JOANNA CHAPMAN-SMITH is “the slinky-voiced Canadian whose arch acoustic musings and fondness for the accordion come laced with a hint of Parisian cafes and East European Klezmer music.” – Q Blending acoustic urban Canadiana with jazzy and European flavours, Joanna has a supple and finely-nuanced voice and writes with the ear of a poet. Her musical self-portrait is composed of an unusually large palette of moods and colours. On her second album - Contraries - the songs spring from a global-vagabond sensibility. Understandable, when you find out she has a love of Klezmer and her famil… read more
JOANNA CHAPMAN-SMITH is “the slinky-voiced Canadian whose arch acoustic musings and fondness for the accordion come laced with a hint of Parisian cafes and East European Klezmer music.” – Q Blending acoustic urban Canadiana with jazzy and European flavours, Joanna has a supple and finely-nuan… read more
JOANNA CHAPMAN-SMITH is “the slinky-voiced Canadian whose arch acoustic musings and fondness for the accordion come laced with a hint of Parisian cafes and East European Klezmer music.” – Q Blending acoustic urban Canadiana with jazzy and European flavours, Joanna has a supple and finely-nuanced voice and writes with the ear of a poet. Her musical self-portrait i… read more