Here are all the artists for the 2021 Niagara Jazz Festival! You can scroll through all of them, or search for specific artists using the search field. We are also adding the new artists that will be performing for our various events throughout the rest of the year and into 2022. Check back frequently for updates!
ABEL MARCEL
2021, Abel MarcelAbel Marcel is one of the most versatile Cuban piano players from his generation on the scene today: composer, arranger, producer, pianist, band leader and educator. He has been recording dozens of albums from hip-hop to salsa, from...
ADAM BOWMAN
2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, Adam BowmanDrummer and percussionist, Adam Bowman, has been a mainstay in both the Canadian and international music scenes for more than two decades. As a touring musician, Adam has been heard on stages across five continents with artists such as...
ADREAN FARRUGIA
2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, Adrean FarrugiaAdrean Farrugia began playing piano at the age of 12. By age 16 he decided that he would dedicate his life to music. Since then he has become recognized as one of Canada’s finest pianists and composers, having shared the music he...
ALEX GEORGE
2021, Alex GeorgeAlex George is a violin and mandolin musician from Almonte Ontario. He has been playing violin for 12 years and has a wide repertoire of music from jazz to country, classical to contemporary. He enjoys performing to all ages in all...
ALEXA FRASER
2021, Alexa FraserAlexa Fraser is a Puppet and Mask Maker and Puppeteer, Costume Designer and Seamstress and Textile and Installation Artist, from St.Catharines, Ontario. With a B.Des in Fashion Design from Ryerson University, Alexa has worked as a...
AMIR AMIRI
2021, Amir AmiriAmiri was born in Tehran, Iran where much of his youth was spent studying the santur, a 72-string hammer dulcimer that lies at the heart of Persian classical music. Classically trained, Amiri has always sought to explore the limits of...
ASHLEY ST. PIERRE
2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, Ashley St. PierreAfter studying at OCAD for a year, Ashley St. Pierre decided to pursue jazz voice and composition at Mohawk College where she completed the Applied Music diploma program. During her 2nd and 3rd years she received full scholarship...
BEN BISHOP
2021, Ben Bishop, DonnybrookBen Bishop favours a freewheeling, bop-based guitar style, most reminiscent of the classic guitarists of the 1950s and 1960s. Players such as Kenny Burrell, Wes Montgomery, and Grant Green are major inspirations to his sound and...
BIG 6 BRASS BAND
2021, Big 6 Brass BandThe Big 6 Brass Band is currently one of the hottest and most talked about brass bands in New Orleans. Bringing a new modern edge to the brass band sound, BIG 6’s popularity amongst second-lines clubs, Mardi Gras Indians and hip-hop...
BRACKEN-CARSON QUARTET
2021, Youth, Bracken-Carson Quartet, Christopher Parnis, Joel Bracken, Mateo Mancuso, Steve CarsonThe Bracken-Carson Quartet is a “cordless” quartet featuring two tenor saxophonists with bass and drums. This group features me (Joel Bracken) and Steve Carson on tenor saxophone, Christopher Parnis on Bass, and Mateo...