Mark Miller, jazz writer and former jazz critic for The Globe and Mail.

Fern Lindzon’s debut jazz recording, Moments Like These, has been enjoying airplay on CBC and JAZZ FM and across the country on campus radio. This CD of duets with, in turn, Don Thompson on vibes, George Koller on bass and Reg Schwager on guitar, features her as a pianist, vocalist, composer, lyricist and arranger. Following its release, the CD remained on the top 10 new jazz releases at HMV. Former Globe and Mail jazz critic, Mark Miller, wrote the liner notes.

Over the past couple of years Fern has appeared on two other critically-acclaimed CDs: the Lithuanian Empire’s funky klezmer CD, and the Sisters of Sheynville debut CD, Sheynville Express, which has received rave reviews since its fall 2007 release and won vocal group of the year at the 2008 Canadian Folk Music Awards.

Born in Toronto, Fern was educated there at the Royal Conservatory of Music and the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto. She continued her studies privately with such jazz luminaries as Don Thompson and Frank Falco. Fern’s eclectic musical interests have kept her extremely busy and much in demand with her own jazz ensembles, in several klezmer bands and as a freelance musician.

Fern is heard in all of Toronto’s premier jazz rooms, including the Rex, Chalkers and the Trane. Festival appearances include Toronto Downtown Jazz, Barrie Jazz & Blues, Canwest Cabaret, Distillery Jazz and Beaches Parti Gras as well as Ashkenaz, Winnipeg, Washington, Buffalo and San Francisco Jewish Music Festivals. She has performed at Sala Rossa in Montreal and at the Avant Garde in Ottawa. In February she will be performing at The Cellar in Vancouver and Hermann’s in Victoria.

Upcoming highlights include a profile on Bravo TV’s Arts & Minds as well as a concert in April 09 to be taped by CBC Canada Live for a May broadcast.