Caylie Staples

Caylie Staples is an improvising singer. She is known for her unique skill of making up both the lyrics and the melody on the spot in live performance with other improvising musicians. Her varied projects as an improviser, songwriter and composer include her ethereal avant-pop project Caylie, song- improvising duo with cellist Matt Brubeck, dream noise duo Glass Salt (Whatever’s Clever Club, Cherche Encore), NYC-based avant-rock project Anthems of the Void, and electronica collaborations with Morgan Doctor (Aporia). Caylie Staples has a B.F.A. Honours in Music from York University and has studied intensively with master improvisers from the ‘60’s and ‘70’s.

“I really appreciate Caylie’s new approach to creating music in the moment.” - Norma Winstone, legendary jazz vocalist