Over the last few years, Alex Bird has become one of the most exciting names on the Canadian Jazz scene. With praise from around the globe and alongside songwriting & piano partner Ewen Farncombe, Bird has created timeless and heartfelt originals for a modern audience. Over the last few years, this talented team has produced something that is completely unique: four original & independent albums in four years, with two JUNO Award nominations for “Best Vocal Jazz” (2022 & 2024) In the Summer of 2024, Bird & Farncombe released an all-original Bossa Nova EP in collaboration with Latin Grammy Award Winner and Grammy Nominee Cheo. To cap off 2024, Bird & The Jazz Mavericks released an all-original Christmas album called “Another Christmas Day”. It was recorded live off the floor without any studio monitors or headphones, to capture old holiday magic. Bird was adopted from Romania and came to Canada at six weeks old. Starting at the age of two, he was taken to hang around the Toronto Jazz scene and had the opportunity to see and meet many of the greats along the way: Tony Bennett, Diana Krall, Ray Brown, Oscar Peterson, Mel Tormé, Ray Charles…the list goes on.
