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Jazz Jam

When: February 3, 2024 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Nicky Schrire

When: February 3, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm

Nicky Schrire is a British-South African vocalist and composer based in Toronto. Her work has seen her likened to vocalists Joni Mitchell and Esperanza Spalding with The Boston Globe’s Jon Garelick noting that “though her approach has earned her comparisons to Gretchen Parlato and Becca Stevens, the similarities are superficial. She’s got her own thing, …

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Barry Elmes Special SUNDAY Matinee CD release

When: February 4, 2024 @ 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm

International performer, drummer, composer, record producer, educator and multi-award winning Barry Elmes is a mainstay of the Canadian jazz scene.  His work has been documented on over 90 jazz CDs and he has performed and/or recorded with many renowned jazz artists, including Dizzy Gillespie, Tommy Flanagan, Charlie Haden, Hank Crawford, Diana Krall, Joe Henderson, John Abercrombie, Oliver …

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Caleb Khuu

When: February 9, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm

Caleb Khuu is excited to present a night of jazz and soul standards with a funky edge featuring an immensely talented quartet. With an incredibly diverse set spanning numerous genres this is sure to be a night you won’t forget soon! Caleb Khuu is a versatile young guitarist in the KW region honing his skills performing …

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Rémi-Jean LeBlanc’s HEYDAY from Montreal

When: February 10, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm

  HEYDAY, is a group consisting of 5 of Montreal’s most versatile and prolific musicians; Erika Angell on voice, Jérôme Beaulieu on key boards, Kevin Warren on drums and Nicolas Ferron on guitar, and RJ LeBlanc on bass. The group has a wide range of influences hailing from post-rock to R&B and beyond while taste …

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Robin Habermehl and the Jazz Perpetrators

When: February 16, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm

    Robin Habermehl and the Jazz Perpetrators present on February 16th 2024 at the Jazz Room, the Classic Music that shaped a generation from the 60s though the 80s.  Come and check these new Jazzy arrangements of Hits Like: Carry On Wayward Son, Stairway to Heaven, Smoke on the Water, Sweet Child in Time, …

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Jazz Jam (2:00-4:00 PM will be the new time going forward)

When: February 17, 2024 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Angela Verbrugge Quartet from BC and NYC

When: February 17, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm

Photo Credit: Cassidy Nunn Canadian jazz vocalist Angela Verbrugge – 2020 JazzTimes Readers’ Poll for Best Female Vocalist – infuses passion and emotion with each beautiful note (Toronto Music Report). The charismatic singer / composer / lyricist spent the last two years touring her albums within Canada, Germany, Turkey, Luxembourg and Japan. She is a …

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Blood, Sweat and Tears Project SOLD OUT

When: February 23, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm

Former members of The Blood Sweat and Tears and David Clayton Thomas bands will be performing in a Reunion Show at The Jazz Room, featuring vocalists Dane Hartsell and D’Eve Archer. The performance will include BS&T hits including Spinning Wheel, You’ve Made Me So Very Happy, God Bless the Child, Lucretia McEvil, Don’t Explain, 40,000 …

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Jaron Freeman-Fox Special SUNDAY Matinee

When: March 3, 2024 @ 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Refracting folk music’s wildest traditions into a joyful shout, Jaron Freeman-Fox & the Opposite of Everything compact a decade of touring, into a rare Ontario appearance, promising their music will sound just as out-of-place in Waterloo as it has at traditional music festivals across Eastern Europe, the mountains of Scandinavia, and the Siberian steppe. Bred …

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