Laila Biali Trio (Jazz at the Gasworks)

Hamilton Music Collective Presents:

Laila Biali Trio

Thursday April 14, 2022

SOLD OUT!

We are pleased to announce Multi award-winning singer-songwriter and pianist Laila Biali and her trio will perform as part of Jazz at The Gasworks on April 14 2022.

Tickets: $45 / $25 (student)

Check out the rest of the Winter/Spring 2022 series: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/jazz-at-the-gasworks-winterspring-2022-19979

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

We reserve the right to refund tickets if capacity limits change under Ontario guidelines. If tickets are refunded, priority will be given to Series Ticket holders and those who purchased first.

About Laila Biali

Multi award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter, pianist and CBC Music national radio host Laila Biali has headlined festivals and venues spanning five continents from New York City’s Carnegie Hall to Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts, and supported international icon Sting. In 2020, Laila was honoured by SOCAN Music with the Hagood Hardy Award for Excellence in Songwriting. In 2019, Laila’s eponymous release won her a JUNO (Canada’s GRAMMY) for “Vocal Jazz Album of the Year.” The year prior, she was awarded top prize at the Canadian Songwriting Competition in the Jazz category. Laila was also the youngest-ever double winner at Canada’s National Jazz Awards when she was named “SOCAN Composer of the Year” and “Keyboardist of the Year.” She received her first JUNO nomination for Tracing Light (2011), and a spot on DownBeat Magazine’s “Best Albums of the Year” for Live in Concert (2013) and Out of Dust (2020). In September of 2017, Laila was brought on as the host for CBC Music’s national radio show, Saturday Night Jazz, a weekly show broadcast to listeners across Canada. While Laila continues to earn high honours in the Jazz world, her signature sound transcends genre as she “masterfully mixes jazz and pop, bringing virtuosity and unpredictability to songs that are concise and catchy” (Washington Post). Laila’s highly anticipated album, Out of Dust, which features multiple GRAMMY nominees and winners including Lisa Fischer, Alan Ferber, John Ellis, and Larnell Lewis, released March 27, 2020 and was also nominated for a 2021 JUNO Award.

“The album’s production is shimmering, the arrangements are lush and Biali’s voice – spanning registers – is pure and warm. She’s also fearless on piano and, above else, in her imagination. ★★★★“ – DownBeat Magazine

“There’s no boxing Laila Biali in … Capable of making you laugh and cry all at once, her delivery Out of Dust is divine. 4.5 stars.” – All About Jazz

Visit her website: Lailabiali.com

About Jazz at the Gasworks

Hamilton Music Collective Presents: Jazz at the Gasworks showcases top Canadian and international musicians in jazz, blues, and improvised music. We are excited to welcome you back to the Gasworks following a $2.5 million transformation. Our new theatre has the same great stage, with a new sound system and expanded seating capacity for you to safely 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

COVID SAFETY PROCEDURES

Masks must be worn while not eating or drinking, and always while not seated.

Capacity Limited. We reserve the right to refund tickets if capacity limits change under Ontario guidelines. If tickets are refunded, priority will be given to Series Ticket holders and those who purchased first. Contact Tracing and Active Screening will be in effect. If you are experiencing symptoms of COVID, or have come in close contact with a confirmed case of COVID, please stay home.