A Celebration of Canadian Singer-Songwriters featuring Barbara Leah Meyer and Jan Randall
with special guest Bill Werthmann
(percussion/ vocals)
Click here to read an article about Canadian ConTENT in the St. Albert Gazette.
Canada has so much to be proud of musically speaking. Canadian artists have had a huge impact on our shared history, our unique identity as “Canadian” and our emotional connection to ourselves and others. Artists such as Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, Bruce Cockburn, Gordon Lightfoot, Jan Arden, and James Keelaghan have touched our hearts and souls and been a part of our collective coming of age in a country rich in culture.
Anna Borowiecki
May 14, 2025 4:44 PM
Next Concert:
Friday, August 22nd at 7-9pm with special guest
Bill Werthmann (percussion/ vocals)
La Cite Francophone
8627 Rue Marie-Anne Gaboury 91e rue, Edmonton, T6C 3L5
Free “Fringe Festival” admission.
Barbara Leah Meyer and Jan Randall are Canadian artists with impressive track records and extensive experience on the national and international stage. They come together in this unique celebration of Canadian music to add their own brush strokes to Canadian classics, some more obscure gems and their own, original creations.
Barbara Leah Meyer
Barbara has entertained a variety of audiences across Canada and throughout Europe, Scandinavia, Japan and the Middle East, as a solo artist, with jazz ensembles, big bands and orchestras. She has been a featured artist with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, the Baden-Badener Philharmonie, Yalta’s Krimm Orchestra, the Philharmonie Südwestfalen , the European Philharmonia Baden Baden, at the Baku Jazz Festival (Azerbaijan), and Canada Day celebrations in Istanbul and Ankara (Turkey).
Barbara has shared the stage with such luminaries as Tommy Banks, PJ Perry, Ack van Rooyen, Victor Borge, Petula Clark, Stephane Grappelli, Bob McGrath, Ronnie Burkett, Colin Linden and the Dixie Chicks. As a member of the renowned German vocal group Ladies Nyght she appeared at numerous jazz festivals and on club and concert stages across Europe.
A native of Edmonton, she co-founded the popular Edmonton jazz vocal trio Alley Scatz which performed at the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, Ottawa’s National Arts Centre, the Edmonton Jazz City Festival, Expo 86, and with a United Nations Entertainment Tour to the Canadian Arctic, Cyprus and Israel.
Barbara has released 6 albums: Out On A Limb, Comes Love, Winter Child, How to Fly (Ladies Nyght), Maple Surple – Sing Together! and a CD with the Baden-Badener Philharmonie. Barbara was honoured to have been selected as Female Vocalist of the Year at the 1992 ARIA (Alberta Recording Industry Association) Awards.
Jan Randall
Jan Randall is a world-renowned pianist, composer, and recording artist whose musical range spans classical, blues, pop, Latin, and jazz. Over his distinguished career, he has composed and produced award-winning original scores for more than 800 productions across film, television, and live performance.
As Music Director for Second City TV, Jan performed alongside comedy greats including Catherine O’Hara, Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, Richard Kind, Ron James, Eugene Levy, and Mike Myers. He has also served as Music Director for CBC Radio’s award-winning The Irrelevant Show and the Banff World TV Festival.
Jan’s performance career has seen him open for legendary artists such as Ray Charles, Bruce Cockburn, Iron Butterfly, and Fats Domino, and share the stage with Bo Diddley, Spencer Davis, Sha Na Na, Gary U.S. Bonds, Otis Rush, Sam Lay, and Amos Garrett.
He has released two acclaimed albums of original songs — Good Fair World (2008) and Wait in Line (2019) — and continues to compose, perform, and record from his home in Victoria, BC.
more info at janrandall.com
