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Carlos Morgan is curating the concert and will act as MC/host. There will be three 45 minute sets, commencing with Joni Nehrita and ending with Alysha Brilla.

  Internationally renowned violinist Jerzy Kapłanek has established himself as a chamber musician, member of the celebrated Penderecki String Quartet, soloist, dedicated teacher, adjudicator, artistic director of QuartetFest and lately as a jazz violinist. With his sublime, soulful sound, the Kaplanek Quartet will explore a combination of jazz standards and originals.  They will introduce us to the varied and powerful tunes by iconic jazz violinists Jean-Luc Ponty, Didier …

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Photo Credit: Nicolas Gerardine Between New York City and Montreal, French-Canadian trumpeter, composer and producer Rachel Therrien boasts an enviable CV. She is considered one of the most promising jazz musicians, playing a wide variety of musical styles and rhythms. She released her 5th album recorded in Paris with her new European Quartet, VENA, in March 2020 …

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  Fundraiser for the Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival. The tickets are $30 for each of the three performances or $75 for all three. Adrean Farugia and Brad Goode on Friday night. Shuffle Demons on Saturday night. Laura Anglade for a Sunday afternoon matinee.    

GRAMMY NOMINATED & JUNO AWARD WINNING Cuban saxophonist and composer Luis Deniz returns to the Jazz Room with this special Quartet, comprised of some of the younger up-and-coming players in the Toronto Jazz scene. This unit will perform a mix of original, as well as standards compositions, that draw from straight-ahead, Latin, and other musical …

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Doors open at 1:30 PM Toronto-based French/American Jazz singer Laura Anglade is making a name for herself on the Canadian jazz scene and beyond. Originally from a small village in the South of France and raised in Connecticut, Laura’s singing is reminiscent of many of the great vocal stylists of the 20th century: Carmen McRae, …

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“This Jazz meets Elvis concept is the brainchild of West End Jazz Festival director, Oliver Vadas. A while back he approached Mark Kelso to organize a TV show of Elvis Presley tunes, but done in more of a Jazz style. Immediately Kelso picked some local top-flight players to play the music, but that still left …

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You have loved their energy at the UpTown Waterloo Jazz Festival – imagine that in a club!  The Shuffle Demons are going to blow the doors off the Jazz Room at their CD Release party celebrating their 10th Album, All In. They first broke onto the Canadian music scene with an electrifying musical fusion that drew in …

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Brad Goode was named one of the most influential Chicagoans of the 1980s by the Chicago Tribune, who credited him as a “major catalyst in the revitalization of the Chicago jazz scene” and “The lyrical genius of the trumpet”.  As a youngster, he toured and recorded with Von Freeman, Red Rodney, Al Cohn, Eddie Harris, Ira …

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The “Jazz Jam” has started up and  local guitarist Lukas Bouda will be hosting the events. Jazz Jams are still free to attend and/or to play on stage. It is still open to all age groups. Both listeners and performers (instrumentalists as well as singers) are welcome. COVID protocols will be in place. When you …

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