Italian singer Ilaria Pilar Patassini blends the singer-songwriter tradition with jazz, folk, pop, and classical music, backed by string musicians from The Glenn Gould School and a Toronto all-star band featuring Michael and Roberto Occhipinti, as well as Mark Kelso on drums and music director Federico Ferrandina.

Described as “the shining hope of hot Jazz” (New York Times), BC native triple threat trailblazer and trumpeter Bria Skonberg brings her quintet for her Koerner Hall debut.