The Importance of Time and Rhythm The piano is a central instrument in the history of classical, jazz and contemporary music. But if you sight-read an Oscar Peterson transcription, you will still probably not sound like Oscar. Most people spend too much time learning which notes to play (e.g. scales, chord tones), instead of how …
Motivic composition and soloing Motivic manipulation is an essential tool for any improvising musician. Join baritone saxophonist and educator Shirantha Beddage as he uses his own compositions to demonstrate this technique. Bring your instrument and play along! We will be looking at these pieces at the workshop: Skippin’ the Grits Nightly News This Saturday afternoon workshop will …
MELODY, LINES AND THE IMPROVISING GUITARIST Ted Quinlan is widely known as one of Canada’s most multi-faceted jazz musicians, highly skilled as a solo jazz guitarist, session player, writer, and a dedicated educator. Ted’s leadership of the guitar department at Humber College’s Music Program in Toronto has been a cornerstone of a widely regarded music …
Join us in welcoming the New Year with fine friends, great music, swing dancing and good cheer! Your ticket includes an array of appetizers, a glass of bubbly and Big Rude Jake! “Father of the ‘swing punk’ sound, and noted for his skill as a blues shouter and raconteur, Big Rude Jake Hiebert is especially …
Special Cross-Over Weekend at The Jazz Room—Blues and Jazz Conor Gains is one of the Region’s great up-and-coming young blues guitar artists poised for greatness. One of the most dynamic Blues/rock bands in Canada the Conor Gains Band were deserving nominees for the 2013 Maple Blues Award as Best New Artist. Led by singer/songwriter and …
Catch the wave as rising star Alysha Brilla brings a nuanced groove to the jazz room. Departing from her Tanzanian and Canadian roots into a spellbinding satire, Alysha lays bare the hollow airs of our mixed media, filling the void with charm and grace. “I could listen to her sing all day” – Indieweek Music …
Tom Nagy will hit the stage with the bass lines behind this jazz take on Christmas standards, featuring as its centrepiece all of the pieces from the Charlie Brown Christmas Special. High ratings on the fresh scale, the show promises to put an improbable twist into the holiday favorites. The jam packed audience last year …
Ted Quinlan is widely known as one of Canada’s most multi-faceted jazz musicians, highly skilled as a solo jazz guitarist, session player, writer, and a dedicated educator. “Quinlan is clean and crisp, and his explorations open a wide panorama into which he instills a range of moods. While the emphasis is on contemporary styling, there is …
Rebecca’s soulful and playful alto graces the stage at the jazz room. Her playlist ranges from the intensity of compositions like Stars to candid and personal ballads including touching performances of Dance Me to the End of Love and You’ve Changed. Rebecca’s influences include Ella Fitzgerald, Eva Cassidy, Sophie Milman, and Meaghan Smith, whose sounds …
