Juno award winner Mike Downes has earned a reputation as one of Canada’s finest jazz artists. Based in Toronto, he has been active as a bassist, composer, arranger and educator in the Canadian music scene since the early 1980s. His musicality, emotional depth and melodic approach to the bass have thrilled audiences in Europe, Japan, …
That D.A.M Soul Tribute is a tribute show that celebrates the music of Donny Hathaway, Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye. Come out and enjoy a night of timeless hits, let us take you down memory lane with the songs that have been the soundtrack to many of our lives. Songs like“Respect”, “Natural Women”, “Let’s Get …
A vocal trio in the great tradition of the Boswell Sisters, DUCHESS has quickly gained a reputation for providing tight harmonies and big fun at their shows. Vocalists Amy Cervini, Hilary Gardner and Melissa Stylianou join forces and voices to become, DUCHESS. Amy Cervini is a Canadian-born, now-New-York-City-based, vocalist who has released two previous albums …
Autobahn is an ambitious collective trio of musicians who strive to push past boundaries, blurring the lines between improvised and composed music. Influenced by the sounds of luminaries such as Steve Coleman, Vijay Iyer and Steve Lehman, Autobahn incorporates complex rhythmic structures, soaring melodies and ambient textures to forge their own sound, while captivating audiences with their …
“…an intense and skillful player, subtly directing a band with pulsing lines that can suddenly explode in fresh directions” – Stuart Broomer, Toronto Life Vaughan Misener plays Electric Bass and writes music. He has done so in Boston, New York, Europe, Israel and Canada. Vaughan went to Berklee College of Music where he studied with …
“… a full-on orchestra of ground vibrating pleasure.” – Exclaim Magazine Over the past two decades, eight albums and countless live performances, Jason Raso has shown that he not only has the skills to pay the bills, but more often than not, enough musical currency left over at the end of the month to make …
“… an exciting band…” – Mark Sullivan, All About Jazz “Jarvis is a kind of fire starter who stokes the flames of the music with clave and just as cleverly cools things down with west-coast hipness. His playing is pointed and focused. He is a master of rhythm and of melody.” – Raul de Gama, …
