Brenda Lewis Set for Jazz Bistro's Cabaret Series, 5/15

Originally from The 1000 Islands and Ottawa, versatile Guelph/Toronto-based jazz vocalist Brenda Lewis http://www.brendalewis.ca is what is known as a natural singer. In the Jazz Bistro's Cabaret Series she will be joined by acclaimed Toronto jazz musicians and longtime bandmates Margaret Stowe http://www.margaretstowe.com/ on guitar and Rosemary Galloway http://www.rosemarygalloway.com/ on upright bass, performing an eclectic, soulful and even quirky mix of repertoire.

Concert Details:
Brenda Lewis at The Jazz Bistrohttp://jazzbistro.ca/wordpress/event/brenda-lewis/
Sun May 15, 7pm
at The Jazz Bistro
251 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1T8Tickets: $15 per person.
Reserve tickets and dinner table in advance
by calling: 416-363-5299

For over two decades, Lewis has been captivating audiences across Ontario, most recently in the 1000 Islands Jazz Festival, Merrickville's Jazz Fest, Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival, Guelph Jazz Festival, McMichael Gallery's Jazz Series, 120 Diner's Jazz Series, Midland Cultural Centre, Musideum and Flying Beaver Pubaret - to name a few.

Last November, Lewis was asked to join forces with respected arts impressario Robert Missen to co-present and perform in a very well-received "5000 Miles For Syria" Concert in the Elora and Guelph communities. Missen has organized a number of these wonderful concerts, beginning with a flagship concert in Toronto. For Lewis, a concert supporting Syrian Refugees is a near perfect means of paying forward the good fortune in her own family history, as she is one of "Nicky's Family". Her Sephardic father was one of 669 incredibly fortunate Czech Jewish children "Kindertransported" to safety in the UK in 1939 through the selfless efforts organized by the now well-known Sir Nicholas Winton, from England.

What lies in the future for Lewis? She has been selected for the panel of Guelph Reads (based on Canada Reads) presented by Friends of Guelph Public Library. On May 25, she will be defending "Flint and Feather" by Charlotte Gray - a biography of E. Pauline Johnson, the Mohawk Poet and performer. Johnson has been a creative muse to Lewis for many years. In early 2017, Lewis will be one of the guest vocalists in two concerts celebrating the music of The Breithaupt Brothers - a songwriting tour de force often referred to as the Canadian Gershwins. Beyond that, she is planning to embark on a series of concert tours across Canada and other countries - in between her busy schedule as an arts and entertainment publicist working across North America.