Tory Cassis is a

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folk and jazz singer, most noted as a

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nominee for Best New Solo Artist at the

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. He had a number of television roles as a child actor, appearing in '' 9B'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', before starting to perform around

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as a singer."Visiting Tory Cassis has moxie". ''

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'', October 8, 1999. He was briefly signed to

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, but got dropped from the label before releasing an album; he then signed to

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, which released his album ''Anywhere But Here'' in 1999. He supported the album with cross-Canada tours, first as an opening act for

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and then on his own."Cassis promises to not be boring". ''

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'', February 10, 2000. He released no further albums as a solo artist, but continued to perform jazz with collaborators such as Tyler Yarema and Murray Foster. The Lesters, his project with Foster and Jeff Ulster, released the EP ''The Promise'' in 2017.

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