Live Performances

Weddings, ceremonies & private events.
Salt Spring Island and beyond.

Musical Combos


Solo

Piano & voice — intimate and versatile. Ideal for smaller gatherings, ceremonies, and events where the music should feel personal and unhurried.

Suzanne Gay performing solo at the piano

Jim Shultz — Guitar

Duo

Suzanne Gay + Jim Shultz on guitar. Warm, acoustic, and effortlessly intimate — a favourite for ceremonies and cocktail hours.

Suzanne Gay and Jim Shultz performing together

Grace McNab — Piano

Duo

Suzanne Gay + Grace McNab on piano. Rich, sophisticated, and deeply musical — a pairing that adds harmonic depth to any occasion.

Jim Shultz · Bruce Grey · Suzanne Gay

Sonic Cocktail Trio

Jazz, soul, blues & pop — spontaneous and full of life. The Sonic Cocktail Trio brings energy, depth, and the kind of musical interplay that fills a room and keeps people listening. The signature ensemble for events that call for something truly memorable.

Full Band

Energy, presence, and depth for larger events, festivals, and celebrations that call for the full sound.

Your wedding,
in sound.


A wedding is a love story told in a single day. The music you choose isn't background — it's memory, woven into every moment from the processional walk to the last slow dance. Suzanne shapes the emotional arc of your celebration with warmth, care, and genuine musicality.

Every set is tailored to your vision: soft solo piano in a garden, acoustic duo for the ceremony, or the full trio filling an evening reception with jazz and soul. Nothing is off-the-shelf.

  • Processional & recessional
  • Signing music & ceremony accompaniment
  • Cocktail hour background music
  • Reception & dinner sets
  • First dance accompaniment

Honouring a life
with music.


Music holds what words cannot. In grief, sound reaches places that language doesn't — offering comfort, stirring memory, and creating space where loss can be honoured with beauty. Suzanne brings deep tenderness and musical sensitivity to every memorial service.

She can learn songs that carried special meaning to the person being remembered, working with families to ensure the music truly fits the moment. Nothing is treated as routine.

  • Prelude music as guests arrive
  • Processional & recessional
  • Accompaniment during the service
  • Graveside or interment music
  • Reception or gathering afterward

The room
comes alive.


The right music transforms a gathering into an event — and an event into a memory. Whether it's a cocktail hour that needs to feel effortless, a dinner party where the music lives just beneath the conversation, or a corporate evening with a jazz trio setting the tone, Suzanne reads the room and plays accordingly.

Lively jazz standards, impressionist solo piano, soulful ballads — the set adapts in real time to serve the night.

  • Cocktail hours & receptions
  • Dinner parties & private dining
  • Corporate events & galas
  • Gallery openings & art events
  • Celebrations & milestone occasions

Let's make
it happen.


Tell Suzanne about your event — the occasion, the feel you're after, any special requests. She'll be in touch within two business days.