About this Event
Fri May 8th, 2026
Door opens: 7:30 PM
Show: 8:00 PM
Matt Endahl and Nancy Walker Duos.
Pianist and composer Nancy Walker has been recognized with honours
Canada-wide, including the Montréal Jazz Festival’s Grand Prix de Jazz, the
National Jazz Awards Keyboardist Of The Year Award, a JUNO nomination for
Instrumental Album Of The Year (Rainy Days And Mondays, 2006), and an
induction into the Mississauga Music Walk Of Fame. A dynamic improviser,
an artful composer and a responsive accompanist, Nancy has been praised
both for her work as a solo artist and as a musical collaborator. As a side
player she can be heard on a wide range of recordings, by artists from
saxophonist Kirk MacDonald to vocalist Emilie-Claire Barlow to children’s
entertainer Raffi. More recently she can be heard on the 2024 recording
Here’s To Life by John Neudorf (on which she was both pianist and co-
producer), and Sarah Jerrom’s 2025 JUNO-nominated Magpie.
Nancy has several discs to her credit as leader. Her most recent (released
September, 2025) is Deeper Down, featuring Nancy as pianist and composer,
with Tara Davidson (saxophones), Lauren Falls (bass) and Ethan Ardelli
(drums). Her compositions reflect her view of the age we live in - at times
intense, at times poignant, at times cerebral. Her inspirations include
architecture, cinema, literature, visual art and nature.
“Nancy Walker has played enough piano to know how to keep listeners
interested however hard she pushes the boundaries of familiarity.” Toronto
Star
“Harmonically she's influenced by the usual suspects—Evans, Hancock,
Jarrett, etc.—but her delicate touch and denser harmonic constructs brings
to mind British pianist John Taylor as well...Walker's music is easy on the
ears, but don't mistake that for lacking in interest or challenge, because she
masks an advanced harmonic concept within an accessible veneer.” All
About Jazz
“A fine example of the modern jazz musician’s art.” The Globe and Mail
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Silence, 46 Essex Street, Guelph, Canada
CAD 15.00 to CAD 50.00
