Jack Connolly

JACK CONNOLLY GREW UP PLAYINGcoffee houses, concert halls, and folk festivals on the West Coast of British Columbia. His unique voice, genuine warmth and passion for songs and songwriting earned him fans across the west, from church basements to big city music clubs to small town fairs. Jack’s reputation as a gifted songwriter and dynamic performer has won him invitations to play venues across the country with some of Canada’s best known performers, including David Foster, Tom Cochrane, Colin James, Spirit of the West, 54-40, Valdy, Wide Mouth Mason, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, and James Keelaghan

In 2004, Jack’s 2nd album, The Empty Cafe,won recognitionfor both songwriting and production, earning Jack a share of the Noah Kasper Songwriter of the Year award at the Vancouver Island Music Awards in Victoria, BC. “It’s tempting to compare Jack to contemporary singer/songwriters like John Hiatt or John Mellencamp,” Music From Many Worldswrote, “but his music already shows more depth than a simple comparison would allow for. With one foot in country, one in blues and one in rock and roll (hmmm, three feet!), Jack is ripping it up wherever he plays.” There’s a remarkable consistency to the responses from Artistic Directors and club owners to Jack’s live performances. As Brent Hutchison, former Artistic Director of The Islands Folk Festival, put it after Jack’s Main Stage show in front of a capacity crowd: ”Jack stands and delivers!”

In 2009, Jack Connolly relocated to Toronto, Ontario to join the city’s vibrant music scene. Judy Perly, owner and manager of the Free Times Cafe, recently described his talents this way: “Jack Connolly is one of the brightest up-and-coming performers and songwriters on the Toronto music scene.”