Maple Pictures will be releasing the critically acclaimed Leonard Cohen documentary I'm Your Man on DVD on Tuesday November 14. To celebrate this monumental release, Toronto's finest female vocalists of Jazz, cabaret, country, blues, folk, and more, will unite for a once-in-a-lifetime musical
tribute to Leonard Cohen.Confirmed guests for the event include, Jazz vocalist Bonnie Brett, Kelly Pineault of
The Silver Hearts , alt-country singer
Nancy Dutra , topical songstress Nancy White, Juno & Gemini nominated chanteause,
Sarah Slean ,National Blues Award Winner,
Suzie Vinnick , and international Cabaret star and actress
Theresa Tova .More guests are to be announced and some special surprise guests have been confirmed to join us for the Cohen celebration.Our vocalists will be backed by a house band made up of members of The Silver Hearts including Music Director, Charlie Glasspool (vocals, piano, trumpet), Brian Sanderson (trombone, viola, sousaphone), Mathias Kom (acoustic
guitar), Paul Vernon (percussion), and Kelly Pineault (vocals, accordion).Leonard Cohen I'm Your Man is a film full of captivating music and offers an intimate portrait of a truly singular artist, poet, songwriter and cultural icon. The film made the official selection for the Toronto International Film
Festival (2005), Berlin Film Festival (2006), and Sundance Film Festival (2006).The forthcoming DVD version of Leonard Cohen I'm Your Man will include never before seen musical footage, a conversation with Leonard Cohen, audio commentary by director, Lian Lunson and more.
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