When:
April 4, 2014 @ 4:30 am – 7:30 am
Where:
Jazz Room, 59 King Street North, Waterloo, ON N2J 2X2, Canada
POSTER…click on here… Jazz Jam flyer Featuring (core band): Greg Prior–Bass John Goddard–Drums Jeff Daniels–Piano
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David Buchbinder Quintet
When:
June 20, 2014 @ 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Where:
Jazz Room, 59 King Street North, Waterloo, ON N2J 2X2, Canada
“…the playing is impeccable. Buchbinder is …an aggressive and agile soloist” – Downbeat “Buchbinder … has a hard, clear clarion almost classical trumpet sound, but with a jazzman’s phrasing and whip-smart spontaneity” – All About Jazz DAVID BUCHBINDER is a JUNO award-winning trumpter, composer and cultural inventor, and he’s making his Jazz Room …
Laila Biali (from NYC) featuring special guest Hugh Marsh
When:
June 28, 2014 @ 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Where:
Jazz Room, 59 King Street North, Waterloo, ON N2J 2X2, Canada
“She is an exciting and unique talent, and I admire her greatly.” – Sting “Biali has a voice that makes the listener shudder, it is so rounded and pure.” – Montreal Gazette “Laila Biali is one of the most beautifully gifted people I’ve ever met. Her music is pure magic.” – Don Thompson Award-winning …
Jason Raso Quartet with special guest Robi Botos
When:
June 27, 2014 @ 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Where:
Jazz Room, 59 King Street North, Waterloo, ON N2J 2X2, Canada
“With influences like Stanley Clark, Victor Wooten, Billy Sheehan and Marcus Miller, Jason has an effortless ability to morph from blistering fingerstyle passages to funky slap from one beat to the next.” – Bass Guitar Rocks Jason Raso has a funk heart and a jazz head. They are hard wired together by the 4 …
An Introduction to Jazz, with David and Andriy (part of the Summer Lights Festival)
When:
June 21, 2014 @ 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Where:
Jazz Room, 59 King Street North, Waterloo, ON N2J 2X2, Canada
Are you new to jazz? Or do you have standards you love to hear? Either way, David Rodenburg and Andriy Tykhonov will have a great evening planned for you! The Summer Lights Festival is a big street festival coming on June 21st – so we’re changing up our programming for that evening. Stop in …
**SPECIAL EVENT** David Braid + Penderecki String Quartet (not covered by annual passes)
When:
June 19, 2014 @ 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Where:
Jazz Room, 59 King Street North, Waterloo, ON N2J 2X2, Canada
**PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A SPECIAL EVENT (not covered by GRJS annual passes)** David Braid + Penderecki String Quartet June 19, 2014 (Thursday) Join the Grand River Jazz Society in a special Thursday performance featuring internationally renowned jazz pianist David Braid, paired with Waterloo’s very own Penderecki String Quartet (quartet in residence at Wilfrid …
Mike Murley Trio (w Steve Wallace and Reg Schwager)
When:
June 14, 2014 @ 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Where:
Jazz Room, 59 King Street North, Waterloo, ON N2J 2X2, Canada
Mike Murley’s current trio, which features Reg Schwager on guitar and Steve Wallace on Bass, continues its tradition of intimate, lyrical explorations of jazz standards. This is not your average trio – no piano, no drum kit. It’s mainstream chamber jazz at it’s finest. Formed in 1998, Mike’s original trio featured the legendary Ed Bickert (guitar) …
Alysha Brilla Sextet
When:
June 13, 2014 @ 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Where:
Jazz Room, 59 King Street North, Waterloo, ON N2J 2X2, Canada
2014 Juno nominee Alysha Brilla is a critically acclaimed Tanzanian-Canadian singer, songwriter and producer. She plays guitar, piano and djembe, creating a unique original soul-folk sound which has been featured on stages internationally. In the summer of 2013, Brilla released her first full length record, In My Head, available on iTunes. In My Head incorporates the wide …
Ted’s Warren Commission
When:
June 7, 2014 @ 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Where:
Jazz Room, 59 King Street North, Waterloo, ON N2J 2X2, Canada
“ A ton of fun” – Jaymz Bee Ted Warren is one of the most versatile drummers in the country. He’s a first call sideman for such esteemed musicians as Keiran Overs, Ted Quinlan and Melissa Stylianou. Ted was the last drummer for the legendary Boss Brass and can be heard on six …
Pram Trio
When:
June 6, 2014 @ 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Where:
Jazz Room, 59 King Street North, Waterloo, ON N2J 2X2, Canada
“Songs often develop into territories unlike from whence they began, eliciting a sense of drama from the relative peacefulness of the piano trio environment.”– Dave Sumner, 17 Dots Blog, eMusic Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett played elegant, creative jazz music in the trio format for many years, and their recordings are classics. The trio personnel …