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By Chris Brown

Tonight in the On-Stage Series

Intimate Esplanade setting fits Ellen Doty’s jazz stylings

Jan 19, 2023 | 11:24 AM

MEDICINE HAT, AB – A jazz musician who says her music is accessible for the non-jazz fan will be on stage at the Esplanade tonight and you can be there too to dip your toe into the sound.

Ellen Doty says the up-close and personal nature of the On-Stage Series fits her musical style, and that chatting with people at shows is one of her favourite parts of touring.

“I really like to interact with the audience as part of the show and being able to do that in an intimate setting makes it a lot more fun,” she says. “And just being able to share music with people in that close setting and seeing what their reaction is to the songs and the music is really impactful for me as a performer.”

Doty will perform original songs from her album Come Fall and her upcoming album she’ll soon be in the studio to record as well as her take on jazz standards by legends like Nat King Cole and Ella Fitzgerald

She describes her music as jazz influenced by folk, pop, and soul music.

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“A lot of folks say, ‘oh I’ve never listened to jazz before but I really like your music,'” she says. “So I think it’s a nice way to sort of get into that mood. But I incorporate a lot of sort of the singer-songwriter type of tendencies within the music and I think that helps people focus on the songs and what they mean and the lyrics, which is great.”

Tickets for tonight’s show, starting at 7:30 p.m., are still available at tixx.ca.