Trevor Hogg - Tenor SaxophoneDon Scott - GuitarMichael Herring - BassNick Fraser - Drums Peripheral Vision is one of the most exciting and innovative jazz quartets on the international jazz scene. Based in Toronto, Canada, the group is co-lead by long-time musical collaborators guitarist Don Scott and bassist Michael Herring. They have assembled a synergistic...
Tango is the poetry of a city: the the music of passionate fate. DISTANCIA by Solidaridad Tango takes you on a journey from the despair of the pandemic to a celebration of the love and hope that kept us going through our darkest hours. “Distancia” is the Spanish word for “distance”—-this album captures the way...
Ewen Farncombe: pianoJesse Dietschi: bassEthan Ardelli: drums Gradient: a change in the magnitude of a property observed in passing from one moment to another. The term implies gradual transition on a continuous scale between two seemingly opposing elements. In Gradient, the Jesse Dietschi Trio travel along a continuum between modern jazz and contemporary classical chamber music, adjusting position as...
Luis Deniz: alto & soprano saxophonesAndrew McAnsh: trumpetTeri Parker: pianoMark Godfrey: bassErnesto Cervini: drums Tickets available at www.kwjazzroom.ca
Mike Downes: bassRobi Botos: keyboardsTed Quinlan: guitarsJoaquin Nunez: percussion (Jan. 26)Davide Di Renzo: percussion (Jan. 27) Two nights! Jan 26 & 27 @ 8pm! Noted as a profoundly musical bassist with a keen melodic sense, Toronto-based composer, arranger and bassist Mike Downes has released a number of award-winning recordings for a variety of instrumentations: from...
The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra (WJO) is Canada’s first community-based, non-profit professional jazz orchestra. Founded in 1997 (registered as a charity in 2000), the WJO has matured to become an important part of Winnipeg’s cultural landscape, reflected in the ongoing support the organization receives from the Manitoba Arts Council, the Winnipeg Arts Council, the Winnipeg Foundation,...
Disaster Pony is a new jazz/EDM band led by Gordon Hyland, a saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer based in Toronto. With a Masters in Jazz Performance under his belt from the University of Toronto, Hyland has built up a reputation as an in-demand session player in Canada’s live music scene, playing hundreds of shows with the...
Feb 16: Deep Cove Coffee House - Deep Cove, BC Feb 17: Jazz at the Bolt - Burnaby, BC March 16: The Jazz Room - Waterloo, ON March 21: The Tasting Lounge - Castleton, ON March 22: Kindersley Arts Council - Kindersley, SK March 23: The Two Twenty - Saskatoon, SK April 6: Vernon Jazz...
Celebrating their upcoming release 'A Canadian Songbook' Feb 21, 22, 23 & 24 Sets @ 8:30 & 10pm Tara Davidson - Alto SaxophoneJoel Frahm - Tenor SaxophoneWilliam Carn - Trombone Adrean Farrugia - Piano Dan Loomis - Bass Ernesto Cervini - Drums Following up his ambitious JUNO Award-nominated 2022 album Joy (“a compositional tour-de-force, with strong melodies scored...
$20 at the door / $15 students, arts workers
Marcus Lowry - Electric GuitarYannick Anctil - PianoAlex Le Blanc - Double BassWill Régnier - Drums Doors @ 6:30 / Show @ 7:30 Traces is the debut album from Montreal drummer, composer, and producer Will Régnier. The genre-defying instrumental music on Traces seamlessly blends a variety of styles to create a truly unique and engaging musical...
Scott Marshall: tenor and soprano saxophonesKevin Turcotte: trumpet and flugelhornMike Downes: acoustic bassTerry Clarke: drums The Solitude Suite is saxophonist and composer Scott Marshall’s sixth album of original music. Written for a unique chord-less configuration – and performed by Canadian jazz icons Kevin Turcotte, Mike Downes, Terry Clarke, and Marshall himself – The Solitude Suite proves once again that Marshall is one...
