Bartosz Hadala Group featuring Polish guitarist, Piotr Olszewski will present original compositions rooted in American & European jazz tradition. Mr. Olszewski, jazz professor at the F. Nowowiejski Academy of Music located in the city of Bydgoszcz (Poland), is a veteran on Polish jazz scene with a career spanning over 4 decades. His two sons, Antoni …
Once new to the Waterloo Region, moving from Calgary, Greg Prior has been established in the Waterloo scene for over 16 years. Greg has been a regular performe r with local groups such as The Pheonix Jazz Group, Big Band Theory, Ernie Kalwa, and played with many other local performe rs. Prior to moving …
Photo Credit: BNB Studio JUNO winner Jocelyn Gould has been called “a leader in the next generation of great mainstream jazz guitarists” by Howard Paul, CEO of Benedetto Guitars. Her joyful energy has captivated audiences around the world and her passion for music is infectious. She has absorbed the influences of the jazz guitar …
Guitarist Samuel Bonnet has always felt “between two waters”. Born in Israel and raised in France, it was Montreal that allowed him to fully affirm his multiple identities and artistic colors between classical guitar and jazz. In his 5th album, HYBRIDE, Samuel tells us his personal story through 7 tracks that form his musical …
Huu Bac Quach performs his with his quintet, skillfully combining his vietnamese and chinese heritages to North American Jazz music. Backed by a solid team of some of the most prominent musicians on the up and coming Montreal jazz scene, Huu Bac performs his compositions inspired by his numerous travels in Asia, Europe and South America. …
The Phoenix Jazz Group performs jazz in a melodic fusion style. Group members are very versatile in a number of different genres. A review from The Jazz Society of Oregon stated ” they’re a Canadian quintet of musicians with impressive credentials whose program of all original music swings with ease. ” Since their debut album …
Jocelyn Menard’s Caribbean Jazz Group puts the Caribbean at the center of a fusion where jazz and dance are omnipresent. The leader, saxophonist and composer, originally from Montreal, has been living in Guadeloupe for over thirty years. He continues the path initiated with his album Terre-Mère – and even earlier within the trio Guanada – by …
The Big Band Theory had its genesis in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, without any clear idea where this project might end up. And… WOW! what an explosion of sound when seventeen of Kitchener-Waterloo’s (and beyond) most talented jazzers showed up for that first rehearsal in October 2011. BBT has now finished 11 seasons of music making with a deep repertoire of …
CROSSING CANADA Prairies and plains, mountains and lakes…. Dutch Grammy award-winners singer Ineke Vandoorn and guitarist/composer Marc van Vugt return to Canada in the fall to present their album ‘Crossing Canada’. The music offers a mixture of lyrical, original jazz songs and adventurous, sound orientated improvisations! The album was recorded live during previous Canadian …
Photo credit: ME Photography The Quintet will feature an exciting programme of music selections from Stan Getz, Horace Silver, Sonny Rollins, Benny Golson, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and more. The leader and founder of the Royal City Saxophone Quartet, Ernie Kalwa is a graduate of the University of Waterloo in Mathematics and Music. A native …
