Beverly Taft

When:
March 11, 2017 @ 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
2017-03-11T20:30:00-10:00
2017-03-11T23:30:00-10:00
Cost:
$18

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“If you’re a fan of the jazz standard and swing era, love a voice that envelopes you like a warm embrace, and music that’s executed perfectly by some of Toronto’s finest jazzers, pick up the new record.”Errol Nazareth, CBC Radio’s Big City, Small World

Although she loves the sweet melodies and hot rhythms of this music, Beverly’s main goal is to communicate the essence of the song and its story to audiences. She’s always learning more about the music and lyrics of the jazz age, and what they have to teach us about life and love. These ideals – and 21st century life experience – inform her own lyric writing, and her song-writing partnership with guitarist Nathan Hiltz.

Described as “charming,” “delightful” and “100% pure beautiful jazz” by various arts journalists, Beverly has performed at a wide range of venues including: The Rex Jazz & Blues Bar, The Dominion on Queen, The Distillery Historic District, The Gladstone Hotel, Jazz Bistro, The Montreal Bistro, U of T’s “Friday Jazz at Oscar’s” Series, and jazz festivals in Barrie, Markham, Muskoka, Orangeville, Orillia, Peterborough, Port Hope, Southampton, Warkworth, and beyond, as well as Toronto City Hall, The CNE, The Celebrate Toronto Street Festival, and the TD Toronto Jazz Festival, to name a few. A dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada, Beverly has performed in Los Angeles and San Francisco California as well as Sarasota, Florida and several cities in Japan.

Beverlly Taft – Vocals

Mark Kelso – Drums

Neil Swainson Bass

Adrean Ferrugia – Piano