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Pianist, singer, and composer Laila Biali joined Brad Barker on Afternoon Drive, Wednesday, to chat about her three-night residency at the Jazz Bistro starting Thursday. 

Interview - Laila Biali

Community Arts Report - Laila Biali

A fan-requested cover of the Coldplay hit.

Laila Biali :: vocals, piano, keyboards
Jo Lawry :: background vocals
George Koller :: bass
Larnell Lewis :: drums

Co-produced by Laila Biali & Ben Wittman.
Mixed by Tim Abraham.
Mastered by João Carvalho.

Photography by Rockie Nolan.
Art Direction and Design by Stephanie Elise Haller.

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chill remix of a song called Come Anything https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWoJ5m3lwP8&t=38s link to original song on YouTube. Also go check it out on the bootleg boy’s page on YouTube https://youtu.be/VPc4UQwoLBU . Enjoy :) 🌷

Flowers (Come Anything remix)

“Worker 21486 - Life and Death in the Hive” is an orchestral piece that describes the life - and eventual death - of a worker bee. Known only by her number, she is just one of the tens of thousands of bees in a large colony. 

This piece was inspired by poems written by two women, about a century apart. “The Bee,” written by Emily Dickinson, is an upbeat description of a bee’s daily life. “The Death of the Bee,” written by Linda Pastan, is a more somber reflection on the decline of bees around the world, not just the death of an individual bee. 

In this piece, I use texture and color as compositional parameters. Musically speaking, I started thinking in this direction when I got the chance to play John Adams’ “The Chairman Dances” with my school orchestra. That got me to listening to his other works, especially the first movement of “Harmonielehre” which is a musical inspiration for this piece.

Worker 21486 - Life And Death In The Hive

Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Spirits of the Dead."

A Mystery of Mysteries

Multi award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist Laila Biali has toured with Chris Botti, Paula Cole, Suzanne Vega and Sting. She has headlined festivals and venues spanning five continents, from Carnegie Hall in New York City to the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing. Her accolades include a 2019 JUNO Award (Canada's GRAMMY) for “Vocal Jazz Album of the Year”, top prize at the 2018 Canadian Songwriting Competition (Jazz), “SOCAN Composer of the Year” and “Keyboardist of the Year” at Canada’s National Jazz Awards, a JUNO nomination for Tracing Light, and a spot on DownBeat Magazine’s “Best Albums of the Year” list for Live in Concert. In 2015, Laila released her first album of entirely original music, House of Many Rooms – an indie-pop project featuring a star- studded lineup including the vocalist Lisa Fischer, who is featured in the Academy Award-winning documentary 20 Feet From Stardom. In September of 2017, Laila was brought on as the host for CBC Music’s national radio show, Saturday Night Jazz. And while Laila continues to earn high honours in the Jazz world, her unique genre-bending sound is what sets her apart as she "masterfully mixes jazz and pop, bringing virtuosity and unpredictability to songs that are concise and catchy.” (Washington Post) She will release her next album in March 2020.

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