Modeled after the great Django Reinhardt, François Jalbert made his own name by taking first place in the Montreal Guitar Grand Prix in 2006 and 2008 in the jazz category. The young Québécois musician and composer returns to the Jazz Room in a duo format with compositions from “Sens unique”, his first album as a …
Joe Sullivan comes from the Northern Ontario town of Timmins. He grew up in a large franco-ontarian family, where music was a part of daily life. He began his formal training on piano and later, at the age of fifteen, started playing the trumpet. During his youth, he led an active musical life that included …
Described as a performer who “hits the high notes on jazz history” (therecord.com), and a musician who sings as if she is “reciting poetry” (Meaford Express), Mary-Catherine Pazzano is a jazz vocalist based in Kitchener, Ontario. Mary-Catherine’s performance highlights include headlining at: Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival, The Rex (Toronto), Jazz Bistro (Toronto), The Jazz …
Nancy Walker is a Canadian musician based in the Toronto area. Her work as a pianist and composer reflects her view of the times we live in – at times intense, at times poignant, at times cerebral. Her most recent recording as leader is ‘Til Now Is Secret (Addo Records). Showcasing ten of her …
Solroc Music and Juno Award winning recording artist, Carlos Morgan, perform his newly created, Jazz interpreted renditions of classic R&B and Pop songs, as well as, his award winning music and favorite Jazz standards inside Waterloo’s prestigious and world renowned Jazz venue. You don’t want to miss this concert. We hope to see you …
Barry Elmes has occupied a position of prominence on the Canadian jazz scene since the 1980s and has become internationally-respected over the years since, not only as one of Canada’s most talented drummers, but for parallel accomplishments as a composer, producer, recording artist, and dedicated educator. His award-winning work has been documented on over 90 …
Bassist,Vocalist, and Composer Victor Bateman has been actively involved in Toronto’s music scene since 1981, when he moved here from Vancouver, B.C. His long list of credits as a sideman include recording and performing with a number of jazz, folk, and blues acts, including Ashley MacIsaac Big Sugar, Chris Whiteley, Heartbreak Hill, The Flying Bulgar …
“The young Paris-based trio, The Kandinsky Effect, offers an invigorating approach to modern jazz and improvisation…” -Los Angeles Times Originally formed as a project to blend electronics and jazz, The Kandinsky Effect has matured over its 10 years span to develop a truly unique sound that is hard to compare. As group, the band is …
Fresh Water Funk is an 8-piece funk project based in the Waterloo region of Ontario, Canada. We play all your funkyfaves like Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Tower of Power, and more! We also have a few composers of our own in the group and have been known to, from time to time, play one …
The Robert Fekete Quintet is a progressive jazz group that focuses on the love of life, relationships and music as an art form. The Quintet is a newly formed original composition project with some standard repertoire from the American song book. The group’s goal is to bridge between the art form of Jazz music with …
