Michael Occhipinti and Elizabeth Shepherd

JUNO-nominated guitarist and composer Michael Occhipinti teams up with three-time JUNO-nominated singer/songwriter Elizabeth Shepherd for two very special performances at The Langham.

Experience a night of captivating jazz, soulful songs, and virtuosic improvisation as these two acclaimed artists share the stage.

Velvety-voiced pianist Elizabeth Shepherd arrived on the international scene in 2006 when herdebut album Start To Move was voted one of the Top 3 jazz albums of the year by the listener of the influential Gilles Peterson Show on BBC Radio Worldwide. Since then, the globetrotting souljazz innovator has released five widely acclaimed records, picked up 4 JUNO nominations, and toured extensively in North America, Europe, Japan and Latin America. Her latest record, The Signal, has been hailed as a “masterpiece” and appeared on numerous Best-of-the-Year list across the world.

A nine-time JUNO Award (Canada’s Grammy) nominee, guitarist/composer Michael Occhipinti’s freely crosses genres that include jazz, chamber music, funk, world music, and anything involving modern guitar sounds. His newest group In Orbit thrilled audiences across Canada and the U.S. in 2017 and features Grammy winning saxophonist Jeff Coffin (Bela Fleck/Dave Matthews Band), and virtuoso bassist Felix Pastorius.