What fans need to know is that I am a fan, first and foremost of music! I believe it to be a universal language and I believe in its power to change.” – Joni NehRita An accomplished singer/songwriter/musician, Joni manages to blend the time-honoured qualities of classic soul with a modern sensibility that flirts heavily with jazz …
Multi Grammy Award Organ Legend Ike Stubblefield. He grew up playing with the biggest names in the music business from Ike and Tina Turner, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and George Benson and Quincy Jones. Brother of James Brown’s drummer Clyde Stubblefield, Ike Stubblefield has not slowed down in 40 years. There are few true …
Peterborough, ON native Daniel Fortin is one of Canada’s most in demand bassists. His eclectic tastes and stylistic flexibility have led to work with a wide variety of artists in the jazz, rock and pop worlds, including Serena Ryder, David Occhipinti, Florian Hofner, July Talk, Devon Sproule, Matt Wilson, Alex Goodman, Dave Restivo, Harley Card, …
The Jason White Trio makes a return engagement at the Jazz Room after spending most of the last year touring outside of the country. With out a doubt, the expression “something for everyone” applies to a Jason White Trio concert. In its third incarnation, consisting of Jason White (piano), Paul VanDyk (bass), and Joe Ryan …
Alex Dean, one of Canada’s foremost jazz saxophonists, has been a mainstay of the Canadian music scene for many years. He has played and recorded with Gil Evans, Kenny Wheeler, Aretha Franklin, Natalie Cole, Harry Connick Jr., Phil Nimmons, the Dave McMurdo Jazz Orchestra, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. Alex held …
There are very few vibes players around that inspire me the way that Andy Macpherson does with the creative lines that he weaves. Andy, Tom, Dan and Gary put me in a mood that I definitely did not want to leave…” – Larry Larson The New Vibes Jazz Quartet returns to the Jazz Room to celebrate their …
“Canadian jazz chanteneuse Carol McCartney and her all-star band tore up the second of a three-night stand at the Jazz Bistro” – Spill Magazine Vibrant and dynamic jazz vocalist Carol McCartney was born and raised in North Toronto – in fact, in the Fall of 2013, the City of Toronto named a street after her “McCartney …
Benjamin Deschamps is one of the young lions of Montreal Jazz. He’s a multi instrumentalist, playing flute, clarinet and all of the Sax’s. Very active on the Montreal music scene, he created the “Atomic Big Band” in 2010 which features the new generation of elite jazz musicians in Montreal. He also directed the Montreal …
Please note that this show is no charge to passholders. Since 2011, performer, educator and composer, Christian Howes was voted #1 in the Downbeat Critics Poll (“Rising Stars/Violin”), named among the top three jazz violinists in the JazzTimes critics poll, and nominated for Violinist of the Year by the Jazz Journalist Association. He received the Residency Partner Award through …
