Alumni News: Amber Epp, B. Mus. Performance (Jazz Voice) 2009

October 2011: Trio Bembe wins Western Canadian Music Award for World Recording of the Year!

Jazz vocalist Amber Epp studied with Anna-Lisa Kirby, and graduated in 2009. She was the Gold Medal Winner for the Faculty of Music that year.

Since graduating from the Jazz Studies Program, Amber has been making her mark on the Winnipeg music scene. She performs with the city's top musicians, as a sideman and a leader.  Performances include concerts with the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, the Groove-FM Jazz Winnipeg Festival, Jazz on the Rooftop and Mardi Jazz.

Amber is a member of of the stand-out Afro Cuband Jazz Ensemble Papa Mambo and in January 2011 performed 3 sold out concerts with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.

She is the singer, composer and founding member of the Latin ensemble known as Trio Bembe, who released their second CD, Oh My Soul, on April 15, 2011. trio bembe

  • Hear a sample from Oh My Soul:

Currently, Amber is completing the Post-Baccelaurate Program at The University of Manitoba in Jazz Piano. After graduation, she plans to tour the world performing with Trio Bembe.

To keep up with Amber's busy schedule you can visit her on the following sites:


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"The University of Manitoba's Jazz Program has provided me with a wealth of knowledge, opportunities, and experiences. Through the University of Manitoba, I have been able to study regularly with Steve Kirby, Anna-Lisa Kirby, Larry Roy, George Colligan and Terreon Gully. The U of M Summer Jazz Camp and the Jazz Studies program’s many visiting artists have extended those learning experiences, and given me an opportunity to benefit from master-classes and coaching by some of the most accomplished jazz musicians in the world, including Kurt Elling, Stefon Harris, Victor Goines, Steve Turre, Christian McBride, Steve Wilson, and many others."