Montreal’s award-winning singer, songwriter and recording artist Dawn Tyler Watson, will join forces with Michael Shand and his trio as they take you on a musical journey drawing upon blues, jazz & gospel
influences. The show will feature a selection of songs from the Great American Songbook as well as some of Watson’s original material. The highly decorated vocalist has been called a “Canada’s true blue treasures”
She has earned her place among the International Blues elite. Her fiery stage presence and soul-stirring performances have won her countless nominations and awards including multiple Canadian Maple Blues Awards for Entertainer, Female Vocalist, Best Recording, & Songwriter of the Year. Among her many accolades her fifth and latest album “Mad Love,” was awarded the JUNO Award in 2020 for Best Blues Album as well.
Her style is an eclectic influence of Jazz, Soul, and Gospel that pushes the boundaries of traditional Blues into a whole new dimension. She’s a consummate entertainer whose performances always move the spirit.
In 2020 the Blues Foundation nominated Watson for a Blues Music Award for Vocal Instrumentalist alongside the great Mavis Staples among others. Add this honour to the rest of her accolades and you have a well-decorated Blues veteran.
With five albums and over 25 years of touring across five continents, Watson has left a trail of fans in her wake. She has shared the stage with an array of premiere artists, including Jeff Healy, Koko Taylor, Alberta Adams, and Cyndi Lauper. She is currently writing for her sixth record so stay tuned!
Check out: “It Don’t Mean a Thing” “Mad Love” “Shine On”
This performance is part of the WOMEN IN JAZZ series, sponsored by DIVA INTERNATIONAL, makers of the Diva Cup.
