The Murphy Quintet is a newly formed group by Juno-nominated musicians, Tara Davidson and William Carn. Dedicated to the couple’s recently departed cat Murphy, this quintet is a slight departure from the couple’s critically acclaimed 9-piece ensemble – the Carn Davidson 9. This smaller group plays a wide range of material which includes jazz …
Photo Credit: Sean O’Neill Newest album “Worldview” nominated for a Juno Best Album of the Year: Group A recipient of the Toronto …
Photo Credit: Graham Powell Mandy Lagan has been contributing to the Toronto jazz scene since 1990. …
“…confident, tuneful straight-ahead jazz…” – Paul Wells, MACLEANS Magazine Born in Toronto, Bassist Roberto Occhipinti is a well established presence in the Canadian and International Jazz scene. A five time Juno award musician, he is equally at home playing classical music as well as jazz and world music. In addition to leading his own groups with 6 …
A major international talent that’s on its way” – THE TORONTO STAR Through years of touring around the world, across Canada, and collaborating with Juno Award-winning performers, Eliana Cuevas has grown into an accomplished singer-songwriter and bandleader with unlimited colours in her compositional and lyrical palette. Among her honours are the National Jazz Award for …
Matt Lagan is a highly sought after saxophonist and composer, has been recognized as an Emerging Jazz Artist by the Toronto Art’s Council and is the 2017 winner of the Hnatyshyn’s Oscar Peterson Award. He frequently tours across the globe as a member of the iconic Shuffle Demons. James Fernando has been ailed as …
IN LIGHT OF NUMBEROUS HEALTH AUTHORITIES STRONGLY RECOMMENDING THAT PEOPLE AVOID LARGE GROUPS BECAUSE OF THE NEW SURGE IN THE OMICRON COVID VARIANT, THE BOARD OF THE GRAND RIVER JAZZ SOCIETY HAS DECIDED TO CANCEL THIS EVENT. ALL TICKETS TO THIS SHOW WILL BE REFUNDED. Elizabeth Shepherd and Michael Occhipinti (ES:MO) have been featured in each …
“Lofsky’s imagination is fertile (and) his technique it’s match” – Toronto Globe and Mail Lorne Lofsky started as a typical teenage rock ’n roll guitar player, playing in basement bands and at high school dances. In his late teens, a friend turned him onto Miles Davis’ Classic disk “Kind of Blue” which dramatically altered …
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 …
IN LIGHT OF NUMBEROUS HEALTH AUTHORITIES STRONGLY RECOMMENDING THAT PEOPLE AVOID LARGE GROUPS BECAUSE OF THE NEW SURGE IN THE OMICRON COVID VARIANT, THE BOARD OF THE GRAND RIVER JAZZ SOCIETY HAS DECIDED TO CANCEL THIS EVENT. ALL TICKETS TO THIS SHOW WILL BE REFUNDED. As a jazz singer and pianist (and Member of Parliament), …
