Jennifer Gasoi
Jennifer Gasoi | |
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Background information | |
Born | 1973 or 1974 (age 49–50)[1] Vancouver, British Columbia |
Origin | Vancouver, British Columbia |
Genres | children's |
Website | www |
Jennifer Gasoi (born c. 1974) is a Canadian children's musician, noted for her albums Songs For You and Throw a Penny in the Wishing Well.
Early life
Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Gasoi graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work in 1996.[1][2][3] While at McGill, Gasoi joined a jazz choir led by Ranee Lee. After graduation, Gasoi further developed her jazz skills at Capilano University's jazz program.[4]
Career
During her post-graduate years in Vancouver, Gasoi sung in local jazz concerts with Linton Garner. She appeared at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival from 1999 to 2001.[5] She moved to Montreal in 2002 and two years afterwards released her first children's album, Songs For You.[1]
In late 2012, she released her second children's album, Throw a Penny in the Wishing Well.[4] The album was nominated for the Children's Album of the Year at the 2013 Juno Awards. It was also nominated for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards in 2014, winning the award for Best Children's Album. Gasoi is the first Canadian to win a Grammy in that category.[6]
Discography
- Songs for You (2004)
- Throw a Penny in the Wishing Well (2012)
Awards and recognition
- 2005: Juno Awards of 2005, nominee, Children's Album of the Year, Songs For You
- 2013: Juno Awards of 2013, nominee, Children's Album of the Year, Throw a Penny in the Wishing Well
- 2013: 9th Canadian Folk Music Awards, nominee, Children's Album of the Year
- 2014: Grammy Award for Best Children's Album, winner[7]
References
- ^ a b c Greenaway, Kathryn (28 September 2012). "Gasoi sings for children, their folks". The Gazette. Montreal. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Grammys 2014: Michael Bublé, Jennifer Gasoi win early awards". CBC News. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ "McGill's 12 Juno nominees". McGill University. 20 February 2013. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ a b Solomon, Heather. "Singer shapes children's spirits with her songs" (PDF). Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ Robinson, Matthew (13 December 2013). "Grammy, Juno nominations highlight Jennifer Gasoi's big year". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ Patch, Nick (26 January 2014). "Grammy Awards: Michael Bublé, Jennifer Gasoi win Grammys at pre-telecast". Toronto Star. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ Patch, Nick (26 January 2014). "Montreal-based, Vancouver-raised Jennifer Gasoi wins first Grammy Award". The Canadian Press. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ Archived page url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064734/https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/Montreal+based+Vancouverraised+Jennifer+Gasoi+wins+first/9432121/story.html
External links
- Official website
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- "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" – Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1958)
- Peter and the Wolf – Peter Ustinov (1959)
- Let's All Sing with The Chipmunks – Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1960)
- Prokofiev: Peter and The Wolf – Leonard Bernstein (1961)
- Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals/Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra – Leonard Bernstein (1962)
- Bernstein Conducts for Young People – Leonard Bernstein (1963)
- Mary Poppins: Original Cast Soundtrack – Dick Van Dyke & Julie Andrews (1964)
- Dr. Seuss Presents: "Fox in Sox" and "Green Eggs and Ham" – Marvin Miller (1965)
- Dr. Seuss Presents - "If I Ran the Zoo" and "Sleep Book" – Marvin Miller (1966)
- Dr. Seuss: How The Grinch Stole Christmas – Boris Karloff (1967)
- No Award (1968)
- Peter, Paul and Mommy – Peter, Paul and Mary (1969)
- Sesame Street – Joan Cooney & Thomas Z. Shepard (producers) (1970)
- Bill Cosby Talks to Kids About Drugs – Bill Cosby (1971)
- The Electric Company – Bill Cosby & Rita Moreno (1972)
- Sesame Street Live! – Joe Raposo (producer) (1973)
- Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too – Paul Winchell, Sebastian Cabot & Sterling Holloway (1974)
- The Little Prince – Richard Burton (1975)
- Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / Saint-Saëns: "Carnival of the Animals" – Hermione Gingold & Karl Böhm (1976)
- Aren't You Glad You're You – Christopher Cerf & Jim Timmens (producers) (1977)
- The Muppet Show – Jim Henson (producer) (1978)
- The Muppet Movie – Jim Henson & Paul Williams (producers) (1979)
- In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record – David Levine & Lucy Simon (producers) (1980)
- Sesame Country – Jim Henson & Dennis Scott (producers) (1981)
- In Harmony 2 – David Levine & Lucy Simon (producers) (1982)
- E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial – Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones (producer) (1983)
- Where the Sidewalk Ends – Shel Silverstein and Ron Haffkine (producer) (1984)
- Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird – Jim Henson & Steve Buckingham (producers) (1985)
- The Alphabet – Jim Henson, Geri Van Rees & Kathryn King (producers) (1986)
- The Elephant's Child – Bobby McFerrin & Jack Nicholson (1987)
- Pecos Bill – Robin Williams and Ry Cooder (1988)
- The Rock-A-Bye Collection, Volume 1 – Tanya Goodman (1989)
- The Little Mermaid: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack – Alan Menken & Howard Ashman (songwriters) (1990)
- A Cappella Kids – Clifford "Barney" Robertson (producer) (1991)
- Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Alan Menken & Howard Ashman (songwriters) (1992)
- All About Bullies... Big and Small – Gloria Domina, James Cravero, Kevin Mackie, Patrick Robinson & Steve Pullara (producers) (2011)
- Can You Canoe? – The Okee Dokee Brothers (2012)
- Throw a Penny in the Wishing Well – Jennifer Gasoi (2013)
- I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World – Neela Vaswani (2014)
- Home – Tim Kubart (2015)
- Infinity Plus One – Secret Agent 23 Skidoo (2016)
- Feel What U Feel – Lisa Loeb (2017)
- All the Sounds – Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats (2018)
- Ageless Songs for the Child Archetype – Jon Samson (2019)
- All the Ladies – Joanie Leeds (2020)
- A Colorful World − Falu (2021)
- The Movement – Alphabet Rockers (2022)
- We Grow Together Preschool Songs – 123 Andrés (2023)