Jazz vocalist, acoustic soul singer/songwriter, and recording artist Bev Zizzy has been part of the music scene in Saskatchewan for over four decades, and has been recognized for her artistic contributions to her community with a YWCA Woman of Distinction in the Arts Award.
Bev's stage debut was in her home city of Regina in 1982, performing Billie Holiday and Delta blues with guitarist Bill Kinnear (B2 Blues). This introduction to the music scene earned the duet a place at the 14th Annual Regina Folk Festival (1983), playing alongside Canadian folk hero Valdy and blues guitar icon Colin James. She has also been lead vocalist for a rock band (Jambalay), played with a world rhythm djembe drum group (Cathedral Village Drum Circle), and performed as jazz lead vocalist for a decade (Round Midnight, Black Magic), performing at the Saskatchewan and Regina Jazz Festivals, as well as being a regular in the local nightclub scene.
She is also an extensive global traveler, multi-linguist, award winning language teacher with M.Ed.(English), B.Ed (French), and B.A. Honors (Women’s Studies) Degrees, and is a lifelong yogi.
As a yoga teacher, she was the founding President of the Saskatchewan Yoga Association in 1976, for which she was acknowledged in the book Om Canada: An Intimate Glimpse at Yoga’s Firsts (Petrich, V. 2020). Although her teaching domain eventually switched from yoga studios to school classrooms, she has continued her yoga studies in several disciplines and countries around the world, and has maintained a lifelong practice. Her devotion to yoga and spirituality have now evolved to shape her artistic evolution, her musical interests shifting to the genre of kirtan / sacred music, relishing the joy to be found creatively interpreting and singing mantras from a diverse range of Eastern mystical traditions, and medicine songs from around the globe.
This mantra inspired, creative direction is most apparent in her eight minute long 2025 single, I’m Already There ( Special Version), in which she both debuts her harmonica and her hauntingly ethereal vocal improvisations. The musical journey continues.
Bev's stage debut was in her home city of Regina in 1982, performing Billie Holiday and Delta blues with guitarist Bill Kinnear (B2 Blues). This introduction to the music scene earned the duet a place at the 14th Annual Regina Folk Festival (1983), playing alongside Canadian folk hero Valdy and blues guitar icon Colin James. She has also been lead vocalist for a rock band (Jambalay), played with a world rhythm djembe drum group (Cathedral Village Drum Circle), and performed as jazz lead vocalist for a decade (Round Midnight, Black Magic), performing at the Saskatchewan and Regina Jazz Festivals, as well as being a regular in the local nightclub scene.
She is also an extensive global traveler, multi-linguist, award winning language teacher with M.Ed.(English), B.Ed (French), and B.A. Honors (Women’s Studies) Degrees, and is a lifelong yogi.
As a yoga teacher, she was the founding President of the Saskatchewan Yoga Association in 1976, for which she was acknowledged in the book Om Canada: An Intimate Glimpse at Yoga’s Firsts (Petrich, V. 2020). Although her teaching domain eventually switched from yoga studios to school classrooms, she has continued her yoga studies in several disciplines and countries around the world, and has maintained a lifelong practice. Her devotion to yoga and spirituality have now evolved to shape her artistic evolution, her musical interests shifting to the genre of kirtan / sacred music, relishing the joy to be found creatively interpreting and singing mantras from a diverse range of Eastern mystical traditions, and medicine songs from around the globe.
This mantra inspired, creative direction is most apparent in her eight minute long 2025 single, I’m Already There ( Special Version), in which she both debuts her harmonica and her hauntingly ethereal vocal improvisations. The musical journey continues.