SHEBAD

“Guelph is home to one of the coolest neo-soul jazz bands (SHEBAD) to come out of Canada.” — CBC

Ontario’s neosoul collective SHEBAD is the creative spirit of visual artist/vocalist Claire Voy and multi-instrumentalist Ciccio Spagnolo. Influenced by Stevie Wonder, Hiatus Kaiyote, Amy Winehouse, and Daft Punk, their music explores indie soul, jazz-influenced melodies, danceable basslines, and transcendent vocals.  The band released their debut album Music is the Answer (2024) to extremely positive feedback, as well as praise from CBC’s Tom Power, Laila Biali, Rohit Joseph and more. Emil White keyboards/bass/saxophones, Bridget Walsh violin/trumpet/vocals, Emmitt Leacock drums/MC