Stephanie Urquhart’s Spectral Harvest part of 2026 Edmonton International Jazz Festival
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On the Café Bicyclette patio at La Cité Francophone
Jared Greeve, trumpet
Andrew Noakes, trombone
Stephanie Urquhart, piano
Gareth Gililland, guitar
Connor Walsh, bass
Mark Segger, drums
Stephanie Urquhart (she/her) is a mixed-race pianist, composer, and arranger. Her spontaneity and sensitivity on the piano has been called “engagingly joyous” and “so thoughtful and
expressive.” (Charlie Austin). She has been hailed for “putting the surprise factor back into smart, new original music.” (Edmonton Journal).
In 2023, Stephanie became the inaugural recipient of the Salle Bourgie Mentoring & Debuts: Rising Star Award for Jazz Piano. She has performed as a leader and sideman at jazz festivals across the country, including Montreal International Jazz Festival, YYC Jazz Festival, Yardbird Festival of Jazz, L’off festival de Jazz de Montreal, and Edmonton International Jazz Festival.
Stephanie’s debut album with Stephanie Urquhart Quartet, Concealment, was released in 2019 and was nominated for Best Jazz Album by One World Music Awards. She has worked as a clinician including for the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity’s 2021 Jazz and Creative Music Residency as a Faculty Mentor, and has been featured at international events including the 2024 International Jazz Composers' Symposium (IJCS) in Nashville, Tennessee, the 2019 IJCS in Greeley, Colorado, the 2017 IJCS at the in Tampa, Forida, as well as the 2017 Earshot Jazz Festival in Seattle, Washington. She won 2nd place in the Jazz Composition Contest for Women Composers in 2017. She has also received nominations for her music from the Edmonton Music Awards for Best Jazz Recording and Best Instrumental Recording in 2014 and 2018. Her Big Band music has been performed by Jazz Orchestras and Universities throughout Canada, the United States, and Europe. Stephanie was the composer-in-residence for the MacEwan Conservatory Big Band in Spring 2025, and for McGill Jazz Orchestra 1 in Fall 2023.
Stephanie received her Masters in Jazz Piano Performance from McGill University, and Bachelors of Music in Composition from MacEwan University.
Support for 2026 Edmonton International Jazz Festival is provided by presenting sponsor TD Bank Group.
On the Café Bicyclette patio at La Cité Francophone
Jared Greeve, trumpet
Andrew Noakes, trombone
Stephanie Urquhart, piano
Gareth Gililland, guitar
Connor Walsh, bass
Mark Segger, drums
Stephanie Urquhart (she/her) is a mixed-race pianist, composer, and arranger. Her spontaneity and sensitivity on the piano has been called “engagingly joyous” and “so thoughtful and
expressive.” (Charlie Austin). She has been hailed for “putting the surprise factor back into smart, new original music.” (Edmonton Journal).
In 2023, Stephanie became the inaugural recipient of the Salle Bourgie Mentoring & Debuts: Rising Star Award for Jazz Piano. She has performed as a leader and sideman at jazz festivals across the country, including Montreal International Jazz Festival, YYC Jazz Festival, Yardbird Festival of Jazz, L’off festival de Jazz de Montreal, and Edmonton International Jazz Festival.
Stephanie’s debut album with Stephanie Urquhart Quartet, Concealment, was released in 2019 and was nominated for Best Jazz Album by One World Music Awards. She has worked as a clinician including for the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity’s 2021 Jazz and Creative Music Residency as a Faculty Mentor, and has been featured at international events including the 2024 International Jazz Composers' Symposium (IJCS) in Nashville, Tennessee, the 2019 IJCS in Greeley, Colorado, the 2017 IJCS at the in Tampa, Forida, as well as the 2017 Earshot Jazz Festival in Seattle, Washington. She won 2nd place in the Jazz Composition Contest for Women Composers in 2017. She has also received nominations for her music from the Edmonton Music Awards for Best Jazz Recording and Best Instrumental Recording in 2014 and 2018. Her Big Band music has been performed by Jazz Orchestras and Universities throughout Canada, the United States, and Europe. Stephanie was the composer-in-residence for the MacEwan Conservatory Big Band in Spring 2025, and for McGill Jazz Orchestra 1 in Fall 2023.
Stephanie received her Masters in Jazz Piano Performance from McGill University, and Bachelors of Music in Composition from MacEwan University.
Support for 2026 Edmonton International Jazz Festival is provided by presenting sponsor TD Bank Group.
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La Cité francophone, 8627 91 St.,Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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