Oct 25
Trevor Giancola is master on the guitar. A staple of Toronto’s jazz and creative music scene, he has shared the stage with many of Canada’s finest, including Sophie Milman, Dave Douglas, Seamus Blake, John Abercrombie, John Stowell, Donny McCasline, PJ Perry and Pat LaBarbera. Trevor’s unique sound blends traditional and contemporary sounds into a style …
Oct 22
From Montreaux to Havana to Western Canada, join us in welcoming Greg Prior to the Jazz Room. Greg Prior has played 9 major jazz festivals across Canada, and toured and recorded extensively. Comfortable with symphonic, jazz and Latin styles, Greg brings diverse talent to the stage. Greg has toured with artists such as Prairie Ceilidh …
Oct 20
Toronto-born, Brooklyn-Based Jazz Vocalist Melissa Stylianou brings her New York band north for 4 city tour of Ontario and Quebec “Melissa Stylianou has it all – a gorgeous instrument, superb musicianship, and great taste.” -Fred Hersch Melissa Stylianou Quintet Saturday November 17, 2012 8:30pm – 11:30pm The Huether Hotel, 59 King St. North, Waterloo, ON Tickets $18 …
Oct 20
Rising star jazz vocalist Melissa Stylianou is back with the band! The honor and privilege is all ours as Melissa returns to the jazz room with the band from 55 Bar – which means your ticket to New York’s Greenwich Village is on us this year! “…an unmannered and affecting jazz singer with a taste …
Oct 16
Drawing on the broken beat scene of West London … Rich Brown lays it down. Toronto electric bassist Rich Brown formed rinsethealgorithm in 2004 with a modern take on this idea that jazz was the original dance music. With a deep calm that delivers, every line is rooted in melodic concepts and a heavily groove-oriented …
Oct 05
Simply among the finest jazz bassists anywhere, Dave Young is as close as we can get to jazz royalty—both in Canada and abroad. “To my way of thinking, Dave Young is one of the most talented bassists on the jazz scene. His harmonic sympatico and unerring sense of time have kept him in …
Oct 03
Jason White brings a set of game changing charts to the stage. Drawing from the intensity of Hendrix, surfacing the compelling bass heads of The Bad Plus, and hitting that nerve where classic jazz meets Zappa. The jazz trio format allows the piano voice to shine, a role that Jason can kick upstairs. Joining Jason …
Oct 01
Zach Brock‘s soaring lyricism takes the form of the jazz violin. He commands energy and power that is at once demanding and gifted. “Zach Brock is the pre-eminent improvising violinist of his generation.” – Michael Jackson, Chicago Sun-Times “Zach proves himself as composer, improviser and producer. With a fiercely charismatic presence onstage, Zach is the …
Sep 25
This is the moment when theory and practice combine to blow out the walls. Last March, Big Band Theory had it’s debut at the Jazz Room, and left no questions about tight, demanding tone. Paul Ellingham on trombone was a catalyst for the ensemble. Saxophonist and singer Robin Habermehl leads the group musically. Here’s that …
