Mike Nagoda is a Blues and Roots musician and independent recording artist based in Toronto. Born with Cerebral Palsy, Mike struggled to play guitar in the conventional manner until he discovered legendary Toronto Bluesman Brian Cober at Grossman’s Tavern, who invented the art of double slide guitar in 1971. Mike eventually approached Brian to teach him this system and Mr. Cober became Mike’s close friend and mentor until his passing in 2016. Mike is now proudly carrying on Mr.

Jaymz Bee is a Canadian musician, entertainer, writer, producer and radio personality. His last gig before going freelance was at JAZZ.FM91 as an on-air host and producer. Jaymz is also a writer and singer with “The Tiki Collective”, the electro-pop band “Bonzai Suzuki” and music producer for Vesuvius Music Inc. and Happy Fingers Music. He is an emcee for charity galas and corporate events, a freelance publicist and writes freelance for various magazines and websites.

Alana Bridgewater is a Toronto-based actor and singer, best known for her role as Killer Queen in the Mirvish rock musical We Will Rock You. She made her Off-Broadway debut in 2017 at The Pershing Square Signature Center performing in Soulpepper Theatre Company’s Spoon River and First Ladies. Other Soulpepper credits include the title role in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Rose – A Musical, Idomeneus, Porgy & Bess, Riverboat, and the Global Cabaret Festival.

The roots that grew Canada’s Queen of Rock, Sass Jordan, started in Europe and edged across the pond to the veins of metal pulsing in the musical metallurgy of Montreal in the 70’s. Montreal’s burgeoning ’70’s scene included a ‘no holds barred’ approach to glam, punk, blues, prog, metal, country, jazz, folk, with the added attraction of a homegrown sound created by the Quebecois artists of the decade, unique to the landscape and pertinent to the denizens of the period.

At the vanguard of ‘The New Jazz Generation’ and freshly graduated from the University of Toronto’s prestigious jazz studies program, JENNA MARIE PINARD possesses a signature jazz and blues voice that hints at Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Aretha Franklin, but is distinctly her own. She is best known for her smooth-sounding jazz and rich R&B vocals, her wide vocal range, and passionate performances. She is quickly gaining reputation in Toronto as a uniquely warm spirit and engaging performer.

Juno nominated artist Wendy Lands, has earned prominence as a magnetic and generous performer, combining an intimate, vulnerable theatricality with a cool, spellbinding jazziness. Always making her audiences feel as though they’re not just sitting back and watching —but participating in something very special.

STORRY writes and produces her music, and is intrinsically involved in all aspects of her career from designing album covers to producing music videos. Her debut concept album CH III: The Come Up was released on February 20 2020.

William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is a legendary singer-songwriter, record producer, record executive and co-founder of Motown Records.

Robinson and his group, the Miracles met Berry Gordy after a failed audition for singer Jackie Wilson’s managers. Gordy was impressed with Robinson's vocals and ambitious songwriting. With his help they released, "Got a Job.” It was the beginning of a successful collaboration and the beginnings of Motown.

Marc was born in Brooklyn, NY, son of singer Charles Jordan, and grew up in Toronto, Canada. Jordan’s music career really took off in 1978 when he was signed to Warner Music in Los Angeles and began writing songs with some of the best in the business. In his forty plus year career he has been a solo artist, a sought-after songwriter, a group member as part of the quartet "Lunch at Allens," and in the last decade, he took up a paintbrush and became a visual artist.

Exquisite vocalist Ana Moura possesses a sound unlike any other in fado. Her voice strolls freely through the Portuguese tradition, flirting elegantly with pop and broadening the soul-bearing genre to stunning results.