You have to know the rules in order to break them.

Andrea Superstein knows the rules. And she breaks them. Gleefully, taking swing, blues, Latin and ballad and subtly infusing pop, indie rock and other unexpected styles and elements.

As Tom Harrison, music critic for the Vancouver Province said, she is “redefining jazz.” Playing on her eclectic tastes and broad musical knowledge, Superstein takes listeners on a musical trip that starts in Tin Pan Alley and twists its way to today.

Re-envisioning standards like I Love Paris, giving them a trip-hop facelift, while turning pop anthems like Venus into dark sultry film noir scores, she has the unique capability of finding new ways to interpret familiar songs. Just when you think you’ve heard it all, Superstein comes along with a fresh take, and a stellar voice to boot.

Think Peggy Lee meets Portishead.

She hits the road in support of her latest release, What Goes On, produced by Juno-winner Les Cooper, which debuted at number one on CKUA, hit number four on the Canadian Jazz chart, reached 16th on CMJ and is listed as one of the top five vocal jazz albums of the year on earshot.

Andrea Superstein’s tour will see her land at Cranbrook’s Heidout Restaurant and Brewhouse on March 10 and at Fernie’s The Arts Station on March 15. Wedged between those shows is a house concert in Golden on March 10

Superstein will perform arrangements from the record, as well as preview some new arrangements and original compositions, which she will be recording later this year in conjunction with four-time JUNO nominee Elizabeth Shepherd.

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