Hermann's Jazz Club June 7, 2009

Latin Showcase at Hermann
Jazz Showcase with Pianist Turiya Mareya continues with showcase artists Emily Braden and KIA KADIRI

Date: Sunday June 7th
Place: Hermanns Night Club
753 View Street Victoria,British Columbia
Time: 8 pm to 11 pm


Emily Braden
Years of beautiful hard work has allowed Emily Braden to develop a truly unique style. With her powerful range and soulful sound, she explores everything from gospel wails, confident blues, hard funk and feverish vocal improvisations to heartfelt, subtle ballads. Emily’s career as a versatile and engaging soloist is rooted in an early passion for powerhouse vocalists such as Ella Fitzgerald and Aretha Franklin. She recalls hours spent at a young age memorizing classic vocal recordings and scat solos.
Originally from Boise, Idaho, the now-27-year old moved to Victoria, BC in 2002 to begin a four-year mentorship with the legendary jazz musician Louise Rose. Her instrument-like improvisations and affinity for the blues gained the attention of world music artist and Canadian Juno-award nominee, Harry Manx. With Manx, Emily has recorded on three albums and toured across Canada.
Highlights from her musical career include headlining Victoria Jazzfest’s closing show, when she was joined on stage with a touring Wynton Marsalis and members of his Lincoln Centre Orchestra. In March of this year, Emily was selected to perform at the historical Apollo Theater in New York City as a competitor in the world renowned talent show, “Apollo Amateur Night.” Most recently, she performed at New York’s Iridium Jazz Club as a guest vocalist with the Misha Piatigorsky Octet.
Upcoming projects include the release of Emily’s debut solo album, “Soul Walk” in June 2009. Recorded this fall in New York City with pianist, composer and producer Misha Piatigorsky, the album marks the debut of Emily’s original compositions and promises to be a bold introduction to an exciting career. She is thrilled to be a headliner in the Victoria Jazz Festival this year. Her CD release with Jazz Fest is set for June 30th at the Alix Goolden Hall.


KIA KADIRI


Kia Kadiri is a a female hip-hop/R&B recording artist from Vancouver BC who has also performed in the USA and China. She has been performing my music & teaching at events, showcases, & festivals in Canada for almost 15 years. Her Debut Cd FEEL THIS was nominated for a West Coast Music Award and tracks were featured on the HBO series the L Word and are getting ongoing CBC airplay. She has performed at International Folk and Jazz Festivals as well as Juno and West Coast Music Award Programs.



Turiya Mareya
Mareya was raised in the vibrant border of Tijuana and San Diego. She started playing with Mexican dance bands at a young age and later studied Jazz under the direction of Mr. Daniel Jackson, one of the West Coast Jazz Legends. She studied also at the Creative Music School in Woodstock but most of her musical instruction came from the streets, the clubs and fellow musicians. She began playing Latin Jazz with the Tambu International Ensemble, moving to Vera Cruz and living later in Mexico City. Returning to the border she was active in the jazz and latin music scenes. She became the musical director and pianist for the Kokopelli Latin Jazz Ensemble and for 10 years worked major venues and festivals in the south west.

In 2003 Turiya began working as a solo artist going first to Juneau Alaska where she performed with Afro-Peruvian Percussionist Antonio Diaz and to Anchorage where she performed with Hector Diaz y su Orchesta Tropical. She moved to Madrid in 2004 and was active in the incredible music scene there. In 2005 she toured Canada based in Toronto. She also toured British Columbia working with Adonis Puentes and Gilberto Moroeax on Vancouver Island.

She returned to Tijuana in 2008 where she was Artist in Residence at Arte Sana in Playas de Tijuana.She headlined at the Ensendada Jazz Festival and the Rocky Point Jazz Festival in Sonora Mexico She also headed the Binacional Jazz Descarga in Tijuana. In Spring of 2008 she toured the Yucatan Mayan Riviera in Mexico performing in Festivals and Jazz venues there. She returned to Tijuana and was featured at the Afro-Carribbean Festival , the Baja Jazz Festival and the M-Fest Jazz Festival. She performed in October of 2008 for the 2nd year at the Puerto Penasco Jazz Festival in Sonora Mexico.

She is currently touring Canada performing in British Columbia. She recently toured with Adonis Puentes, co-produced and performed in the 1st annual Victoria Latin Jazz Fest and is hosting the weekly Women's showcase and Latin Jazz Jam Session Every Sunday Night at Hermann's Jazz Club