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Natasha Blackwood

Natasha Blackwood is a singer/songwriter, and saxophonist based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. She is a member of Eastern Owl, and Jazz East Big Band, and has appeared on ten studio albums to date.

Her upcoming sophomore album “Love Songs for Good Machines” was produced by Juno award winning artist Amelia Curran, and is set for release on May 31, 2024. It’s a jazz album with folk sensibilities, and takes the listener on a walk through the everyday life of modern day Newfoundlanders. The songs have been described as “love letters to the working class”, with themes of labour and balance, love and loss, with a style rooted in traditional Newfoundland Folk Stories, but arrangements inspired by the Great American SongBook.

The first single, “Pleading Guilty”, was released on March 1, and quickly found itself in rotation on VOCM, VOWR. The Coast 101.1, and CBC.

Awards

Women in Music Canada, Excellence in Live Music (nominated) - 2024

MusicNL Industry Professional of the Year - 2021

ECMA Inspirational Artist of the year (nominated) - 2020

MusicNL Jazz/Blues Recording of the year (nominated) - 2020

MusicNL Rising Star of the Year (nominated) - 2020

MusicNL Ron Hynes Songwriter of the Year (nominated) 2019

MusicNL Music Educator of the Year (nominated) - 2019

Music NL Side Musician of the Year (nominated) - 2019

MusicNL Volunteer of the Year - 2019

CBC’s Arts NL Emerging Artist of the Year Award with Eastern Owl, 2016.

Rodney Sharman with Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, Natasha Blackwood, William Parker & Co.

by Cheryl K.
June 27, 2024

This week we feature pianist Neil Adler, vocalist and saxophonist Natasha Blackwood, Organza Ray, and saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin. ...

“This is arguably one of the best contemporary singer/songwriter albums released in the past few years. In a province rich with a multitude of great women artists, Natasha Blackwood is a force to be reckoned with.” - Anthony Ploughman, Fred’s Records