Awards and Nominations
JUNO Nomination for Children’s Album of the Year 2013
Winner of the 2013 Sirius XM Canadian Indie awards for Children’s Artist of the Year
Canadian Book Centre selection for Best Children’s Music 2013
Semi-finalist in the International Songwriting Competition 2013
JUNO Nomination for Children’s Album of the Year 2005
Gold Parent Choice Award 2004
Western Canadian Music Award Nominee for Outstanding Children’s Album 2005
Great American Songwriting Competition Winner for Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting 2005
Juno Nominee Jennifer Gasoi is poised to re-invent the world of family music
Rave Reviews!
“…production that’s crisper than a fresh picked apple, musicianship tighter than your faded high-school jeans, and the soda-fountain voice of Gasoi…”
-Jeff Bogle, from Out with the Kids Blog, NYC
“When life gives you lemons put on this album and make pink lemonade!”
-John Wood of Kidsmuzic.com
“Gasoi, an accomplished pianist, sings her heart out and her fresh, jazz-hued vocals are the highlight of the record without taking centre stage-that position is captured by her well-written songs which is-in all honesty- what it’s supposed to be all about.”
-Eric Thom, Today’s Parent
“This album proves that utterly simple can be utterly charming.. This whole production is a small gem whose seemingly simple perfection belies the hard work required to reach that level of effortless sophistication.”
-Kristi Jemtegaard ©2004 Parents’ Choice
Canadian jazz musician Jennifer Gasoi is off to a rollicking start with her first children’s recording of original songs. A variety of lively musical styles are employed, including jazz, blues, folk, and pop as Gasoi effortlessly sings her clever lyrics to simple acoustical instrumentation. The recording is flawless. Expect this title to be a favorite with children and their caregivers.
-Kirsten Martindale, School Library Journal Review
“Prepare to be genuinely charmed. Jennifer Gasoi has a true talent for writing children’s music. Her smooth and agile voice is perfectly lovely and expresses sincere enjoyment in singing. You can’t kid a kid. The songs are playful and engaging for any age. I don’t have toddlers but I would wager that “Songs For You” stands up exceptionally well to repeat listening for both young and old. It isn’t ‘playing down’ to kids. It happens to be writing for them but the songs themselves are sweet, fun and completely enjoyable. If you have kids, or kids to buy for, do yourself a favor and add “Songs For You” to your collection.”
-Stacey Board, songwriting columnist for Muses Muse
“And here it is folks, the one song that got the most listener response. It comes from way back in January when we got piles of phone calls and e-mails when we first played Montreal independent artist Jennifer Gasoi. We spun you a song from her album “Songs for You” and you guys went crazy for it. Seems there’s a huge appetite out there for intelligent creative music aimed at kids… Easily taking the top spot in audience response here is Jennifer Gasoi with Butterfly.”
-Sook Yin Lee, CBC Radio: Definitely Not the Opera, July 3, 2004
“One of the best children’s albums ever! We bought this album when we saw Jennifer perform at a children’s festival. This is one of those albums that everybody enjoys listening to so it gets played alot. The songs are funny, creative and suitable for many age levels.
- Andrea Berko, review from iTunes
