Versatile singer songwriter Doty set to appear with David Myles
Her website accurately indicates that her style straddles a range of styles — jazz, folk and pop. On 2014’s Gold recording alone, Ellen Doty can sound like a classic 1950’s-era crooner one moment, then Dusty Springfield interpreting Burt Bacharach the next.
For anyone that’s not familiar with Doty’s work, if they land on her website and click on the video for Just So You Know, they are greeted by stunning production values, musical arrangements that would be at home in the grandest concert halls in the country, and her stunning, heartfelt vocals. That song elevates heartfelt to entirely new levels…
Pop-jazz singer/songwriter Ellen Doty to perform in Bragg Creek
Calgary artist Ellen Doty’s jazz roots have been an important part of her musical style since her first performance at the age of five. Now, with a debut album and a 46-stop Canadian tour under her belt, Doty will be bringing her unique style to Redwood House on April 9 as part of the Bragg Creek Performing Arts series.
CBC Radio Interview Ellen Doty on Daybreak Alberta
Songstress opening for American jazz artist
Wednesday Feb 17, 2016 by Tammie Rollie Okotoks Western Wheel
A pop-jazz songstress who got her start in Okotoks can be a tough act to follow, but she has her work cut out for her opening for 2015 international jazz artist of the year Gregory Porter.
Singer/songwriter Ellen Doty, who now calls Calgary home, is off to the Jack Singer Concert Hall in Calgary Feb. 19 to open for the American jazz singer, who was named the JazzFM International Jazz Artist of the Year and whose album Liquid Spirit won a Grammy for best vocal jazz album in 2014.
This weekend’s concert will be the first time Doty meets the soulful singer in the flat cap.
“He’s a wonderful jazz artist,” she said. “I’ve been following him for quite a few years. I love his voice – it’s just silky smooth, just a gorgeous voice.”
Ellen Doty on influences, new music, and artistic growth
Interview by Yasmine Shemesh for Van City Buzz February 15th, 2016
"My philosophy is that good music is good music no matter the genre,” says Calgary-based singer-songwriter Ellen Doty. It’s an appropriate mantra for a vocalist raised on everything from Ella Fitzgerald to Lauryn Hill and whose jazz-rooted music has enchanted listeners with its soulful nuances of folk and pop.
Calgary's Ellen Doty almost ditched dream of becoming a musician
By: Jeremy Simes For Metro Published on Wed Feb 10 2016
Ellen Doty traded her textbooks for a career in jazz music.
It was a decision her parents weren’t too happy about but, it seems, things have been paying off for the local jazz singer-songwriter.
On Feb. 19, Doty is set to open for Grammy winner Gregory Porter at the Jack Singer.
Turns out she’s also extremely excited to open for Porter — there’s no such thing as stage fright anymore, she said.
Calgary jazz artist Ellen Doty finds inspiration in loss for her emotional new single
Mike Bell, Calgary Herald
A loss is only a gain if you do something positive with it. Only if you use it to help others, help yourself while healing. Ellen Doty has gained that insight recently, tragically, as a result of some losses — and they’re thoughts and experiences she has now shared with others in her new single Just So You Know. The contemporary jazz ballad, which the local artist released last month, had its beginnings in grief, as she was dealing with the death of her close friend, Sheree Evangelista, who was taken suddenly in a car accident.
Ellen Doty featured on ShawTV Calgary
Bandwagonish: Episode 11 featuring jazz artist Ellen Doty
Mike Bell, Calgary Herald
On this week’s episode of Bandwagonish, my guest is rising Calgary jazz star Ellen Doty. It’s a fitting and timely conversation for a number of reasons, notably the fact that the city just celebrated International Jazz Day, a new summer jazz festival was just announced for Calgary and Doty, herself, just released a new song and has a pair of shows coming up at Fort Calgary, May 8 and 9.
Ellen Doty interview with Canadian Beats Online
Remington Fioraso, Canadian Beats
Ellen Doty is a singer-songwriter from Calgary, Alberta. In 2014, she released her debut album “Gold.” On April 13, 2015, the singer released her latest single “Just So You Know.” I had the opportunity to conduct an email interview with Ellen. Be sure to continue reading to find out more about the singer and connect with her via social media. What inspired you to pursue a career in music? Dave Mancini, an incredible jazz drummer from New York, inspired me to pursue my career. I was going into my fourth year of a Geology degree at the University of Calgary when I met Dave.
Ellen Doty - Just So You Know
Ashton Wong, Great Canadian Music
I learned about the Great Canadian Music of Ellen Doty through a message from her kind manager @dotysarah on Twitter! I am glad we connected and I look forward to hearing more of Ellen’s music! Just 1 week ago, Ellen released her first single “Just So You Know” off her upcoming second album. Have a listen!
Singer lets emotions fly in new single
Tammy Rollie, Western Wheel
Hope is the message an Okotoks-grown singer wants people to get from a heart-wrenching single she released this week. Calgary pop-jazz singer/songwriter Ellen Doty is celebrating her newest single Just So You Know, released on April 13, and is getting a highly emotional response to the touching song. “It's a sad song for me to sing,” she said. “It's very emotional and really raw. It's one of hope.”
Showcase in Canadian Musician Magazine
Ken Kelley, Canadian Musician
The first adjective likely to come to the listener’s mind upon hearing Calgary’s Ellen Doty is “smooth.” On her full-length debut album Gold, released in May 2014, Doty’s voice effortlessly and almost breathlessly glides over the smooth jazz influence heard in songs such as “I Think I’m In Love” and “Perfect Day,” the latter of which really showcases Doty’s impressive vocal range. Last year, Doty had the opportunity to entertain audiences all over Canada on her national tour, which saw her play 30 shows over six weeks.
Doty Keeping It Real
Lana Michelin, Red Deer Advocate
There are almost as many kinds of love songs as people falling in love — and Ellen Doty ought to know.
The pop-jazz singer who performs a Valentine’s Day concert Saturday at Fratters Speakeasy in Red Deer, released a debut album of love songs called Gold. It’s made up of all-original material she’s co-written with various Canadian artists, including Ontario folkie Danny Michel.
She’s All That Jazz
Justin Wilson, Lifestyle YYC
A rising star in Calgary’s jazz community, Ellen Doty might be the perfect blend of time-honoured tradition and musical evolution. The singer’s ability to mold and integrate the best of Nat King Cole and Ella Fitzgerald, with the upbeat energy of today’s pop genre, has created a form of jazz separate from the conventional.
Her award winning voice, an ability to command the room and the overwhelming talent of the musicians behind her, have brought about a revitalization to Calgary’s jazz scene — one audiences are excited to take in.
Ellen Doty is a good as GOLD
Stanley Fefferman, OpusOneReview
Ellen Doty sings like a whispering canary, in the hushed, intimate manner of Peggy Lee, if you go back that far, or the ethereal Margo Timmins of the 80′s band Cowboy Junkies. Ms.Doty is an original jazz vocalist and she also had a hand in writing the songs on her first full album. She opens the album with “Diamond From Cole”, a tune with a catchy big band though slightly four-square bounce, then settles into a more intimate, reflective, 40′s club mood with “Restless Heart,” “No Good Man,” and “Wait For Your Call.”
Only The Lonely
Mike Finigan, Cape Breton Post
These gifted, accomplished musicians dazzled us all. And. They all wear tuxedos when performing. They believe, where jazz is concerned, you play better in your suit. I believe it too. I’d sunk to wearing whatever for work, but I got back to the shirt and tie, dress pants, polished leather shoes. Blazer. It’s good for the mojo.
And yes I love a nice tie. It’s a useless, perfectly ridiculous piece of wearing apparel that brightens my day. Like music.
Golden Girl
Ellen Doty returning to bring smooth jazz to Lethbridge
Richard Amery, L.A. Beat
The Ellen Doty Quartet are excited to return to Lethbridge to bring the jazz to the Sterndale Bennett Theatre, Oct. 29. “ The four of us are on a 30 city tour that starts in Sault Ste Marie and ends in Victoria on Nov. 15,” said vocalist Ellen Doty.
"This will be the first time we’ve been to a lot of these different cities,” Doty said.
In addition to the performances themselves, She is most looking forward visiting Nova Scotia in in the Fall for the first time.