July 20, 1978 - September 23, 2024

Raise a glass to Julia Cleveland, founder of Bluebird’s Thursday night music series. Inspiring musician, wonderful friend, beloved and integral member of our Bluebird community. Without you there is no this.

You are forever missed & we are forever blessed to have known you.

A little Julia:

Julia Cleveland Blue Legs

Links to her final show at Bluebird September 19, 2024:

First Set

Second Set

Greg Hobbs returns to the Toronto music scene after a not-so-brief haitus. (17 years to be precise - doh!) He'll will be playing a few country-tinged tunes from his early 2000s releases (Thunder and Dust, Threats and Promises and Drake Motel), as well as a couple of new ones guaranteed to get you thinking, "hey - this music ain't bad." Joining Hobbs will be Brian Kilpatrick on Drums, Greg Cockerill on Guitar and Chris Staig on bass. Rumour has it there will also be an appearance by Nicole Dueck.

He is an accomplished jazz guitarist, composer and songwriter, with hundreds of credits on recordings in all genres. She brings to the duo her vast experience in theatre, movies, and radio.
Together, they span the range of genres from jazz to folk to pop, and beyond.

Musical accomplices for over fifteen years, the Lesters (Tory Cassis on acoustic guitar and vocals, Jeff Ulster on piano, Murray Foster on double bass) blend jazz, folk and pop.

Through playing 30’s and 40’s vocal jazz standards by the likes of Nat King Cole and Fats Waller along with songwriters such as Tom Waits, Paul Simon and Joni Mitchell, as well as writing their own originals, the Lesters setlists span a hundred years of popular music and yet remains entirely cohesive.

Piano, acoustic guitar, double bass and three-part vocal harmony combine into a sound that is intimate, intricate, swinging and soulful.

https://thelestersmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-promise

Cody Ellis was born in Northern Virginia and raised in Toronto, Canada.

He is a singer/songwriter who makes music from his heart, in hopes of moving others, and to honor the lineage of roots music that came before him.

His influences pull from Folk, Blues, Country and Rock and Roll.

In 2021 he released his debut solo album, "Good Medicine". Since then he has released a sophomore album titled “Love And The Lack Thereof” and his third album “Covered By The Song” was written and recorded in Nashville TN.

spotify.com/artist

codyellismusic

instagram.com/codyellis.music/

Erik Bleich is a singer songwriter whose genre blends classic pop and folk traditions – from street lit lullabies to manic, rambling romps. It’s his vision of folk music for the Internet Age.

erikbleich.com

erikbleich.bandcamp.com

Cindy Doire is an award winning bilingual singer songwriter with a foot- loose wandering soul that has seen her living and performing in Canada, the United States, India, The United Kingdom, Europe and Mexico.