Toronto-born bassist Kieran Overs has been active on the Canadian music scene since 1970, first on guitar and electric bass, and for the past 34 years on acoustic bass. Overs holds an Honours Diploma from Humber College, a B. Mus. from Humber/BCOU and an M. Mus. from McGill University (Montreal). He has also studied privately …
KW’s favorite trumpeter brings his “Jazz Guys” band back to the Jazz Room to open the season. The “Jazz Guys” have opened every season but one and we are thrilled that he can do it again for our fifth year. Larry Larson has been Principal Trumpet of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony since 1993. …
This special event is not included in your Jazz Room Pass Two-time Juno Award winner David Braid presents music from his latest collaboration with the Sinfonia UK Collective, one of the UK’s freshest and most innovative ensembles. Whether you are a lover of jazz or classical music, Braid’s work will take you on a unique …
Thank you for a spectacular Season Four! We couldn’t have done it without you. Please stay tuned for information about Season Five – to be unveiled soon! The season begins the first weekend of September! Until then – have a look at our Uptown Jazz Festival offering, and our very special David Braid presentation …
1) BIG BAND THEORY (Late Night Show) 10:30-1:00AM This is a post main-stage show with doors opening at 9:45 and show start at 10:30. General admission is $10 and this event is not included with your Jazz Room pass. The Big Band Theory had its genesis in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, without any clear idea where this …
Please note that this show is included with your 2104/15 pass and also included for new 2015/2016 passholders. Doors open at 7. Show starts at 8. “…his solos and horn section work will drop your jaw” – The Soul Mission. “Ray Podhornik has been “rated as one of the top three trumpet players in Canada” …
Please note that this show is included with your 2104/15 pass and also included for new 2015/2016 passholders. Doors open at 7. Show starts at 8. For those of you who missed Robi’s sold out CD launch show, here is your chance! This time Robi will be joined by Phil Dwyer, one of the great …
Please note that this event is included with your 2014/15 pass and is also included for new 2015/16 passholders. Doors open at 7. Show starts at 8. “This is really why we listen to music: to be surprised and lifted up, stripped of our preconceptions and left breathless by hearing something brand new. …
Please note that this event is included with your 2014/15 pass and is also included for new 2015/16 passholders. Doors open at 7. Show starts at 8. “The lyrical genius of the trumpet” – Chicago Tribune Brad Goode was named one of the most influential Chicagoans of the 1980s by the Chicago Tribune, who credited …
CD Release Party for the very first Live at THE JAZZ ROOM recording! Join the Grand River Jazz Society in celebrating the very first Live at The Jazz Room recording, of Andrew McAnsh’s Sextet. There will be munchies, a few official words, and lots of music & fun. CDs will be on sale for $15 …
