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Apr 19 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
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Oliver Whitehead is a guitarist and composer, originally from England, who has worked mostly in Canada. His jazz album “Free For Now” was nominated for a Juno Award as Best Jazz Album of 1985. Oliver Whitehead is a guitarist and composer. His compositions include works for orchestra, choir and chamber groups, as well as music …
Apr 20 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
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“Canadian jazz singer Caity Gyorgy, in addition to having a warm voice and swinging phrasing, is a skilled songwriter whose originals sound as if they are from the 1950s with more modern lyrics” – Scott Yanow, Downbeat While having a beautiful voice is plenty to recommend any singer, also knowing how to use it in …
Apr 26 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
8:00 pm
“I’ve seen a lot of guys play Sinatra. Adam’s the best” – QUINCY JONES Born in Kapuskasing, Adam James obtained his bachelor of music degree from McGill University in jazz studies which prepared him to be ready when Frank Sinatra’s family asked Adam to play the role of the legendary crooner in the first musical about his …
Apr 27 @ 8:00 pm
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Bob Brough, one of Toronto’s most powerful tenor saxophonists, has been a highlight on the Toronto jazz scene since 1969. He first came to prominence with Time Warp in the early 1980’s with his solid tone and deep blues influences. His style ventures to soulful Coltrane-inspired tenor playing and can also step outside to play …
May 3 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
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photo credit: Gary Taylor Juno Award winning Stretch Orchestra routinely traverses a wide gamut of musical styles—from jazz to rock to folk—often within a single tune. Their eclectic approach reflects the diverse musical background of each member of the group. Individually, Kevin Breit, Matt Brubeck, and Jesse Stewart have entertained the multitudes in many ports …
May 4 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
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Photo Credit: Graham Powell Mandy Lagan has been contributing to the Toronto jazz scene since 1990. She is recognized as one of Toronto’s finest jazz singers, recording and performing in clubs, theatres and …
May 10 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
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“Mario Bakuna, a sparkling guitarist, plays with palpable feeling – his virtuosic fluency on the fretboard is controlled and flourishes are perfectly placed. His voice has a texture like heavy cloth” – Songlines Magazine Mario Bakuna is a London-based Brazilian composer, arranger, singer and guitar player, with twenty years of professional experience. A graduate of the …
May 11 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
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Originally from Victoria BC, pianist and composer Kate Wyatt is now considered one of the top tier jazz musicians in the city of Montreal. She has been praised as having “musical ideas and a style of playing and writing that is on par with the current jazz piano elite: Mehldau, Yaron Herman, Shai Maestro, …
May 12 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
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Anthony D’Alessandro is a pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader based in Toronto, Ontario. His own bands have been showcased in many notable venues and festivals across Canada including the Jazz Bistro, the Toronto Summer Music Festival, the Jazz Sudbury Festival, and the Rex Hotel Jazz and Blues Bar, among others. He regularly performs alongside a …
May 17 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
8:00 pm
Shahi Teruko and Juno Award Winner, Carlos Morgan along with Morgan’s band, perform some of the best duet R&B and Pop duets of the past 60 years. Some of the duet songs Teruko and Morgan will perform include duets from Lionel Ritchie & Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye & Diana Ross, Ashord & Simpson …
May 18 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
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Photo Credit: Nick Moreland “Named as one of the top 200 living guitarists by All About Jazz Magazine” Charlie Ballantine is …
May 24 @ 8:00 am – 10:30 am
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Trombonist Robin Jessome is currently based in Kitchener/Waterloo and performing around the Tri-Cities as well as Hamilton and Toronto, making loud and intriguing creative music. Robin like things dark, with a quirky sense-of-humour — deeply influenced by the likes of Carla Bley, Tom Waits, Kenny Wheeler and Charles Mingus. Originally from Nova Scotia, Robin received a …
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