Hope Bridges Society - Community Concert Music Series
Tuesday, April 8, 2025, from 1:30pm-2:30pm at Hope Community Covenant Church
Featuring Hope Bridges Society Music Discovery Class with accredited music therapist, Kate Ager, Music Discovery encourages social interaction, connection, and community while making music. As a group, participants will be able to experience, see, hear, interact, and connect with local musicians and share their music in a safe and celebratory community setting - Community Concert Music Series.
Jory Kinjo and Lisa Jacobs are multi-instrumentalists who majored in bass guitar at university and took varied paths in the music industry.
With a career spanning 20 years and 11 countries, Jory has released 10 records, performed on bills with a range of artists from BB King to Ziggy Marley to ZZ Top and co-owns the soul record label - Kimberlite Records. He was raised in R&B, blues and soul music, but his career has since touched on jazz, reggae, ska and even country music. He currently sits on the board of the Calgary Folk Festival and Calgary Reggaefest.
Playing her first blues festival at age 12, Lisa has gone on to write, record, music direct, perform and tour with a variety artists in multiple genres including Jory Kinjo, Jocelyn Alice, Jann Arden, Johnny Reid, Jill Barber, Kyle McKearney, Celeigh Cardinal, Classic Albums Live and Hailey Benedict. She has a gold record (“Bound To You”), was awarded “Bassist of the Year” at the Canadian Country Music Awards (CCMA) in 2024 and sits on the board of the Western Canadian Music Alliance. Lisa also has her degree in music therapy and has worked in Strathmore with Project Hope and Hope Bridges for many years.
In addition to performing together, Jory and Lisa created a youth music program at the National Music Center and both enjoy giving music workshops and contributing to the music community in Calgary.