Photo by Jen Squires Denielle Bassels delivers a high-energy, genre-bending show that fuses gypsy swing, vintage jazz, folk noir, and soulful storytelling. Backed by a powerhouse band, expect unexpected twists, where smoky jazz meets wild imagination. Fresh …
The Brian An Quintet follows in the footsteps of the great two-trombone groups of the 1950s and 1960s that featured stellar hornmen such as J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, Curtis Fuller and Slide Hampton. Joining Brian on the frontline is Paul Tarussov, Toronto freelance trombonist and graduate of the Juilliard School in New York. The …
Photo Credit: Joseph Naim Sarah Nairne is proud to present A Night of Soul, Funk and R&B at the Jazz Room. Traversing …
Jane Bunnett’s Red Dragonfly (aka Tombo) is one of those rare projects that may not be original in conception, but in execution becomes a great achievement. Bunnett and her band team with the Penderecki String Quartet on a set that almost exclusively features startlingly fresh jazz revisions of songs from various world traditions. Each tune …
Photo Credit : Roslyn Witter Dave Wiffen received a BMUS (performance) from Wilfrid Laurier University and a Masters of Music (Jazz and Contemporary Media, performance) from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester New York. Right after graduating, he toured North America and Japan with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and has since performed all over the …
Joaquín Núñez Hidalgo is a skilled percussionist Born and raised in Cuba, Joaquín’s early inspiration was his musically gifted father Porfirio Núñez. As a Self-taught musician, Joaquín has become a master percussionist, whose work can be heard on Grammy and Juno nominated records. The Havana Jazz Safari is a musical overview of the trajectory to …
“Tuttitipiditango” will celebrate the Brazilian popular music genre “choro”. Originating from the habanera rhythm and very close to the Brazilian tango, choros are happy and bright compositions full of syncopation! This project will go from the origins of the genre up to its modern samba-jazz instances.” Just like the Argentinian tango, the Cuban danzón, and …
“My show is that. It’s all about history of the great piano jazz trios. We play Oscar, Ahmad Jamal, Errol Garner, Bill Evans, Ray Charles. I’m a storyteller”. Bill King William Morgan ‘Bill King’ (pianist, composer, publisher, producer) was born on June 22, 1946 in Jefferson, Indiana, U.S.A. He devoted much of his time as …
