Global Jazz: Nastasia Y
January 18 @ 2:00pm

Nastasia Y - Keyboards/vocals

Andrew Mcansh - Percussion/trumpet

Jordan Pelunsky - Bass


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Nastasia Y (nas-TA-sya Why) braids ancient  folk songs with modern grooves to create a  sound uniquely her own - but if you need a  genre, try Ukrainian soul. Her artistry is  shaped just as much by growing up in Kyiv,  raised on her late father’s freedom songs, as  by jazz school days in Toronto listening to  Stevie Wonder and Erykah Badu. Weaving  ancestral sounds with lush synths, funky  loops, and groovy basslines, her music is  fresh yet nostalgic - entangled in the  complex emotions of war and love,  heartbreak and hope. Her album Kyiv  Soul earned praise from CBC, World Music  Charts Europe, and a Canadian Folk Music  Award nomination.