Cat Toren

Influenced by the socially conscious spiritual jazz of the late 1960s, Canadian-born pianist and composer Cat Toren is known for her harmonically expansive, exploratory sound. Initially a member of the Juno Award-winning jazz quintet Pugs and Crows, Toren has garnered acclaim for her own albums, including 2010's Goodbye Farm and 2020's Scintillating Beauty with her Human Kind ensemble. Born in Vancouver, Toren studied classical piano growing up before discovering jazz in her teens, especially the music of Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, and Bill Evans. After high school, she e...