Aimée Claxton
Vocalist, Composer, Instructor
Aimée Claxton is a jazz vocalist and composer from Mississauga, Ontario. At the age of five her passion for music developed once she began singing in her local church choir. After years of studying both classical and jazz music, Aimée became a graduate of the University of Toronto, where she earned her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Jazz Performance, with honours.
Aimée has studied with many notable Canadian jazz musicians including Christine Duncan, Chase Sanborn, Alex Samaras, Phil Nimmons, Heather Bambrick, Shannon Butcher, Andrew Jones, John Macleod and Mike Murley.
Aimée is an active musician who has spent the past 7 years performing at many established Toronto venues including The Rex Hotel Jazz & Blues Bar and the Jazz Bistro. She is also a busy side woman who performs with talents such as Chris Tsujiuchi, Robin Claxton, Rachael Cardiello, The Marwills, Christine Duncan’s Element Choir, the a cappella vocal group, The Wind and the Water and Brampton’s Jazz Mechanics.
In May of 2015, Aimée released her debut album, “The World Is Alright”, at the prestigious Jazz Bistro to a sold-out audience. Her album has been well-received and has earned radio airplay on established radio stations such as CBC Radio (Toronto and Montreal) and Jazz.FM91. In September of 2015, Aimée’s original composition, “Autumn in Paris” was featured on the Toronto 311 “Call-In” Playlist. Recently, Aimée and guitarist Brandon Wall have been selected travel across Canada as part of the 2019 VIA Artist on Board Program.
In addition to performing, Aimée is an active music educator in the Greater Toronto Area and is busy running her own private music studio in Port Credit, Mississauga. She is a certified Elementary and Intermediate Music Specialist with the Royal Conservatory of Music and a member of the Ontario Register Music Teacher’s Association.
