Be prepared for some Latin heat as multi-award winning vocalist Eliana Cuevas comes to town with her quintet. In 2009, Cuevas won Latin Jazz Artist of the Year in the National Jazz Awards and has been on a tear ever since. She has performed with Juno-winning Latin artists Alex Cuba, Jesse Cook and Jane Bunnett. …
Friday night we welcome a breath of fresh air from Montreal. Currently a master’s student at McGill University, François Jalbert and his quartet are making waves over the jazz world with their contemporary sound that blends jazz, popular music, and world sensibilities into a style and compositional world all their own. The quartet’s repertoire combines …
Workshop at 4 pm: Creating one’s own voice. Manhattan meets Toronto as the jazz flautists Jamie Baum and Jane Bunnett perform at The Jazz Room. Jane Bunnett One of the most exciting pairings we have had for some time, two multi-award winning female woodwind players grace the stage with a cross border collaboration you will …
6:30 pm James Hill Trio (piano, bass, drums) 8:30 pm Dave Restivo, a critically acclaimed pianist and composer, is one of Canada’s most respected and sought-after jazz artists. “I respond in a way that goes beyond category or genre. I have to connect with it emotionally, and I try not to limit what I …
Jason White brings a set of game changing charts to the stage. Drawing from the intensity of Hendrix, surfacing the compelling bass heads of The Bad Plus, and hitting that nerve where classic jazz meets Zappa. The jazz trio format allows the piano voice to shine, a role that Jason can kick upstairs. Joining Jason …
The smooth and smokey voice of renowned jazz vocalist Randy Lyght returns by popular demand to the jazz room! “… just a load of talent and a brilliant sense of the feel of the song.” – randylyght.com/press Fluently surfacing the deep bass in standards of the 40’s to the 60’s, his engaging presence is Steppin’ …
6:30 pm Thiago Souza Duo (piano, guitar) 8:30 pm Rising star jazz vocalist Melissa Stylianou is back with the band! The honor and privilege is all ours as Melissa returns to the jazz room with the band from 55 Bar – which means your ticket to New York’s Greenwich Village is on us this year! “…an …
Tesseract is a jazz collective in every sense of the word – a band where every member composes and performs each other’s originals. This modern music quintet has been called captivating and meaningful. At every opportunity, the members of Tesseract challenge each other to explore new territory, taking the audience on a thrilling journey through the endless possibilities of improvised …
SPEAKEASY at The Jazz Room Special event by The New Quarterly (jazz room passes do not apply) $15 admission (+13% HST) early-bird/student; $20 (+13% HST) after October 18 Crime and All That Jazz: Featuring suspense writers Andrew Pyper, Brad Smith, and Mary Jackman Live Jazz with the Joni NehRita Quartet.
The jack hammer is back in the jazz room! Glenn Buhr’s decorated career in composition and piano performance has spanned genres from symphonic and film to the jazz quartet. His extensive discography features Thru the Wounded Sky, a gripping textural work that has become a signature for Glenn’s jazz style. “His melodies are wonderfully evocative, from poundingly …
