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Like a Circle in a Spiral. CD release celebration May 8

I’m super excited to be releasing my new CD, Like a Circle in a Spiral, on May 8! I have so many people to thank for their beautiful contributions to this project: George Koller for your excellence as a producer, musician and human being; David French, Michael Davidson and Nick Fraser for your stunning playing; Jeremy Darby […]

happy holidays

my warmest wishes for a fabulous holiday season. Be safe, happy and warm with friends and family. Here’s to a wonderful, peaceful, healthy and fulfilling 2014 Thursday, December 12 at La Soirée Friday, December 13 at Pantages Martini Bar Saturday, December 14 at Pantages Martini Bar Saturday, January 11 at Chalkers Pub Sunday, January 19 […]

save the date!

October and November are filled with music. I’m looking forward to playing at these fabulous venues with some of my favorite musicians. Please join us! Friday, Ocotober 11 at Habits Gastropub Thursday, October 17 at the Home Smith Jazz Bar Saturday, October 19 at Chalkers Pub Friday, October 25 at the Vintage Film Festival Tuesdays […]

klezkanada

I’ve just returned from an unforgettable week at klezkanada. The highlight was my “klezmer opera” debut in Josh Horowitz and Veretski Pass world premiere of “Lilith, the Night Demon” as an angel (who also happens to play kazoo!) Other fun performances include playing melodica for Josh Dolgin’s “Tales from Odessa” excerpts as well as a […]

Welcome

Welcome to my new website. So, what’s new? A new design thanks to Janine Stoll. Lots of new photos, more reviews, more videos, and a music player that can let you stream my CDs in their entirety. Thanks to the wordpress platform, it’s super easy for me to maintain, update and keep you posted about […]

Save the date!

Thursday, July 18 Bach Festival of Canada, Trivitt Memorial Anglican Church, Exeter ON Friday, July 26 Lula Lounge, Toronto ON Friday, Aug 16 & Sat Aug 17 Pantages Martini Bar, Toronto ON click on SHOWS for details

JUNO Awards Vocal jazz album of the year

by Stuart Broomer, CBC.ca Fern Lindzon is a vocalist of rare talent and innate musicality, and she takes chances with repertoire and approach. She brings a light and sure touch to everything she sings on Two Kites, soaring on the updraft of Antonio Carlos Jobim’s title bossa nova, exploring a medley of Yiddish songs and […]

Tandem, On The Beat

by Kerry Doole, Tandem, On The Beat, April 10, 2013 FERN LINDZON: A Juno Award nominee last year (for her lovely album Two Kites), this local jazz vocalist/composer/pianist is an On The Beat favourite. Her skill as a pianist/composer will be on display at TIFF Bell Lightbox on April 12 and 13, when she plays […]

Toronto Silent Film Festival 2013: The 1000 Laffs Slapstick Smorgasbord Delivers the Goofs

by David Fiore, Toronto Silent Film Festival, Sound on Sight, April 8, 2013 Sunday’s Toronto Silent Film Festival screening brought together five sight-gag laden comedy shorts handpicked by programmer Chris Seguin. This wild and quazy quintet covered a lot of banana peel-littered ground, showcasing a very nice cross section of silent comedy immortals and candidates […]

These are a few of my favorite things

by Paul Youngman, latinjazznet.com Canadian CD’s: 1. Fern Lindzon – Two Kites 2. Dave Young – Aspects of Oscar 3. François Bourassa Quartet – Idiosyncrasie 4. Oliver Jones – Live In Baden 5. Gordon Grdina’s Haram – Her Eyes Illuminate 6. Peter Appleyard – The Lost Sessions 1974 7. François Houle 5 + 1 – […]