Elizabeth Shepherd & Michael Occhipinti Quartet (ES:MO)

Hamilton Music Collective Presents:

ELIZABETH SHEPHERD & MICHAEL OCCHIPINTI QUARTET (ES:MO)

Thursday October 12, 2023

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Featuring:

Elizabeth Shepherd – Vocals

Michael Occhipinti – Guitar

Felix Pastorius – Bass

Doan Pham – Drums

Series Tickets on sale Thursday September 7, 9:00am

Individual Tickets on sale Thursday September 14, 9:00am

Tickets: $45 / $25 (student)

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Doors at 7:00PM, show at 8:00PM (two sets).

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About ES:MO

Elizabeth Shepherd and Michael Occhipinti (ES:MO) have been featured in each other’s projects for almost a decade, with Elizabeth being the vocalist and pianist for Michael Occhipinti’s The Universe of John Lennon, and Michael touring as the guitarist in Elizabeth’s group promoting her albums Montreal and The Signal. Their new duo album, The Weight of Hope, will be out October 29, 2021, and the two will be touring across Canada to support the album’s release.

ES:MO’s recording started in June of 2019 as the two entered the studio at the Banff Centre For the Arts to record the songbook they’ve built up over years of touring. The completed album includes songs by Canadian legends such as Leonard Cohen, Bruce Cockburn, and Gordon Lightfoot, as well as the music of Stevie Wonder and forgotten Toronto soul legend Jackie Shane’s “Any Other Way.” Michael and Elizabeth have also already started working on a new and very different second album, which will consist entirely of original music, much of it started last summer when the two bubbled together with their families at Elizabeth’s home in the Laurentian mountains of Quebec.

Michael Occhipinti has been called a guitar chameleon for his ability to work with many colours in different genres, while Elizabeth Shepherd’s unique voice and adventurous compositions also resist easy labeling. Between them, the two have received over a dozen nominations for Canada’s Juno Award, and two Polaris Prize nominations; together they create a magical and compelling world of sound that can have an audience holding its breathe one moment, and moving in rhythm the next.

Showcasing top Canadian and international musicians in jazz, blues, and improvised music. We are excited to welcome you back to our jazz lounge following a $2.5 million transformation. The new theatre has the same great stage, with a new sound system and expanded seating capacity for you to enjoy world-class music in downtown Hamilton!

All proceeds from ticket sales support the An Instrument For Every Child (AIFEC) program.

For more information about the Hamilton Music Collective and An Instrument For Every Child visit: hamiltonmusiccollective.ca

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