About

Meghan Gilhespy is an experimental vocalist and jazz scholar specializing in gender-critical jazz historiography. Meghan researches the cultural politics of experimental jazz singing, and is the first woman in Canada to obtain a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Jazz Studies. In addition to a long history of conventional jazz performance, including her own published album Vive Le Tour (2016), Meghan has done studio work for Netflix, The National Film Board of Canada, and presented multiple improvised performances with dancers, which has expanded her skills as an experimental vocal improviser. She has been a faculty member at the Creative Music Workshop since 2024, and is an Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at Concordia University in Montréal.