DAWN TYLER WATSON
“This utterly assured performer has you believing she's a front-ranking country singer, a soul diva, a jazz warbler, a new adult contemporary specialist, a swing siren-- as well as a basic blues belter."
Geoff Chapman, Toronto Star
"What stands out in her show is stage presence-- a subtle and sophisticated confidence that exudes class."
Baron Bedesky, Canadianblues.ca
"Dawn's voice is a supple, sultry, sexy marvel, a scintillating instrument of seductive allure, and she infuses every line with an equal measure of smarts and sass."
John Taylor, Blues on Stage
"Her fabulous voice and incandescent stage presence make her the Queen of the Blues in Montreal."
Le Journal de Montreal
With more than two decades of performing arts in her playbook and five albums to her credit, Montreal based singer-songwriter Dawn Tyler Watson has earned her place among Canada’s Blues elite. Her fiery stage presence has garnered her national and international recognition.
She has recently been awarded a Blues Blast Music Award for Female Artist of the Year, and has also just been nominated for four 2019 Canadian Maple Blues Awards, including Best Album, for her latest effort, “Mad Love.” Add this to the three MBA’s she already has, the nine Quebec Lys Blues Awards, and a Screaming Jay Hawkins Award for Live Performance, and you’ve got a decorated and consummate performer.
“Watson, in a nutshell, smokes. She has a kit bag full of smooth moves, and a personality that lifts off the page.”
Eric Thom, Blues Review Magazine
Since hooking up with a 7-piece killer band fronted by award-winning guitarist Ben Racine, Watson’s star has been on the rise. Taking home the coveted first-place prize at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis in 2017, she’s been spinning magical moments on stage and sharing her soul light across four continents with shows that truly move the spirit. With a sound that’s infused with Jazz, Soul, Rock, and Gospel, Watson pushes the boundaries of traditional Blues into a whole new dimen
In the past two decades, Singer/Actor/Songwriter Dawn Tyler Watson has earned her place among Canada’s Blues elite. Born in England and raised in Ontario, she adopted Montreal as her home after earning her BFA in Jazz Studies and Theatre from Concordia University. An accomplished and dynamic performer, Watson’s fiery stage presence has earned her national and international recognition.
Just back from Memphis TN, where she took home the coveted 1st place spot out of over 260 acts at the 2017 International Blues Challenge, Dawns also the recipient of three Canadian Maple Blues Awards and nine Quebec Lys Blues Awards. She's earned the Screaming Jay Hawkins Award for Best Live Performance, a Trophées France Blues for female International Artist of the Year, and a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for Best Vocalist.
Her artistic style is an eclectic influence of Jazz, Soul, Folk and Rock that pushes the boundaries of traditional Blues into a whole new dimension.
Playing festivals and concert halls across 4 continents, recording four albums, and appearing on numerous compilations, she has shared the stage with an array of premiere artists, including Oliver Jones, Jeff Healy, Koko Taylor, Susan Tedeschi, and Cyndi Lauper.
Between gigs, Watson gives clinics & facilitates workshops in Vocal Expression & Improvisation, while honing her chops on Montreal’s vibrant Jazz scene, and working with some of the city’s finest musicians. Her latest album JAWBREAKER! was nominated last year for yet another Maple Blues Award for Recording of the Year. This record "hits the floor running." "Its a fat, Soul driven record with a taste of Jazz, a pinch of Gospel, and a whole lotta Blues!
Premios
Multiple nominee (Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year) and two-time winner Canadian Maple Blues Award:
Female Vocalist of the Year
& Acoustic Act of the Year
Canadian Folk Music Award nominee:
Best Contemporary Vocalist
7-time Quebec Lys Blues Award: Best Female Artist
Lys Blues Award:
Acoustic Album of the Year
International Blues Challenge Finalist
Trophées France Blues: International Female Artist of the Year
Screaming Jay Hawkins Award:
Best International Act
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