Barbra Lica is a JUNO-nominated singer-songwriter based in Toronto. A seasoned act on the Canadian and American club and festival circuits, Barbra Lica has performed everywhere from New York City’s legendary Birdland to Toronto’s prestigious Koerner Hall. She has also headlined at festivals across the continent including Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, Vancouver International Jazz Festival and Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, and opened for the likes of Christian McBride, Pat Metheny, Bob Dorough, and Terence Blanchard.
Barbra’s debut album That’s What I Do was released to widespread acclaim in 2012, ranking her in Canada’s Top 5 Jazz singers on the CBC, as well Top 5 up-and-coming Toronto jazz artists on blogTO. Shortly after, her band made their Japanese debut live at the Tokyo International Jazz Festival in 2015 for over a thousand Japanese fans. Her first album with Justin Time Records, I’m Still Learning, was released September 2016 and subsequently nominated for a 2017 JUNO Award in the category of “Best Vocal Jazz Album”. Her subsequent project, You’re Fine (Justin Time Records), marked the introduction of Folk and Americana elements to her repertoire and has amassed over 4.4 million streams to date on Spotify. In addition to writing for herself, Barbra has written cuts for such artists as jazz crooner Matt Dusk ), rising J-Pop singer Harumi, and Taiwanese pop recording artist, Morrison Ma. She is currently working on her first self-produced project, a series of monthly singles, with support from FACTOR.
Photos by Dale Sood
Personnel
Barbra Lica – lead vocals, piano
Tom Fleming – guitars
Will Fisher – drums
Joel Visentin – keys
Mark Godfrey – bass
Check out: “The Concert Series “Star Up” “That’s What I Do”
This performance is sponsored by DIVA INTERNATIONAL, makers of the Diva Cup, for the” Women in Jazz Series”
