Megan Jerome is a Canadian singer-songwriter-pianist who continues to delight critics and audiences with her original music. Following family singsongs, classical piano training and a degree in jazz piano, she has recorded three cds, which have received rave reviews, appearing on community radio station charts across Canada, as well as on iTunes charts in Portugal and in New Zealand. Megan teaches and mentors her own piano students, from young children to music students at Carleton University, where she is an Associate Teacher. Megan is not only one of our most interesting artists, she is one of our most interested artists. This relentless engagement has led to collaborations on projects with musicians, choirs, dancers, choreographers and actors, including, most recently, "The Reins", a contemporary dance work set to her songs by renowned choreographer Tedd Robinson. Megan has been invited to participate in song circles, on panels and at conferences about songwriting, stagecraft and creativity. Megan’s captivating performances have enchanted audiences in a variety of venues, from local and not-so-local pubs and art galleries, to New York City's Rockwood Music Hall, to major festivals such as the Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival, The Ottawa Jazz Festival, the Ottawa Blues Festival and the Ottawa Folk Festival, where Megan received the Galaxie Rising Star Award in 2011.

“A captivating performer and fine singer”

—Bobby Read, Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers, www.bobbyread.com

“Sacré Ottawa! A fascinatingly quirky composer-chanteuse from our Nation’s Capital”

—Montreal Mirror

“an incredibly talented artist”

—Matthew Pollesol, i(heart)music

“Intimate, quirky and fearlessly beautiful”

—Peter Hum, The Ottawa Citizen

“ Megan Jerome is awesome

—Simone Deneau, National Arts Centre