Joelle Lush

Joelle is a versatile singer who enjoys collaboration in a variety of genres including soul, jazz, R&B, folk and gospel music. She grew up singing in Newfoundland as a child in church and later studied classical voice, she sang in local festivals, musical theatre and furthered her studies into the world of jazz at St FXU in Nova Scotia before relocating to the West Coast. She has played as a duo with her partner, Lincoln Tatem for 25 years and is the lead singer the cover band Sister J’s Soul Summit. She’s an emerging presence in the jazz community having performed at Pacific Theatre’s Christmas Presence and local Jazz Vespers in and around Vancouver. 

Joelle’s work can be found on “Joelle Lush Music” YouTube, Instagram and Facebook media. 

Bojan Bugarinovic

Bojan is a composer and multi-instrumentalist based in the Vancouver area. For many years, Bojan has been studying jazz, blues and pop music. As he grew up in Eastern Europe, his studies have been greatly influenced by the music of the Balkans and Mediterraneans. Bojan’s passions gravitate around the music of percussive rhythmic qualities and odd time signatures. 

Over the years, Bojan has played in many jazz bands, jazz combos as well as folk groups and rock bands. As a bass guitar and sitar player, Bojan has collaborated with Ranj Singh on Found A Way Home LP. His curiosity for eastern music led him to learn new instruments and work on layering folky textures over western folk-rock base. 

In the collaboration with Joelle Lush in their duo Ruage, they have been exploring a mix of pop, rhythm & blues, jazz and world music. Over the few years they have performed in local venues and festivals in Vancouver.