Mikayla Bortscher

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Saturday • 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm | The Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts (9225 - 118 Ave)

Sunday • 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm | The Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts (9225 - 118 Ave)

Sunday • 4:45 pm – 5:15 pm | Discovery Stage (94 St & 118 Ave)

Mikayla weaves magic with thought-provoking and powerful lyrics. Her voice is gentle yet raw, accompanied by her 36 string Celtic harp. Mikayla writes about the secrets and mysteries we hold close to our heart and souls. Musically she is influenced by Celtic, folk, roots, and even pop sensibilities. Mikayla captures audiences and invites them to love a little deeper through her stories of living with schizophrenia.

Marissa K

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Saturday • 7:00 pm – 7:45 pm | The Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts (9225 - 118 Ave)

Sunday • 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm | The Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts (9225 - 118 Ave)

Marissa Karpiak otherwise known as Marissa K is a singer-songwriter born and raised in Edmonton. Marissa has performed nationally and internationally and most recently joined Toronto's Juno Award-winning producer Chris Graham on his Alberta tour. She has performed with Euphoria Ukrainian Band at Edmonton's Ufest.

Brady Lloyd

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Saturday • 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm | The Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts (9225 - 118 Ave)

Sunday • 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm | The Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts (9225 - 118 Ave)

Brady Lloyd, a versatile keyboardist and composer from Brighton, UK, now calls Edmonton home. His musical journey began with classical piano lessons in his youth, eventually evolving into a profound passion for jazz and improvisation. Growing up immersed in the rich soundscapes of artists like Yellowjackets, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Kirk Franklin, Brady's style embodies a seamless fusion of genres. After earning his Bachelor's Degree in Music from Chichester University in 2019, he navigated various musical landscapes, from captivating solo jazz performances and collaborations with R&B vocalists to experimental jazz quartets and musical theatre shows on cruise ships. This year marks an exciting chapter for Brady as he unveils his own compositions. His dynamic live performances promise to captivate audiences and push the boundaries of musical expression

Lori Reid

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Friday • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm | The Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts (9225 - 118 Ave)

In service to the sacred sound, Lori Reid believes music, the really good stuff, is to be felt rather than heard.

With her 2003 recording debut RADIO, Reid channeled the waves of emotion, frequency and genres coming from the AM/FM dial.

With the fates, Reid (along with co-founders Jenny Allen and Lin Elder) traveled Canada with 2 cross country tours and 3 albums (Till We Have Faces, slam, Therapy), spanning 20 years as a group, with 2008’s Therapy hitting the #2 spot on the CKUA top 100 of 2008.

2012 saw Reid collaborate with Colin Linden (Bruce Cockburn, The Band, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings) on her second solo release, Temperance Hotel. Featuring Linden on multi instruments and scoring and production duties, fellow fate Lin Elder, Willie Nelson's harmonica collaborator, Mickey Rapheal, and Nashville master craftsmen, Bryan Owings and Dave Roe. Temperance Hotel peaked at #5 on the Roots Report and received National airplay on public, commercial and satellite radio.

Most recently, Reid has been finding comfort in the roots of popular music and the origins of folk with fellow songwriter, Heather Jean Jordan. Their multi-genre, time bending duo, The Evangelines, blending the light and shadows of the folk music landscape, is based out of Banff, AB.

Presently, Lori Reid is in "the elements"…her next collaboration with Colin Linden, featuring The rotting Matadors (John Dymond, Gary Craig, Ken Pearson).

Due for release in 2024, this latest production, the 3rd solo release from Reid, is a testament to living true to our nature.

Zack Lim

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Saturday • 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm | The Nina Gallery (9225 118 Ave)

Sunday • 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm | The Nina Gallery (9225 118 Ave)

Zack grew up in Sherwood Park, playing (and practicing!) piano since the age of 5. Classically trained in Royal Conservatory, he often participated in the Sherwood Park music festivals and was an active leader in his high school band program. Currently, he is studying jazz at MacEwan University as a composition major, and enjoys listening to a wide variety of genres from jazz and classical all the way to J-rock and alternative. When not studying, Zack teaches at the Sherwood Park School of Music in hopes to develop his student’s skills so they can learn the joy of music!

Socials
Insta: @zack.lim

Ava Nayana

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Saturday • 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm | The Nina Gallery (9225 118 Ave)

Sunday • 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm | The Nina Gallery (9225 118 Ave)

Ava Nayana is a 18 year old singer-songwriter from St. Albert, Alberta. She released her first song, “Overwhelmed”, in 2021 followed by a second single, “Nights Like This”, in 2022. Ava has performed in many competitions, festivals, concerts, private functions, and gigs in Alberta. Pursuing music as her passion, she continues to be a student at Visionary Centre For The Performing Arts and continues to write and perform her own music. Ava is dedicated to prioritizing music as her future and to building a successful and long-lasting career.

Socials
Instagram: ava.nayana

Talesa Mandin

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Saturday • 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm | The Nina Gallery (9225 118 Ave)

Talesa has been singing and playing piano for 28 years, since the young age of 4, starting her music journey in Music For Young Children's classes and then graduating into Royal Conservatory of Music. Talesa took a liking to making music at her church and singing in choirs at her schools, and those passions are what lead her to the majority of the work she seeks out in her professional career today. Being a graduate of Victoria School of Performing Arts, she was inspired to continue on to Grant MacEwan's Music Program majoring in Jazz and Contemporary Piano Performance. Today, you'll see Talesa singing and playing for many choirs and schools throughout the city of Edmonton and surrounding area (of note: EKO Singers, Accord Ensemble, Nuf Sed and FORM of the TIME Association, Kikimasu of the Korora [previously Kokopelli] Association, Memorial Composite High School choirs, Victoria School choirs, MD at Ross Sheppard for their spring Musical), Music Directing at Good Shepherd Anglican Church, accompanying for solo instruments and vocalists, performing in a band with her friends "Mallory and the Mystics", and freelancing in many various other capacities.

Socials
Insta: @mandin.music.talesa
Facebook: Talesa Mandin