ALYSSA GIAMMARIA QUINTET CD RELEASE
October 4, 5, 6, 7 @ 8:30 PM

Josh Sparks - Guitar
Steven Noronha - Piano
PT Sanberg - Bass
Aidan McConnell - Drums

Special Guests :
Aoife Doyle & Stephanie Sloss
(Back Up Vocals - September 6th)

Alyssa Giammaria is a vocalist and composer based in Toronto. Originally from Hamilton,

Ontario, Alyssa has been involved in the arts from when she was four. She grew up performing

in musicals and studying Royal Convservatory of Music piano and voice until pursuing jazz at

her hometown college, Mohawk. Since then she has studied at The New School in Manhattan

and has recently completed her master’s of music at the University of Toronto. During her

master’s she has had the opportunity to write and conduct for several of the University’s

ensembles, and has arranged and performed with their artists in residence including Terri Lyne

Carrington with The Univesity of Toronto Jazz Orchestra, and Rich Brown with U of T’s 12tet.

She released her debut EP, “Moments” in 2021 with a seven piece band of her own

compositions and arrangements, and is set to release her first full length album with her quintet,

“In Time” in September 2023. When Alyssa is not performing her own music she is part of

several side projects, including duo collaborations with pianist Jen Lo. Outside of performing

she is an arranger and music editor for classical and jazz projects in Toronto.