Cornerstone, Guelph, ON

May 17 @ The Mansion House, St. Catherines, ON

May 18 @ Ossia, Peterborough, ON

May 19 @ The Stinking Rose, Cambelford, ON

May 20 @ Mansion, Kingston, ON w/ Steve Poltz

May 21 @ Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa, ON

May 22 @ Quai Des Brumes, Montreal, QC

[Tungsten Gruvsten]

Wow I would like to see her setup that Koto at the Cornerstone...jeebus!

[Jay Funk Dawg]

nice to meet you!

[bradm]

May 21 @ Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa, ON

This show is with Halabisky's Uprising.

Aloha,

Brad