“Virginia MacDonald is going to turns some heads – she is a powerful new voice in the Canadian scene!” Mike Downes – Juno Award-winning bassist and composer

“Virginia MacDonald is one of the new, upcoming jazz musicians that is hitting the music scene today. Her playing and improvising skills are top-notch, and from the composing that I have heard from her, she is headed to break new ground in this genre of music.” Shelly Berger – Juno Award-winning bassist and composer

2019 Stingray Music Rising Star Award recipient and 2020 International Clarinetist Corona Competition first prize winner Virginia MacDonald has established herself as a respected and sought-after musician in the Canadian jazz scene. Virginia has performed extensively as both a leader and side woman at several venues across the city of Toronto, where she is currently based, including Koerner Hall, The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, The Jazz Bistro, The Rex Hotel Jazz & Blues Bar, and has performed in several Canadian and American jazz festivals including The Cambridge Jazz Festival, the TD Toronto Jazz Festival, the Beaches International Jazz Festival, the Kensington Market Jazz Festival, the TD Markham Jazz Festival and the Cape Breton Jazz Festival. Virginia has had the opportunity to work internationally in the United States (including the Cambridge Jazz Festival), India, Spain, and France.

Check out:   “Centerpiece”     “Up High Down Low”     Interview with Virginia

This performance is sponsored by DIVA INTERNATIONAL, makers of the Diva Cup,  for the” Women in Jazz Series”