{{Short description|Canadian singer}} '''Tory Cassis''' is a Canadian folk and jazz singer,<ref>"Eclectic artist looks for joy in his music". ''The Province'', October 5, 1999.</ref> most noted as a Juno Award nominee for Best New Solo Artist at the Juno Awards of 2000.<ref>"Here are the Juno nominees for 2000". ''Moose Jaw Times-Herald'', March 10, 2000.</ref>
He had a number of television roles as a child actor, appearing in ''9B'', ''Degrassi High'' and ''Our Hero'', before starting to perform around Toronto, Ontario as a singer.<ref name=moxie>"Visiting Tory Cassis has moxie". ''Victoria Times-Colonist'', October 8, 1999.</ref> He was briefly signed to MCA Records, but got dropped from the label before releasing an album;<ref name=moxie/> he then signed to True North Records, which released his album ''Anywhere But Here'' in 1999.<ref>"Tory Cassis: anywhere but here (True North)". ''Waterloo Region Record'', September 2, 1999.</ref> He supported the album with cross-Canada tours, first as an opening act for Moxy Früvous and then on his own.<ref>"Cassis promises to not be boring". ''Regina Leader-Post'', February 10, 2000.</ref>
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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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0144319}} *[http://www.thelesterstrio.com/ The Lesters]
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