Canadian jazz bassist Aretha Tillotson is a rising star on the Canadian jazz scene. She was awarded a presidential scholarship in 2020 to study in Berkee's Global Jazz Masters program and graduated in 2022 Summa Cum Laude. She has performed on national and international stages, is a faculty member at MacEwan University and has recently moved to Toronto to be the resident bassist for the SIX the musical at the Mirvish Theatre