Natasha Blackwood is a singer, songwriter, composer, and saxophonist based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Her sophomore solo album “Love Songs for Good Machines” (2024) is a jazz album with pop sensibilities, rooted in modern-day folk storytelling. This collection of original songs has received national and international radio play and critical acclaim, being celebrated for an innovative sound, interesting arrangements, masterful musicianship, and compelling storytelling. Natasha received two ECMA nominations in 2025 for "Jazz Recording of the Year" and "Songwriter of the Year", as well as MusicNL Award nominations for "Songwriter of the Year", "Solo Artist of the Year", and "Side Musician of the Year", and an award win for "Jazz Artist of the Year".
Blackwood is also a proud member of local bands Eastern Owl, Jazz East Big Band, and Smiley Ralph, and can often be found as a session musician on multiple instruments, having recorded and performed with the likes of The Burning Hell, Quote the Raven, Ilia Nicoll, Amelia Curran, and Doctor Androbox. Blackwood was born and raised in Stephenville, Newfoundland in a musical, hard-working family. She can de-bone a fish, boost a car, drive stick with a hydraulic clutch, and make a mean jiggs dinner. She has been compared to Joni Mitchell and she's obsessed with Ella Fitzgerald, but she'll always make time to play campfire chords on guitar and sing "fishing in the dark" with her family.
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