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Mar 05
Friday, Mar 30 – Big Band Theory
This is the moment when theory becomes practice. This is the debut of Big Band Theory. The premise is simple: you put the most talented jazz’ers together in rehearsal and wait for an explosion of sound. Paul Ellingham on trombone was a catalyst for the ensemble. Saxophonist and singer Robin Habermehl leads the group musically. …
Mar 03
Friday, April 6 – Rebecca Binnendyk Quintet
Drawing on her lead of the Phoenix Jazz Group, Rebecca’s soulful and playful alto hits the stage at the jazz room. The quintet’s playlist is a perfect mix of swing, ballads, Latin Jazz and funk. Rebecca’s ballads are candid and personal including touching performances of The Way You Are and You’ve Changed. Fronting the jazz …
Mar 02
2 for 1 Student Saturdays in March!
STUDENTS AT THE JAZZ ROOM TWO-FOR ONE SATURDAYS DURING MARCH (2012) The Saturday program (Artistic Director Ted Warren) features some of Canada’s best jazz talent at THE JAZZ ROOM. Students are invited to take advantage of a special offer (two admissions for the price of one) during March to come experience jazz at its finest …
Feb 27
Friday, Mar 23 – Glenn Buhr Trio
The jack hammer is back in the jazz room! Glenn Buhr’s decorated career in composition and piano performance has spanned genres from symphonic and film to the jazz quartet. His extensive discography features Thru the Wounded Sky, a gripping textural work that has become a signature for Glenn’s jazz style. Glenn has brought together a truly distinctive …
Feb 20
Saturday, March 31 – Aubrey Dayle Quartet
You might not need a ticket to watch this show, as Aubrey’s planning on bringing enough hardware to blow out the windows! What’s left of the building is in for a top-deck treat of high-voltage jazz right at that junction with rock and electric. If you’ve been waiting for a My ID rematch, we’ve invited …
Feb 06
Saturday, Mar 3 – Bonnie Brett Quartet
The soul in jazz comes to Waterloo with Bonnie’s luring vocal lead… Bonnie Brett “has become one of Toronto’s most respected jazz vocalists admired as a singer of power and finesse who swings hard.” Her tantalizing recording of Comes Love is full of dark colors and candid lines. This work personifies her musical collaboration with …
Feb 06
Friday, Mar 2 – Ray Podhornik Sextet
Ray’s Sextet brings a Latin touch to what approaches a big band sound. A versatile and accomplished artist, Ray’s high energy trumpet lead can take many turns from soul and blues to rock to swing. “…his solo’s and horn section work will drop your jaw” – The Soul Mission. Ray Podhornik has been “rated as …
Jan 30
2 for 1 Student Saturdays in February!
STUDENTS AT THE JAZZ ROOM TWO-FOR ONE SATURDAYS DURING FEBRUARY (2012) The Saturday program (Artistic Director Ted Warren) features some of Canada’s best jazz talent at THE JAZZ ROOM. Students are invited to take advantage of a special offer (two admissions for the price of one) during February to come experience jazz at its finest …
Jan 23
Saturday, Feb 18 – Maureen Kennedy Quartet
From the title track of her signature CD This is Always, Maureen Kennedy’s distinctive cool femme vocals leave you thirsting for the 1950s and ’60s. “In addition to having a distinctly candid jazz vocal style, Kennedy stands out on the basis of the song selection on this album, her debut.” – All About Jazz From Billy …
Jan 23
Friday, Feb 17 – Barb Fulton Quintet
How do you make a quintet a triple threat? Put Barb Fulton on lead! Her career as an actor at Stratford, her training as a dancer in England, and her many singing roles add up to a vocal presence that can transport you straight to the stage. “Her own innate sense of how to sing …