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Listing is in alphabetical order, ignoring “The”.
Listing of Performers
Numeric
5th Project (+listen) (Alternative/Progressive/Ambient)
63Monroe
6 Day Riot (+listen) (London, England) (Alternative/Folk/Pop)
21 Tandem Repeats (listen) (Vancouver) (Folk/Jazz)
The 24th Street Wailers +listen) (Blues)
A
Aaron Cater Jazz Band (Jazz)
Abbey's Meltdown Video1 Video2 (Jazz Standards/Swing/Original/Vocals)
Abeena Samm (Christian)
Abstract Random (Dub/Electro/Live Electronics/Mixed Media)
Electro experimental dub hop in face paint and costume behind a projection
The Action (+videos) (listen) (Ottawa) (Punk)
Adam Solomon and Tikisa (listen) (African/World)
2005 Juno Award Winner, 1997 double winner at TAMA (Toronto African Music Awards) for Best Release and Best New Performers
Adriana Galic (+listen) Jazz Band (Jazz)
Adrian Vedaddy Group (+listen) (Montreal) (Jazz)
Aggie McPhee & Gary Gale (+listen) (Celtic/Country/Folk)
Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir (listen) (Calgary) (Blues/ Alternative/Bluegrass)
Al Kay’s Trombone Orchestra (Jazz)
Al Lerman (+listen) (Blues/Roots)
Al Tuck (Alternative/Roots/Varied)
Alec Fraser (+listen) (Bluegrass/Country/Blues)
Alejandra Ribera (+shows) (listen) [STT] (Alternative/Latin/Folk Rock)
2010 North American Folk Alliance, Memphis
Alex Coleman 8 (Charles Mingus/Jazz)
Alex Coleman Jazz Band (Jazz)
Alex Goodman (listen+scedule) (Jazz)
Alex Lukashevsky (+listen+shows) (Blues/Comedy/Experimental)
Alex Pangman (listen) (shows) (Jazz/Bluegrass/Country/Vocalist)
2001 National Jazz Songwriter of the Year Award for her tune Melancholy Lullaby for the film Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story, plus two nominations in the Vocalist Of The Year category. Vocalist on the Ken Whiteley song that won a Genie for Best Original Song for the 2003 feature film Falling Angels.
Alex Pangman & Her Alleycats (shows) (Jazz/Vocals)
2001 National Jazz Songwriter of the Year Award for her tune Melancholy Lullaby for the film Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story, plus two nominations in the Vocalist Of The Year category. Vocalist on the Ken Whiteley song that won a Genie for Best Original Song for the 2003 feature film Falling Angels.
Alex St. Kitts (listen) (Fusion/Funk/Jazz )
Alex Seaward (Country/Newfie)
Alex Tintinalli
Alexis Baro Sextet (article) (Jazz/Trumpet)
Ali Berkok Jazz Duo (+listen) (Instrumental Jazz)
Alistair Blake Bundale
Alistair Christl (+shows) Band (listen) (Country/Acoustic/Rockabilly)
Alistair Christl (+shows) & Swinging Chandiliers (listen) (Country/Acoustic/Rockabilly)
Allie Hughes (listen+shows) (Melodramatic Popular Song/Pop)
Allison Au Quartet (Jazz) (Jazz)
Allison Brown (+listen+shows) (Folk/Acoustic/Bluegrass)
AllisonLickley (+listen+shows) (Folk/Alternative/Pop)
Al Tuck (Halifax) (Blues/Rock)
Alun Piggins (shows) (listen) (Folk Rock/Folk Punk/Acoustic)
Alun Piggins and the Quitters (Folk Rock/Folk Punk)
Amelie Lefebvre (listen) (French pop/Alternative/Folk)
Amy Campbell (+listen) (listen) (shows) (Folk)
Amy Medvick (Jazz/Flautist&Vocals)
Amy Noubarian Jazz Duo (Jazz)
Anagram
Ancient Chinese Secret (Instrumental Old Country)
Andrea Lucarelli [from undadogg +listen] (Trip Hop/Down-tempo/Vocals)
Andre Roy Jazz Trio (listen1) (listen2) (listen3) (Jazz Guitar/Latin/Quebecois)
Andrew Boniwell Group (Jazz)
Andrew Butcher
Andrew Collins (Listen1) (Listen2) (Bluegrass/Folk/Instrumental)
Andrew Downing (+listen) Group (Instrumental Jazz)
Andrew Fetterley (+listen+shows) (Americana/Country/Pop)
Andy Ballantyne (+listen) (Jazz)
Andy Ballantyne's SIDEWIDER (60’s Groove Jazz for the Masses)
Angela Morris (+listen) Jazz Band (Jazz/Experimental)
Angela Scappatura (enter site for Shows) (listen)
Angus McCardy (Honky Tonk)
Angus McCardy & The Little Mysteries (Roots/Country)
Animal Monster (+listen) (Electronic Big Beat instrumental)
Anna Atkinson (article) (Folk)
Ann Chaplin (listen) (Folk/Country /Acoustic)
Anni Gabud Blues Band (Blues)
Anthony D'Amato (+listen) (New Jersey) (Acoustic/Folk )
Aquarian Party
Araujo, Harnett and Rahbek Jazz Trio (Jazz)
Archie Alleyne’s ‘Kollage’ (Jazz)
Ariana Gillis (listen+shows) (videos) (Rock/Folk Rock/Pop)
2010 North American Folk Alliance, Memphis, 2009 Canadian Folk Music Award winner, 2009 Best Songwriter Niagra Music Awards, Nominated for 3 Hamilton Music Awards
Arsenic Addiction
Ari Hoenig Punk Bop (+listen) (N.Y.) (listen) (Jazz/Punk Bop)
Arlene Bishop (shows) (videos) (Alternative/Pop)
recipient ofawards including garageband.com; Toronto Independent Music Awards and a Galaxy Award
Arkana Music (listen) (Jazz/Experimental/Nu-Jazz)
Artie Roth Trio (Instrumental Jazz)
Asani (listen-click on “link” next to song) (Edmonton) (contemporary Aboriginal/A cappella)
Aubrey Dayle’s My I.D. (+listen) (Jazz)
A.V.H. (+listen) (Folk Rock)
Avi Granite:6 (+listen) (Video) (neo-Jazz)
The Awakening
B
BA Johnston listen & shows (Folk/Alternative/Acoustic )
Backwoods Justice
Badly Bent (+listen+video+shows) (Bluegrass)
The Balconies (+listen+video_shows) (Pop/Rock)
Barbarella (8 piece ensemble) (Jazz)
Bartek Kozminski: EI Mosaico (+listen) Flamenco (Flamenco-Jazz-Fusion)
Lickin Good Fried (Roots/Bluegrass/Country)
Bharath Rajamkur (Montreal)
The Bang Bangs
Barn Dance with The Beauties (Country Rock)
Barry Canning (listen) (Acoustic/Folk Rock)
The Beauties (Country Rock)
Bedraggels
Before The Glue Dries
The Bebop Cowboys (listen) (Western Swing)
Ben Davis Jazz Trio (Jazz)
Benny Goodman Tribute (Jazz)
Ben Somer (+listen) (Folk/Country/Acoustic)
Ben Spenser
Ben Storini
Bernardo Padron (listen -press pay) (Jazz)
Betty Burke (Rock & Roll)
Betty Stew (listen) (Alternative/Folk Rock /Pop)
Beverly Taft (listen) (video) (shows) (Jazz/Vocals)
Big Ass Cracker (Rockabilly)
(Skeets’) Big Ass Cracker (Rockabilly)
Big City Hicks (+listen) (Acoustic/Country/Classic Rock)
Big City Pinup (Jazz)
Big Tuna
Big Rude Jake (+shows) myspace(+listen) (video) (Americana/Alternative/Jazz )
Big Rude Jake (+shows) Swing Band (Jazz/Swing/Vocals)
Big Tobacco & the Pickers (+listen) (+shows) (video) (Country)
Big Trouble Band (Blues)
Bill Colgate (listen+shows) (Americana/Roots Music/Folk Rock) & Friends
2nd Grand Prize Overall USA Songwriting Competition, 1st Prize Gospel USA Songwriting Competition, 5th Place Gospel/Inspirational Category John Lennon Songwriting Contest
Bill Heffernan with his friends (Jazz)
Bill Toms (Pittsburg) (listen) (Folk/Rock/Americana)
Bill Wood and the Woodies (listen +video) (Roots/Country/Pop)
The Billie Hollies (+listen) (Folk/Alternative)
Bitter City (+listen) (Garage/Powerpop/Country)
Bittersweet (Varied)
Blackburn (+listen) (Blues/R&B/Soul )
Blair Packham (listen) (Rock/Folk Rock/New Wave)
Blind Mule (+listen) (Roots/Folk Rock/Bluegrass)
The Bloodhounds (Bluegrass)
The Bloody Caesar String Band (Roots/Bluegrass/Country)
New Country Rehab (Bluegrass)
Blue Coupe
Featuring:
Dennis Dunaway (Alice Cooper); Joe Bouchard (Blue Oyster Cult); Albert Bouchard (Blue oyster Cult, Brain Surgeons); with Gord Lewis of Teenage Head
Blue Blue Satellite (listen) (Folk/Pop)
Blue Horizon (+listen) (listen) (Nova Scotia) (Bluegrass)
Blue Mercury Coup (+listen) (Rock)
Blue Richard and the Apricots (+listen) (Folk)
Bluespoon (+listen) (Rock/Acoustic)
Blue Thunder (Country)
Bluegrass Edition (+listen) (Owen Sound area) (Bluegrass)
Bobby Sanderson
Bob Brough Quartet (listen1&press play) (listen2&press play) (Jazz)
Bob Hannon (+listen) (Old-Time Country)
Bob Rice (+listen) Latin Jazz Big Band (Latin Jazz)
Bob Snider (listen) (Folk/Blues/Rockabilly)
Bobby Wiseman (“click Bob’s radio” to listen) (of Blue Rodeo) (Blues/Pop)
Bohemian Swing (Listen1) (Listen2) (Gypsy/Swing Jazz/Vocals)
The Bon
Bossa Tres (+listen+shows) (Jazz/Bossa Nova/Samba/Latin/Vocals)
Box Full of Cash (+listen) (video) (Old Country/Blues/Rock n’ Roll)
BraamDeJoodeVatcher Trio (+listen) (Holland) (Jazz)
Bradley and the Bouncers (listen1) (listen2) (listen) Video1 Video2
(Swing/Jazz Standards/Blues/Vocals)
Bradley Boy
The Brains (+listen) (Montreal) (Psychobilly/Rockabilly/Punk)
Bremner Duthie (+listen) Jazz Band (listen) (Jazz/Melodramatic Pop Song)
Brenda Lewis (+listen) (Jazz/R&B/Roots/Vocalist)
Brett Yanchyk (+listen) (Alternative/Acoustic)
Brian Arcand (+listen) (Folk)
Brian Cosby (Folk)
Brian Gladstone (+listen) (Roots/Acoustic/Bluegrass)
The Brights (+listen) (listen) (shows) (Roots/Folk/Acoustic)
Brilliant Corners (Jazz/Vocals)
Brock Zeman (listen) (shows) (Carleton, Ont.) (Roots/Folk/Country)
Brothers Cosmoline (Country)
Brown Sugar
Brownman Akoustic Trio (Jazz)
Bruno Capinan (+listen) (Brazil/Canada) (Pop/Experimental/Vocals-Portuguese)
The Bubba's New Jazz Project (Jazz)
Buddy Aquilina Group (Jazz)
Bruce Domoney (enter site to listen) (Folk/Pop)
Brumwell Park
Buzz Deluxe (listen+shows) (shows) (Rock/Punk/Rockabilly)
Byung-Gul Jung Jazz 4 (Jazz)
C
Cadillac Ranch Matinee (Country)
The Cafe Ole (+listen) (Flemenco-Jazz)
The Calrizians (Surf/Rock)
The Cameron Family Singers (listen) (Country/Roots)
The Campfire Girls
Canteen Knockout (+listen+videos) (Country/Rock)
Carey West (listen) (Americana/Jazz/Soul/R&B)
Carey West Group (Jazz Standards/Vocals)
Caribou Country (Country/Newfoundland)
Carlos Amaran Boealis Band
Carly and Mark (listen) (Pop/Folk/Jazz/Blues)
Carolyn Martin-Rowe Group (Jazz/Vocals)
Carolyn Steingard Jazz Duo (Jazz)
Carolyn T (Carolyn Thompson) (listen+shows) (R&B/Soul/Jazz/MotwonPop//Funk)
Cat Ratusny (+listen) (listen) (Rock/Folk Rock/Acoustic)
Catfish Blues (Blues)
CATL (+listen) (Blues/R&B/Rock)
Chantelle Wilson (+listen) Jazz Duo (Jazz/Vocals)
Charles Tilden (+listen) (Folk/Pop)
Charlotte Cornfield (+listen) (MTL) (Folk Rock/Alternative/Pop)
Cheetah Chrome (video) (Classic Punk)
Chet Valiant Combo (Jazz/Swing/Vocals)
Chloe Charles (+listen) (Acoustic/Folk)
Chris Bennett (+listen) (Roots/Country/Rock)
Chris Chambers (shows) (Blues)
Chris Coole (enter site to listen) (Bluegrass/Roots/Banjo)
Chris Dignam
Chris Gale (listen) (Jazz Saxophonist)
Chris Hart (+listen +video + shows) (London, Ont.) (Americana/Roots)
Chris Hunt Tetnet (listen) (Modern/Original Big Band Jazz)
Chris Staig (listen1) (listen2) (shows)
The Chris Tarry Group (+listen) (Brooklyn, NY) (Jazz)
Chris Tarry is an internationally celebrated Canadian electric bassist with 3 Juno awards including one for his CD “Almost Certainly Dreaming”.
Chris Virtue & Art of a Duo (Jazz)
Christian D and the Hangovers (+listen) (Rock/Rockabilly/Country)
Christopher Butcher Jazz Band (Jazz)
Christopher Plock (listen) (Jazz)
Chris Virtue (+listen) (Jazz/Folk/Funk)
Chuck Jackson (Blues)
Chuck Simms (listen1) (Listen2) (East Coast/Country)
Cindy Fairbank Quartet (Jazz)
Circles Quartet (+listen) (Jazz)
Clang (listen) (Rock)
The Clark Institute (listen) (James Clarke) (shows) (Alternative Pop/Rock/Acoustic)
Classic Rex Jazz Jam (Jazz)
Clela Errington (+listen) (Acoustic Folk Meets Jazz)
Cliff Ojala Jazz Band (Jazz)
Chloe Charles (+listen+shows) (Acoustic/Folk)
Chloe Watkinson (+listen) (Soul/Blues/Funk)
Club Django (site has music samples+ shows) (Gypsy/Swing Jazz)
Coleman Tinsley (Jazz)
Colin Brady
The Colin Linden (listen) (Nashville/Toronto) (Blues/Roots/Americana)
7x Juno winner, multiple Maple Blues Awards, a Toronto Arts Award and a Grammy nominee. He has: recorder 11 solo albums (as of 2009), produced over 70 albums, and played on over 300 albums. His songs have been covered by The Band, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Keb’ Mo’, and Colin James
Collette Savard (+vidoes+showsd) (listen) (Pop / Folk / Acoustic)
Colleen Hodgson (+listen) (Folk/Roots)
Conrad Gayle Jazz Duo (Jazz)
Corin Raymond and the Sundowners (listen +shows) (Country/Folk/Roots)
Cornucopia Jazz Band (Jazz)
The County Boys (+listen +shows) (Peterbourough) (Acoustic/Classical Opera/Country)
Courtney Quebec Jazz Band (+listen) (Jazz/Vocals)
Cousin Harley (+shows) (listen) (listen) (Rockabilly/Roots)
Craig Smith Band (listen+shows) (Folk/Rock)
Crazy Strings (Bluegrass)
Crusader Rabbit (Jazz)
The Cubadors (Rock)
Cuff The Duke (listen) (Country/Indie/Rock)
Cyndi Carleton Jazz Duo (Jazz)
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Dafydd Hughes (+listen) Jazz Trio (Jazz/Experimental)
Dafnis Prieto Si O Si Quartet (+listen) (New York) (Jazz)
Dan Bryk (+listen) (listen2) (New YorK) (Alternative/Melodramatic Popular Song)
Dan Frechette (listen) (shows) (Winnipeg) (Folk/Roots)
Dan Gordon (+listen) (Folk Rock/Acoustic)
Dan Kershaw (of Brothers Cosmoline) (Roots/Country)
Dan McCarthy Trio (N.Y.) (Jazz)
Dan Mock (+listen+shows) (Blues/Soul/Jazz)
Daniel and The Lions Den
Daniel Easty Group (Jazz)
Daniel Jamieson Big Band (N.Y.) (Jazz)
Daniel Skye
Danny Marks (video1) (video2) (video3) (shows) (Blues/Rock’n’Roll/Surf/Vocals)
Danny Marks Matinee Idol (video1) (video2) (shows) (Blues/Rock n’ Roll)
Danyluk and Card (listen) (shows) (Edmonton) (Acoustic Folk Rock)
D'Arcy Wickham (listen) (Folk)
Darren Sigesmund Group (Instrumental Jazz)
Darryl Orr Jazz Band (Jazz)
Das Quintet (Jazz)
Dave Kupferschmidt
Dave & Levi (Jazz Duo)
Dave McMurdo (Jazz)
Dave McMurdo Jazz Orchestra (Jazz)
The Toronto based The Dave McMurdo Jazz Orchestra is a writer's band which highlights ensemble sounds and new 21st Century Music in dynamic compositions and arrangements by Dave McMurdo, Don Thompson, Mike Malone, Reg Schwager and Phil Nimmons.
Dave Neill Quartet (listen) (Jazz)
Dave Rave (listen) (Pop/Rock/Power Pop)
Dave Restivo Trio (Instrumental Jazz)
Dave Ward (+listen) (Alternative/Acoustic/Freestyle)
Dave Young Octet (Jazz)
Dave Whalen and the Starlights (Country/East Coast)
Dave Ward Band
David Aaron Carter Jazz Trio (+listen) (Jazz)
David Celia (listen+shows) (video) (Pop/Folk Rock/Rock)
David Baxter (+listen+shows) (Roots/Folk/Country)
Davide Direnzo (Drums/Percussionist)
2007 Juno Award for R&B ‘Soul Recording of the Year’ (Jacksoul for mySOUL) as a member of Jacksoul, 2008 National Jazz Awards Nominee as ‘Jazz Drummer of the Year’
David French (saxophonist) (Jazz)
David Leask (+listen) (Country Pop/Celtic)
Mississauga Established Performing Artist of the Year, 1st place in the International Songwriting Competition, 1st & 2nd place in the Unisong International Songwriting Competition, 2nd place in both the John Lennon Competition and U.S.A. Song Contest
David Rotundo (listen) (listen) (video1) (video2) (Blues)
The Davidson/Murley/Braid Quintet (D.M.B.Q) (Jazz)
Juno Award winners Mike Murley, David Braid, and emerging artist Tara Davidson. They represent world-class improvisation with lyrical grace, contemporary harmony, and rhythmic vitality.
The Dead Flowers (+listen) (+shows) (Sudbury) (Rock/Grunge)
Dean’s Dragons (Surf Instrumental)
Decades
Décota Mcnamara (Nova Scotia) (Acoustic/Folk/Country)
Décota McNamara’s unique sound, which blends traditional bluegrass, Celtic and Acadian roots
with contemporary pop and country rock flavors, is capturing the hearts of a swiftly growing fan base. Moving effortlessly between acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, mandolin and dobro. Décota's command of string instruments is as impressive as his rich vocals and clever songwriting.
Dee Dee & The Dirty Martinis (video) (1960’s R&B)
Dee Planche (+listen) (Pop/Rock/Electronica)
Deidrey Francois (listen) (videos) (Jazz/Vocals)
Del Dako Quintet (video) (listen1) (listen2) (Jazz/Vibraphonist)
Denise Leslie Jazz Trio (+listen) (Jazz/Vocals)
Derek Pilgrim (+listen) (Newfoundland Trad.&Country/New & Old Country)
Devolver (+listen) (Rock/Metal)
Digging Roots (videos) (listen) (shows) (Hip-hop/Folk/Psychedelic)
25 awards including: 2009 Award for Best Group at the CAMAs, a Juno award, best blues, best songwriter, best new artist, and most recently best group/duo among others
Dione Taylor+listen (listen) (Jazz/Vocals)
Dino Dominelli Jazz Trio (listen) (Edmonton) (Jazz/Saxophonist)
The Dirty Dogs (listen) (Rock/Blues/Alternative)
Dirty Hurricane (Hard Rock)
The Divorcees (listen) (Moncton) (Country/HonkyTonk)
Dixie Demons (Jazz)
D.M.B.Q (The Davidson/Murley/Braid Quintet) (Jazz)
Juno Award winners Mike Murley, David Braid, and emerging artist Tara Davidson. They represent world-class improvisation with lyrical grace, contemporary harmony, and rhythmic vitality.
Doc Barrister's Harlem Rhythm (Jazz)
Dodge Fiasco (Psychobilly/R&B/Country)
Domino Reunion
Don Byron (listen) (New York) (Jazz)
Don Palmer Quartet (Jazz)
Don Scott Trio (+listen) (Jazz)
Don Valley Stompers (article) (Trad. New Orleans Jazz)
The Donefors (listen+shows) (Pop/Experimental/Roots)
The Done Me Wrongs (+listen) (Country/Roots/Alt.Country/Humour)
Donna Garner Piano solo
Donna Grantis Group (Jazz)
Donna Green Swing Band (Jazz/Swing)
Donne Roberts (listen) (World Music)
2005 Juno Award for Best World Music Album
Doron Zor Jazz and Blues Band (+listen) (Funk/Blues/Nu-Jazz/Rock)
Double A Jazz Duo (listen1) (listen2) (Jazz)
Doug Paisley (+listen) (Popular/Indie/Folk)
Douglas September (+listen) (Alternative/Concrete/Psychobilly)
Downtown Swing Band (Swing/Jazz Standards/Vocals)
Dr. Dfunk
Dr. Draw (+listen) (Montreal) (video1) (video2) (Jazz/Classical/Rock/Violin)
Dr. Nick & The Rollercoasters (Blues)
Drew Hawkins (+listen) (Alternative/Country)
The Dudes (video) (Calgary) (Pop/Rock)
Duke & The Dell-ites (video) w/ Luke Nicholson (+listen) (Rock/Pop)
Luke has two Genie award nominations (including “BREATHE”) in the 2007 motion picture “Poor Boy’s Game”, 2006 winner of the Molson Canadian Battle of the Bands
Duel Exhaust (Country/Newfie)
Duncan Hopkins Group
The Dust Bunnies (+listen) (Alternative/Folk)
Dustin Bentall
Dylan Murray and Friends (Rock/Alternative/Country)
Dylan Wickens (listings) (Blues)
2x Toronto Blues Society Talent Search Winner, Maple Blues Award Nominee
Dylan Wickens & Cassius Pereira (listings) (Blues)
2x time National Talent Search Winner plus a Maple Blues Award Nominee
Dylan Wickens & The Little Naturals (listings) (Blues)
2x time National Talent Search Winner plus a Maple Blues Award Nominee
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The Eatons
The Earthtones (Jazz, 8 Piece Ensemble)
Edgar Breau (listen) (Folk Rock/Root//Folk)
Elana McMurty
Elana Harte (listen) (listen+shows) (Americana/Acoustic/Folk)
Elena Kapeleris (+listen) Jazz Trio - (Jazz/Sax/Vocals)
The Elava Quartet
Elf TV
Eli Bennett Quartet (listen1) (listen2) (Jazz)
Elizabeth Sheppard Jazz Band (Jazz)
EI Mosaico (+listen) Flamenco (Flamenco-Jazz-Fusion)
Elvis Bossa Nova (Elvis w/ a Latin-Jazz twist)
Emaline Delapaix (myspace+video) (Folk/Melodramatic Popular Song/Experimental)
Emily MacLeod (+listen) (Blues/R&B/Soul/Vocals)
Emily and the Blue Callers (+listen) (Blues)
Emma Lee (+listen) (listen+shows) (Melodramatic Pop Song/Soul/Folk)
Engine Quintet (Jazz)
Erica Werry (listen) (Folk Rock/Roots)
Eric Fisher (+listen) (Acoustic/Folk Rock/Pop)
Eric St. Laurent (listen) (Jazz/R&B/Tango)
Eric St. Laurent Jazz Band (listen) (Jazz)
Erin McCallum Band (video) (shows) (Blues)
Establishing a sound revolving around her captivating alto tenor voice, Erin and her band have been nominated twice for an Ontario Independent Music Award ("Best Blues Band") (January 2010)
Ernesto Cervini (drummer) (listen1) (listen2) (shows) (Jazz)
The Ethers (+listen) (Rock/Roots)
Eugene Ripper (+listen) (Rock/Electroacoustic/Lyrical)
Evil Farm Children (+listen) (Rockabilly/Surf/Psychobilly)
Ewan Dobson (+listen) (Instrumental/Acoustic/Folk/Classical)
2009 Canadian Fingerstyle Guitar Champion, 2009 Montreal Guitar Grand Prix's Acoustic Category
3rd in the International Fingerstyle Guitar Championship in Winfield, KS. (February 2010)
Excelsior Dixieland Jazz Band (Dixieland Jazz)
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Fabio Ragnelli Group (Jazz)
Fabio Ragnelli Group featuring Eli Bennett Quartet (listen1) (listen2) (Jazz)
Fathead (listen) (video1) (video2) (Blues)
2x Juno winner of Blues Recording Of The Year (1998 & 2008)
Fern Lindzon (listen) (Listen) (Jazz/piano/Vocals)
Ferraro
Field Trip (Montreal) (+listen) (Jazz/Nu-Jazz/Experimental)
Filo Machado (Brazil) (Jazz & Samba)
The Fire Numbers
The Flava Quartet (Jazz)
Flo (+listen) (listen) (Winnipeg) (R&B/Neo-soul/Pop)
The Flyboys
The Flying Bordelos (+listen) (Surf/Vocals)
The Foggy Hogtown Boys (listen) (Bluegrass)
FolkJazz Project (w/ Penn’s Arthur Goldstein-Piano) (Jazz)
The Foreign Films (+listen) (Hamilton) (Power Pop/Psychedelic)
The France St. Trio (Jazz)
Francisco Mela (Cuban Drummer) (listen1) (listen2) (Jazz)
Francisco Pais Group (Boston) (Jazz)
Frank Lozano Quintet (Montreal) (+listen) (Instrumental Jazz)
Frank Nevada (+listen) (Pop/Rock/Lounge)
Frank N’ Jay’s Old Time String Band
Fraser Melvin Blues Band (+listen) (Blues/Jazz/Soul)
Fred Speck Camp Combo (+shows) (listen) (Wacky/Alt-Jazz/Experimental/Lounge/Vocals) [STT comment: think modern Spike Jones]
Freedom Denied (listen) (Thrashcore/Intense/Progressive)
Freeman Dre & The Kitchen Party (+listen) (Folk/Folk Rock)
Freeway Dixieland Band (Dixieland Jazz/Vocals)
Friendly Rich listen (Experimental/Alternative/Pop)
Friends Are Free
The Frotteurs (+listen) (Quebec) (Rock)
Funk INC (Jazz/Funk/R&B)
G
Gary Gale (+listen) (Celtic/Country/Folk)
Gary Smulyan Nonet (New York) (listen) (Instrumental Jazz)
George Grosman (listen) (video) (Jazz/Standard/Originals/Vocals)
George Lake Big Band w/ Arlene Zock on Vocals (shows) (Big Band Jazz)
George Merrick “The Ray”
George Westerholm & the Rowdy Men (listen1) (listen2) (Country/Rockabilly)
Gianna Lauren (listen) (Ottawa) (Folk Rock/Alternative)
Giant Baby
Gillian Margot Jazz Duo (Jazz)
Ginger St. James and The Grinders (video) (listen+video+shows) (Swing/Roots/Rockabilly)
2009 Readers Choice Award for Best Female Artist as chosen by readers of View in Hamilton, On.
Girls, Girls, Girls hosted by Melanie Peterson (Pop/Folk)
Girls Night Out jazz jam (Jazz/Vocals)
Glendale One (+listen) (Country/R&B/Rock)
Glen Hornblast (+listen) (Folk/Acoustic/Jazz)
Well-known on the Toronto folk community, Glen writes songs about love, heartache, and homelessness, mixing mellow jazz with traditional folk. Meet the beautiful Evangeline and then down-and-out Mary to experience this.
Godboo and Rotundo (video1) (video2) (Blues)
The Good Lovelies (listen) (shows) (Pop/Folk/Rockabilly)
The Good Right Arm Stringband (Roots/Bluegrass)
Gord Sheard Latin Jazz Student Ensemble (Humber College) (Jazz)
Gord Zubrecki (+listen) (Pop/Folk/Country)
Ghostwalk Creek (+listen) (Folk/Acoustic)
Grace Kelly Group (Boston) (Jazz/Vocals/Saxiphonist)
Graham Greer (shows) (video1) (video2) (Ottawa) (Rock/Folk Rock)
Graydon James (listen +shows) (Folk Rock/Acoustic/Alternative)
Grainee Ryan (+listen) (listen) (Alternative/Country/Acoustic)
Grass Mountain Hobos (listen) (Charlottetown) (Bluegrass/Roots/Folk)
The Grayceful Daddies (enter site for music and shows) (Swinging Jazz/Blues/Rock & Roll)
G Rays
Great Lakes Surf Battell
Greek Jazz Fusion (Jazz)
Green Bottle Street (+listen) (Saskatoon) (Pop/Alternative/Acoustic)
Greg Clark and The Madvarks (video) (listen1) (Rock Classics/Indie)
Greg Cockerill (+listen) (Folk/Americana/Roots)
Greg (+listen) and Josh (+listen) Cockerill (Folk/Americana/Roots)
Griffith-Hiltz Trio (+listen) (Jazz)
Greg Hobbs +listen (Folk/Country/Folk Rock)
Greg Runions Big Band (+listen) (Kingston) (Jazz/Mostly Original)
Groovesmith
GrooveYard (Funk/Soul/R&B Classics)
The Gruff (listen) (Victoria) (Folk/Country/Bluegrass)
.GUH. (myspac+listen) (Psychedelic/Experimental)
Guitar Boys OF Alderone (Folk/Acoustic)
Gurpreet Chana "The Tabla Guy" (listen +video) (Indian Classical Tabla/Experimental)
The Gypsy Rebels (enter site for music and videos) (Gypsy)
H
Hamstrung String Band (Country/Bluegrass)
Handsome Dewey & the Swag (Southern Rock/Folk Rock)
Haly Stark
The Harley Card Quartet (+listen) (Jazz)
Harpdog Brown (video1) (video2) (Blues)
Harrison Kennedy (+listen) (Hamilton) (Blues/Roots)
Hartbreaker Holler
Hart House Ensemble (Jazz)
Hayes Carll (+shows) (listen) (Texas) (Folk/Americana/Country)
Hayoun Lee (+listen+shows) Jazz Band (Jazz)
Heavy Ethics (Listen1) (Listen2) (Jazz/Vocals)
Hell or High Water
Hendrik Meurkens Quintet (+listen) (NY) (Jazz)
Herb& Ray Jazz Trio (Jazz)
Heather Luckhart (+listen+shows) Band (Oshawa) (Blues/Roots/Folk Rock)
Hibou (+listen) (listen) (Melodramatic Popular Song/Electronica)
Formed in 2004, Hibou have performed live on radio stations CIUT and CKLU, and have accepted an invitation to perform at The Ultra Music Festival in Miami, Florida.
High Priest (Jazz)
Hilario Duran Trio (+listen) (listen) (Jazz/Latin)
Hill Williams (listen) (Roots/Acoustic/Bluegrass)
Hip Kings (Blues)
Hogtown Syncopators (1930’s, Jazz/Vocals)
Holly Andruchuck (+listen) (Country/Folk Rock/Roots)
The Homeless (shows) (listen) (videos) (Soul/Blues/R&B/Latin)
Hopeful Monster (listen) with My Devine Light (Psychedelic/Electro/Pop)
HOTCHA! (listen) (Roots/Acoustic&Accordion)
Hotfoot Orchestra (Jazz)
Houndstooth [Marc Roy (+listen+video) and Houndstooth] (Bluegrass)
House of God
Howard Gladstone (+shows) (listen) (video1) (Acoustic/Folk)
Howard Willett Trio (Country Blues)
The Human Statues (+video) (listen) (Pop)
Humber College Student Jazz Ensemble (Jazz)
Humber Community Music All-Star Ensembles (Jazz)
Humber Faculty (Jazz)
Hunting Horns and Steamboat
I
Ian Lazaras Jazz Band (Jazz)
Ian Kelly (+video) (listen) (Montreal) (Folk/Pop)
Ian Philip
Ian Reid (+listen + shows) (Folk/Pop/Other)
Ictus (Alt. Rock/Hard Rock)
Incline Jazz Band (Jazz)
The Innards Brothers (Old time Swingy-Dingy Strings)
Invasions (Garage/Pop/New Wave)
The Ireland Brothers Band (+listen +showsd) (Country/Rockabilly/Blues)
Isle of Thieves (+listen+shows) (Alt. Rock/New Wave)
J
Jack B Nimble (Country)
Jack de Keyzer (enter site to listen+shows) (listen) (Blues/R&R/R&B/Jazz)
2x Toronto Blues Society Talent Search Winner, 7 times Maple Blues Award Winner
Jack Marks and Lost Wages (+listen) (Folk/Country/Roots)
Jack Zorawski Trio (listen) (Jazz)
Jacques and the Shakey Boys (listen-scroll down) (Country)
Jacob Moon (+video +shows) (Folk/Acoustic)
Jadea Kelly (listen) (shows) (Country)
Jaffa Road (+listen) (shows) (World)
2009 John Lennon Song Writing Contest grand prize (World) winner
Jake Chisholm (+listen) (Folk Rock/Blues)
Jake Wilkenson Quartet (more info) (+listen) (Jazz)
James Anthony Live (listen) (videos) (shows) (Soul/Jazz/Blues)
James Bellus (Fusion Jazz)
James Brown (listen) (Jazz)
James Brown and Heavy Ethics
James Brown Quintet (Jazz)
James Clark (listen) (shows) (Alternative Pop/Rock/Acoustic)
James Clark Institute (listen) (shows) (Alternative Pop/Rock/Acoustic)
James De-Roches
Jamesking (listen) (videos) (Pop/Rock/Soul)
James King Band (Funk)
The James King Band (+listen) (listen) (Virginia) (Bluegrass)
James McKie (Folk/Roots/Fusion)
James Plouffe &The Shotgun Wedding Band (Melodramatic Popular Song/Hardcore/Folk Rock)
Jana Cassidy (+listen) Jazz Duo (Jazz/Vocals)
Janet Whiteway (Varied)
Janice Hagan (Listen1) (Listen2) (Swing/Jazz/Vocals)
Janine Stoll (+listen) (listen) (video) (Folk/Pop)
Jason Collett’s Basement Review (Variety Show)
Now in it’s 3rd year, Jason Collett has hosted a popular variety show featuring some of Canada’s most talented musicians, songwriters, poets, and storytellers. The list of performers is always kept a secret.
Jason Logue Sextet (Jazz)
Jason Marsalis Quartet (+listen) (New Orleans) (Jazz)
Jason Paul Johnston (Gospel/Country)
Jay Aymar (+listen) (Folk/Country/Acoustic )
Jay Clark & the Jones (+listen) (Alternative/Folk Rock)
Jay Clark Reid (+listen) (Alternative/Folk Rock)
Jay Douglas(+listen) (video) (Reggae/Blues/R&B)
Top Male Singer 2007 Canadian Reggae Music Awards
Jay Linden (listen) (Cambridge) (Folk/Acoustic/Americana)
Jay Pollock (+listen) (Folk/Alt. Rock)
Jayar (+listen) (California) (Acoustic/Alternative/Pop)
The Jazz Navigators w/ Pat Carey on Sax (Jazz)
Jeanine Mackie Band (listen+video) (shows) (Funk/R&B/Blues/Pop)
Jeff Coffin Mu’tet (listen) (Saxophonist/Nashville) (Instrumental Jazz/Progressive/Experimental)
Jeff King's Catalyst (listen) (Instrumental Jazz)
Jeff Peacock Jazz Trio (Jazz)
Jeff Scarrott Jazz Band (Jazz)
Jeffery Straker (+listen+shows) (Pop/Alternative)
Jenelle Monique Jazz Trio (+listen) (listen) (Shows) (Jazz/Vocals)
Jennifer LFO (+shows) (Alt. Pop)
Jennifer Schaffer (listen-pause media player & select Jen’s tracks) (Alternative/Country/Roots)
Jeremiah Nelson (+listen) (Wisconsin) (Progressive/Roots)
Jeremy Pelt Quintet (listen) (New York) (Jazz)
Jerome Godboo Band (listen) (listen1) (listen2) (Blues)
Jerome Godboo and David Rotundo (video1) (video2) (Blues)
Jerry Leger (+listen) (Folk/Folk Rock/Country)
Jerry Quintyne Jazz Duo (Jazz)
Jeru 4tet (Jazz)
Jessica Lanza (Jazz/Vocals)
Jetset Motel (+listen) (Alternative/Country/Rock)
Jim Galloway Band (listen) (Jazz)
Jim Macdonald
Jimmy Helverson (listen) (Blues)
The Jive Bombers (+listen) (Jump Blues/Jazz)
JJ Ipsen (+listen) (Dutch Pop/Folk)
Joanna Moon Flamenco quartet (+listen) (Latino with Quebec Edge/vocals)
Joanne Mackell & The Paradise Rangers (listen+shows) (listen) (Country/Roots)
Joanne Mackell & True Grit (listen+shows) (listen) (Country/Roots)
Joanne Morra & The France St. Trio (Jazz)
Joe Adamick and friends Jazz Band "In the Pocket" (Jazz)
Joe D'Urso & Stone Caravan (listen) (Rock/Americana/Acoustic)
Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers (listen) (Pittsburg) (Rock/Classic Rock/Blues)
Joe Tucker and Second Wind (Country/East Coast)
Joe Van Rossen Jazz Band (Jazz)
Joel Hartley & Tony Quarrington Jazz Duo (Jazz)
Joel Frahm (+listen) (listen) (New York) (Jazz)
Joel Haynes Quartet (Jazz)
Joel Krivy (listen) (Acoustic Blues)
Joel Miller Quartet (Montreal) (Instrumental Jazz)
John Allaire (Ottawa) (listen) (shows) (Folk/Folk Rock)
John Borra (+listen) (Country/Alternative/Rock)
John Borra Band (+listen) (Country/Alternative/Rock)
John Borra & Sam Ferarra (video) (Country/Folk)
John Cheesman Jazz Orchestra (Big Band Jazz)
John Christopher and Friends
John Deehan Jazz Band (Jazz)
The John Dickie Band (Rockin Blues)
John MacLeod's Rex Hotel Orchestra (21 piece Big Band Jazz)
John Pagnotta Jazz Trio (Jazz)
John Russon Jazz Trio (Jazz Guitar)
John Showman (Select Media/Musci to listen) (Bluegrass/Country/Roots)
John Statz (+listen) (Wisconsin)
John T. Davis (listen) (Jazz/Blues/Organist/Pianist)
John Zytaruk (+listen) (Acoustic/Pop/Folk)
Johnny Griffith (listen) (Jazz)
Johnny MacLeod Band
Johny Wright and Friends
Jon Brooks (listen) (Folk/Americana/Acoustic)
Jon Challaner Quartet (Jazz)
Jon Davis (+videos) (listen +shows) (Mtl) (Folk/Jazz)
Jon Feldman Jazz Band (Jazz)
Jonathan Wong Jazz Band (Jazz)
Jordan Faye (+listen +shows) (Folk Rock/Acoustic/Rock)
Jorge Gavidia Jazz & Blues Duo (+listen) (Jazz/Blues/Latin)
Joseph Blood and The Bluetick Houn'dogs
Joshua Cockerill (+listen+shows) (Folk/Americana/Roots)
Joshua Goodman Jazz Band (Jazz)
Joshua Gropp (listen+shows) (Stratford) (Acoustic/Experimental/Folk Rock )
JP Freedom (Country/Rock & Roll)
Julia Cleveland Group (+listen) (Jazz)
Julian Fauth (video) (Blues/Roots/ “Barrelhouse” Jazz/Vocals)
2009 Juno Award for Best Blues Album (Ramblin' Son), nominee for numerous Maple Blues Awards
Julian Fauth and James Thomson Blues Duo (video) (Blues/Roots/ “Barrelhouse” Jazz/Vocals/Piano or Guitar & Bass)
2009 Juno Award for Best Blues Album (Ramblin' Son), nominee for numerous Maple Blues Awards
Julian Taylor (listen+shows) (Alternative/Acoustic/Folk Rock)
Julian Petti
Juliann Kuchocki (listen) (video) (Jazz/Vocals)
Julie Fader (+listen+video+shows)
Julie Mahendran (+listen) Quartet (more info) (Classic Jazz/Soul/Pop/Vocals)
The Junction City All-Stars (New Orleans Funk)
Justin Bacchus (video) (Funk/Soul/R&B/Jazz/Vocals)
Justin Plet,
K
The Kamalas (New Brunswick)
KaraMel (+listen) (Los Angeles) (Pop/Melodramatic Popular Song)
Karen Ng (Jazz)
Katee Mitic
Kate Kreiswirth
Katie Stelmanis (+listen+shows) (Alternative/Pop)
Kathleen Gorman (+listen) Jazz Band (Jazz/Blues/Acoustic)
KC and the Moonshine Band (listen+shows) (Rockabilly/Psychobilly/Lounge)
Keith and Renee
Ken Baird
Ken Workman & the Union (Ottawa) (Roots/Roc /Alternative)
Ken Yoshioka (+listen) (Blues/Roots/Rock)
Kenny Simon Guitar Solo (+listen) (Acoustic/Standards)
The Kensington Hillbillies (+listen) (Country/Regional Mexican/Crunk)
Keslsey McNulty Jazz Band (Jazz)
Kev Corbett (listen) (Halifax) (Experimental / Folk)
Kevin Christoff (from Simply Saucer)
Kevin Dean (Jazz/Trumpeter&Organist)
Kevin Laliberte (+video) Latin Jazz Band (shows) (Accoustic/Latin Jazz)
Kevin Quain (+shows) (video) (listen) (Cabaret-noir/Jazz/Piano/Vocals ) [STT]
2004 Dora Mavor Moore Outstanding New Musical (General Theatre) Award for “Tequila Vampire Matinee”
(at the Rex)
Kevin Quain (+shows) (video) (listen) (Rags/Standards/Piano/Vocals)
2004 Dora Mavor Moore Outstanding New Musical (General Theatre) Award for “Tequila Vampire Matinee”
Kevin Quain & The Mad Bastards (video1) (video2) (listen) (Cabaret-noir/Jazz/Vocals) [STT]
2004 Dora Mavor Moore Outstanding New Musical (General Theatre) Award for “Tequila Vampire Matinee”
The Keyframes (+listen) (Country/Rock/Bluegrass)
Kgomotso "KG" Tsatsi (+listen) (Hip Hop/R& /Pop)
Khristine Schmitt (+shows) and The Powers That Be (Country/Bluegrass/Blues)
Kids On TV (+listen) (Punk/Disco House/Experimental)
Kidstreet (+listen) (Electronica/ Acoustic/Club)
Kim and Frank Koren (shows) (Country/Rock/Blues)
Kim Beggs (listen) (Yukon) (Folk/Roots/Country)
Kim Wempe (listen+shows) (Folk Rock/Country/Acoustic)
Kim Wempe won the 2009 Nova Scotia Music Award for Folk Recording Of The Year, for her May 2009 release, “Where I Need to Be”. Kim was nominated for two 2010 East Coast Music Awards in the categories of Female Artist of the Year and Rising Star of the Year. From her Saskatchewan roots to he current residence in Nova Scotia, she's is known for playing toe-tapping rhythms and a wide range of styles from soulful blues melodies to jazzy folk tunes,
Kinga Gorny Jazz (Jazz/Pop/Standards/Vocals)
The King Beez
Kirk MacDonald (shows) (Jazz Saxiphonist)
Kitgut's Old Time String Band (Roots/Country/Bluegrass)
Kurt Nielsen and Richard Whiteman(+listen) Jazz Trio (Jazz)
Kwesi Selassie & the Diaspora Band (Reggie/African)
Kyp Harness (+listen) (Folk Rock/Rock)
L
Ladies of the Canyon (+listen) (Pop/Folk/Country)
Ladybird (+listen+shows) (Americana/Folk Rock/Pop)
Lady Hayes (+listen) (Folk Rock)
Lara MacMillan (Variety)
Larra Skye Group (listen +shows) (Jazz/Vocals)
Laugh Rebel (listen) (shows) (Pop/Acoustic)
Laura Bird (listen+shows) (Folk/Acoustic/Alternative)
Laura Fernandez (enter site to listen) (Pop/Jazz/English & Spanish)
Laura Hubert Band (listen) (Jazz Standards/Vocals)
Laura Repo (+listen) (listen+shows) (Roots/Folk)
w/ Layla Zoe (listen) (video1) (video2) (Victoria) (Blues/Soul)
Female Vocalist of the Year" on Vancouver Island, BC (2006), won the Compo 10 International blues songwriting competition in Jaarvenpaa, Finland in 2006, won the prestigious International Blues Heritage Contest in Finland
Lazy John (+listen) (Hastings County) (Bluegrass/Country/Folk)
The LDB’s
Leah State Trio (Jazz/Vocals)
Lee Harvey Osmond (listen) (shows) (Americana/Folk Rock/Alternative)
Lee Wallace Trio (Jazz)
The Legendary Dirtbikers (+listen) (Power Pop/Garage/Indie)
Les Singes Bleus (+listen+video+shows) (French Pop)
The Lesson (+listen) (Rock/Pop)
Leyland Gordon Group (+listen) (Jazz)
Lester McLean Trio (+listen) (Soul/R&B/Jazz/Vocals)
Liam Morin Jazz Trio (Jazz)
Lickin’ Good Fried (listen) (shows) (Country/Bluegrass/Acoustic)
Lickpenny Loafer
Life Size Dream (+listen) (Rock/R&B/Pop)
Lindi Ortega (listen) (Pop/Acoustic -with a country flavour)
Lindsay Beaver Jazz Band (Jazz)
The Liquidaires (listen1) (listen2) (listen3) (Pop/World Rhythm)
Lisa Manis (listen) (Country/Southern Rock/Pop)
Lisa Marie Kruchak (listen) (Acoustic/Alt. Folk)
Little Foot Long (listen) (shows) (Garage/Blues/Country)
Little Jimmy’s Chicken Pickers (Country)
Little Miss Zombie Show w/ Christian D and the Hangovers (+listen) (Rock/Rockabilly/Garage)
Live How You Live
Lloyd Young and Mickey Andrews (Country/Newfoundland)
Lonesome Lefty (+listen) (Windsor) (Americana/Country/Roots)
The Long Haul (+listen) (Roots)
Lord Bubba's Nu-Jazz project (Jazz)
Lori Yates (listen) (Country/Folk/Alternative)
Lorne Nehring Trio w Tom Reynolds (Nashville)
Lorraine Luck and Her Demons
Los Caballeros Del Son “The Gentlemen of Song”
The Lost Anglers (+listen) (Rock/Roots/Country)
Lou DeAdder Band
Lousiana Snow Blowers
Louis Simao Trio (Jazz)
The Low Heroes (+listen) (Rock/Soul/Blues)
Luau Or Die (+listen) (Surf Instrumental)
Lucas Stagg (+listen+video+shows) (Alternative/Roots /Rock)
Luke Nicholson (+listen) (Rock/Pop)
two Genie award nominations (including “BREATHE”) in the 2007 motion picture “Poor Boy’s Game”, 2006 winner of the Molson Canadian Battle of the Bands
Luther Wright and The Wrongs (listen) (Pop Punk/Roots)
Luxury Bob (+listen) (Folk/Pop)
Lyne Tremblay (video1) (video2) (Jazz/Cabaret/French/English Vocals)
Lynne Hanson (+listen+shows+video) (Ottawa) (Americana/Roots/Folk)
Listing of Performers
Click on Performers links to reach their web sites.
The listing is in alphabetical order, ignoring “The”.
Where available, click on [STT] to get our comments and additional information
