The Wanda Nowicki Trio
Originally from Vancouver Ms. Nowicki started her music career in Los Angeles . Bar bands, jazz bands, and having the great pleasure of sitting in with Richard Berry and Big Jay McNeely
Retuning to Vancouver in 2004 she has played on a variety of stages including Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Pender Harbour Jazz Festival, Gibsons Jazz Fest, and Chemainus Jazz fest . Her trio is featured regularly at the swanky Sylvia Hotel lounge .
Her set list is unique but entirely accessible , bringing you lesser known gems of jazz covers, she also includes material from a few brilliant Vancouver song writers --Bernard Boulanger and David King.
This trio makes it their business to keep you entertained with an engaging stage presence.
The Hot Mammas
Dynamic, contemporary jazz vocal trio The Hot Mammas make magical music brimming with crystal-clear harmonies, rollicking rhythms and saucy, sweltering sound. The group is ignited by the larger-than-life personalities and synergy of seasoned entertainers and long-time friends Georgina Arntzen, Julie Brown and Mary Ella Young. Together, they channel divine, infectious joy into fearless live performances that feature glamorous outfits and the same intricate arrangements of favorite standards and original tunes that make their recordings shine. Often accompanied on stage by a band fully stocked with Vancouver’s most talented instrumentalists, the trio’s members use their songs to share their personal experiences as mothers, wives, sisters and lovers keen on celebrating the story of strong women in all their glory through song. Inspired by the energy and artistry of trailblazing ladies like The Boswell Sisters, Ella Fitzgerald and The Andrews Sisters; The Hot Mammas are the whole shebang – a delicious, all-you-can-eat feast for the eyes and ears.
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