“She is, to me, the perfect balance of fragile beauty and a burning intensity that makes her and her music irresistible.” – Don Thompson (Canadian Jazz Giant, Order of Canada) “A lovely muse of music…a femme fatale from film noir…jazz improvisation at its best…that’s Geneviève “Gigi” Marentette” – Don Franks (Actor, musician) “This fresh new jazz singer …
“You’ll feel trapped in a sultry net, you won’t even try to escape” – Paola de Simone, Huffington Post laria PILAR Patassini is an Italian singer, lyricist and actress, born in Rome. She’s a very versatile artist, her recitals blend Italian singer-songwriter tradition with jazz, folk, pop and theatrical elements. Her artistic and musical influences run from …
JAZZ.FM91 presents The One Stop Vocal Jazz Safari 24 Stellar Vocalists in One Show! Produced and hosted by Jaymz Bee Musical Director John Sherwood (piano) with Mark Kelso (drums), George Koller (bass) and Eric St-Laurent (drums) 24 vocalist in a three hour showcase! Featuring June Garber, Genevieve Marentette, Jay Douglas, Joni Nehrita, Denielle Bassels and …
Six accomplished musicians playing original instrumental compositions, combining wicked grooves and creative interplay. They mix the harmonic and improvisational traditions of North American Jazz with the rhythmic influences of Afro-Cuban, Brazilian and Arabic music. The result is an aural explosion of global grooves taking the ear in new and riveting musical directions. The core band …
Innovative and electrifying, Toronto jazz drummer Ernesto Cervini has energy to burn, whether radiating it from behind his kit or working on any number of musical and educational projects. With his sextet Turboprop Cervini flexes his arranging muscles, creating a vast landscape of musical textures, and moods on which these monster musicians can play. The …
A drummer, composer and arranger, Joe Bowden spent his formative years in the projects of Halifax, Nova Scotia. He moved to Toronto in the 80’s to pursue his music career. He toured with Salome Bey from ’84-’88, which included a performance at Expo ’86 in Vancouver. He also performed at the ’99 Barbados Jazz Festival, …
Local multi instrumentalist Ryan Cassidy grew up with the tutelage of Robin Habermehl as well as music staff at Forest Heights Collegiate. Ryan developed his skills to become one of the area’s top young jazz musicians. He continued his formal training through the Applied Music program at Mohawk College, immersed in the musical theory and …
Juno award winning musician Jeff King is a Toronto-based saxophonist and woodwind specialist that performs all over Canada, the U.S., and internationally. As a student in university he studied classical saxophone, flute and clarinet. After finishing his degree he quickly moved to Toronto to study jazz he has been based there ever since. Along with …
“…his solos and horn section work will drop your jaw” – The Soul Mission. “Ray Podhornik has been “rated as one of the top three trumpet players in Canada” – BarbaraFulton.com The Ray Podhornik Septet brings a Latin touch to what approaches a big band sound. A versatile and accomplished artist, Ray’s high energy trumpet …
An engaging, lyrical saxophonist, Mike Murley is one of Canada’s finest jazz talents and one of the most versatile players on the scene today. Currently active as a leader in various formations from duo to septet, Murley also maintains a busy schedule as a sideman and jazz educator (University of Toronto). He has played on eleven Juno Award-winning recordings …
