Bea Lagrisola

Biography

Bea Lagrisola is a rising saxophone player splitting her time between the Toronto and Vancouver scenes. Heavily inspired by hard bop and modal traditions, she takes pride in her work as a bandleader, composer, arranger and sidewoman and has won the 2026 Rising Star Award at the Fort Langley Jazz Festival. Bea attends the University of Toronto for Jazz Performance where she has studied under Canadian Jazz luminaries Tara Davidson, Allison Au and Shirantha Beddage. Outside of performance, Bea is passionate about community music initiatives and is the administrative coordinator of Surrey Jazz Nights, a non-profit with the mission to build community and foster Jazz mentorship that is accessible for youth in Surrey.