About this Event
Tara provides an inspiring musical journey that will entrance the audience.
Tara Davidson is a JUNO Award-winning saxophonist, known for her mastery of both the alto and soprano saxophones. She has graced renowned stages worldwide, including New York City's Carnegie Hall, the prestigious North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands, Shanghai's JZ Jazz Club, and The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
As a bandleader, Davidson has released eight recordings since 2004 and contributed to over forty albums as a side musician. Five of her projects, either as a leader or co-leader with Carn Davidson 9, have earned JUNO Award nominations for "Jazz Album of the Year." Additionally, her work as a side musician has been linked to seven other JUNO nominations, including collaborations with Ernesto Cervini's "Joy" project, Andrew Downing’s Otterville, Ernesto Cervini’s Turboprop (twice), the Mike Murley Septet, CBC Records’ “Jazz Legends Live” project, and Jens Lindemann’s Order of Canada Band. In 2020, she won the JUNO Award for Jazz Album of the Year: Group with Cervini's Turboprop.
Among Davidson’s accolades, she was named lead alto saxophonist for the Canadian National Jazz Orchestra in 2022 and performed with the European Broadcasting Union’s European Youth Jazz Orchestra in 2008. She was also a finalist in the 2008 Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz saxophone competition and a top-three finalist for the Toronto Arts Foundation’s Emerging Jazz Artist Award in 2015. In 2013, she received the Ontario Arts Council’s Chalmers Professional Development Grant, allowing her to study with saxophone legend Dick Oatts in New York City.
Beyond her jazz career, Davidson is a versatile woodwind player, proficient in saxophones, clarinets, flute, and piccolo. She has worked with prominent musical theatre companies such as Toronto’s Mirvish Productions, the Stratford Festival, the Musical Stage Company, and Drayton Entertainment, as well as with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the National Ballet Orchestra. Her diverse career has led her to perform alongside notable artists like Oliver Jones, Joel Frahm, Tommy Banks, Jens Lindemann, Jazzmeia Horn, Emilie-Claire Barlow, Wycliffe Gordon, Phil Dwyer, Dave Douglas, Shirley Bassey, Ingrid and Christine Jensen, Brad Turner, and John Riley.
Davidson is also a dedicated educator, serving on the faculty at the University of Toronto and York University. She proudly represents Yamaha as an artist, playing their Custom Z alto saxophone.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Night Owl, 158 Elgin Street, Greater Sudbury, Canada
CAD 33.28
