Photo Credit: Nicolas Gerardine Between New York City and Montreal, French-Canadian trumpeter, composer and producer Rachel Therrien boasts an enviable CV. She is considered one of the most promising jazz musicians, playing a wide variety of musical styles and rhythms. Winner of the 2015 TD Grand Prize Jazz Award at the renowned Montreal International Jazz Festival, the 2016 Stingray Jazz …
The New Vibes Jazz Quartet began as a trio in the spring of 1999 with Andy Macpherson (vibes, drums), Dan Brennan (bass), and Tom Wilson (piano) and evolved quickly into a quartet with the addition of Gary Tomlin on drums. Andy leads New Vibes that has recently featured Dan (bass), John Zadro (piano), Jay Boehmer (drums) and often Jerzy Kaplanek (violin) who augments the group when they can play as a …
Brenda Earle Stokes is a Pianist, Vocalist, Composer, Educator, and Bandleader Based in New York City and she celebrates her new album Motherhood – a collection of her original songs about the joy, frustration and hilarity of modern parenting backed by a stellar jazz ensemble.She is a rare jazz artist with a true command of …
You’ll feel trapped in a sultry net, you won’t even try to escape” – Paola de Simone, Huffington Post We are absolutely delighted to welcome the return of the spectacular and captivating Pilar to the Jazz Room Stage for the third time. This is a concert not to be missed! This concert will fall on the …
The music of Fifth Element is rooted in The Great American Songbook, and this rich resource has allowed artists from all generations in the jazz genre to explore creative artistry both individually and collectively. Each arrangement, crafted by band leader Dave Coules is designed to honour the original song as well as to provide fresh interpretations of this music for …
As a passion project to expand the horizons of small group jazz in the London area, Seth McNall initially formed his Sextet as an avenue to perform the music and arrangements of the late Joe Edmonds, a mentor to countless musicians around Southwestern Ontario. Since then, the Seth McNall Sextet has evolved into a working group that …
“Koven can create a piece out of thin air in the time it takes for him to play it. He can be as experimental as John Cage, as impressionistic as Claude Debussy, or as bluesy as Fats Waller. The common denominators are superb technique and a fresh approach to the music.”–Amanda Putz – CBC …
Photo credit to: Nadezhda Hope Boginya of Pure Muse Portrait One of Tim Moher’s earliest and most significant …
Born into a musical family, Frank became a first call drummer in Hungary at an early age. He worked and recorded with Hungary’s most well known musicians including Szakcsi, Tony Lakatos, Robert Lakatos, Gabor Gado. Frank studied at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music with Gyula Kovacs and Ivan Nesztor. After leaving the school …
Velvety-voiced pianist Elizabeth Shepherd arrived on the international scene in 2006 when her debut album Start To Move was voted one of the top jazz albums of the year by the listeners of the influential Gilles Peterson Show on BBC Radio Worldwide. Since then, the Montreal-based soul-jazz innovator has established herself as one of the most alluring and imaginative artists on the scene …
