Julia Bakos is a jazz pianist, organist, and instructor in the GTA currently in her fourth year at York University. She has been immersed in music since her early childhood, starting with a Kindermusik program in her hometown, St. Albert, Alberta. At the age of four, she was enrolled in piano and stuck with it ever since. During high school, she gained a wealth of performance experience around the Edmonton Area. Being a part of a local comedy bar’s houseband as well as playing productions in a theatre company has allowed her to play for people of all ages. After finishing her classical RCM examinations, she fell in love with jazz and the freedom that comes with it. Drawing inspiration from ragtime, dixieland, and stride, she is committed to growing her skills in this tradition.

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