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 …
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 …
