Photo credit: Linda Marie Stella “Heillig Manoeuver brought down the house… We were treated to a dynamic performance with beautiful arrangements performed by extremely talented musicians.” -Peter Shea & Juliet Dunn Twilight Jazz Festival- St. Catherines, ON In 1979, Bassist Henry Heillig and Matt Zimbel formed the legendary nine piece latin-funk-salza-jazz band Manteca and went …
photo by Jemall Earle On a holiday break from her Master’s Degree program in Valencia, Spain, Alternative Soul Singer/Songwriter Avery Raquel will be performing her award-winning music from her latest album, as well as new material yet to be released, and unique arrangements of covers you all know and love. Avery will be performing a mix …
Join the Jakob Durst Quintet as they welcome special guest Morgan Childs for a swingin’ night of music in the lineage of the great Gene Ammons/Sonny Stitt and Johnny Griffin/“Lockjaw” Davis Quintets! Jakob Durst is a young and devoted student of many musical forms. Although drawing his main influence from creative and improvised music, namely the Black American Art-form “Jazz”, …
Photo Credit: Robert McGee “There aren’t many singers that blow you away halfway through the first verse of a song. Jocelyn is THAT singer.” – Jaymz Bee, JAZZ.FM91 “[Her] breathy vocalizing is a delight, and if you can imagine the sweetness of Ella Fitzgerald crossed with the huskiness of Peggy Lee you’ll have some idea …
“We wanted to get together and play a style of music that everyone loves, and that gets everybody dancing!” The Purpletones are a band that focuses on performing high-energy danceable music with a distinctive Rhythm & Blues sound – from early Motown to 70’s funk, Prince to Bruno Mars, and everything in between! Formed in …
After 25 years committed to a vision influenced by his culturally diverse world, Dominic Mancuso sees himself sitting at the table with the 21st century and the global village. His resume takes in several CDs, as well as several written scores for TV, films and theatre performances, numerous artistic collaborations and a great number …
You may have seen him at The Jazz Room with, The Ray Podhornik Sextet. Kitchener’s homie, Fred Smith and his old pals from the hood, “The Freeloaders” come to The Jazz Room. Sharing the stage with Paul Stouffer – Keys, Tom Nagy – Bass and Donnie McDougall – Drums, he’ll bring a variety of flavourful …
Emily Steinwall is a multi instrumentalist and songwriter based in Toronto, Canada. Though Emily has spent the last few years focusing on her original music, her roots run deeply in the jazz tradition. She learned to play standards when she was a teenager, with her grandparents Jack and Carol Long. She then …
