Natasha Blackwood is a singer/songwriter, and saxophonist based in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. She is a member of Eastern Owl, and Jazz East Big Band, and has appeared on ten studio albums to date.
Her upcoming album “Love Songs for Good Machines” is a genre-bending record that is essentially a jazz album, rooted in folk storytelling, with pop sensibilities. It tells relatable stories of modern day working class people, trying to find hope and meaning in a world that equates their value to their productivity. Through these ten songs, Blackwood challenges the ideals of the nuclear family, capitalism, and the ever-elusive “right to self determination”, with songs that are catchy, nostalgic, thought-provoking, and comforting all at the same time.