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Apr 4 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
8:00 pm
Throughout Top Pocket’s 33 year storied history the band has endured an early change of focus (from R&B to Jazz), one break up, one reunion (that has lasted 15 plus years to the present day), a few members leaving to be replaced by the two current members, an expansion from 4 members to 6, then settling …
Apr 5 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
8:00 pm
Photo by Cesar Ochoa Alto saxophonist Tevet Sela is a Montreal-based saxophonist and composer who brings a wealth and breadth of influences to his playing that few musicians possess. The adept and dexterous post bopper’s music is often drenched in heavy blues, klezmer and Middle-Eastern inflections. His music is full of wisdom, emotion and storytelling. …
Apr 11 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
8:00 pm
Get ready for an unforgettable night of smooth, soulful, and swinging jazz as Slidin’ Around takes the stage! This unique ensemble features the rich, bold sounds of a trombone quartet, perfectly paired with a dynamic rhythm section. Together, they will explore the full range of jazz—from mellow ballads to fast-paced bebop—showcasing the versatility of the …
Apr 12 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
8:00 pm
Photo Credit: Nick Moreland “Named as one of the top 200 living guitarists by All About Jazz Magazine” Charlie Ballantine is acclaimed as …
Apr 17 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
8:00 pm
Join Selena Evangeline for an intimate evening where music meets memories and Soul. This performance is a celebration of the songs and sounds that have shaped her journey—blending smooth, soulful jazz, pop and R&B vibes with timeless melodies. Along with fresh takes on well-loved classics, Selena will also share some of her original songs, each inspired by …
Apr 18 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
8:00 pm
Robert Fekete is a Canadian Jazz pianist who has been performing throughout the province of Ontario with various artists for the past 36 years. He is a graduate of the Master of Music degree from the University of Toronto. Robert is a composer with two self-titled releases: “Ternary”, and “Transition”, and has composed for television …
Apr 19 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
8:00 pm
“Winner of the International B-Jazz Competition and Winner of Best Solist Prize. The Philippe Lemm Trio is continually proving to be one of the most exciting and electrifying jazz trio’s around today. Led at the helm by drummer Philippe Lemm, the group met in New York in 2011, and after one session together, realized that their …
Apr 25 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
8:00 pm
Kitchener’s homie, Fred Smith and his old pals from the hood, “The Freeloaders” come to The Jazz Room. Sharing the stage with Paul Stouffer – Keys, Tom Nagy – Bass and Donnie McDougall – Drums, he’ll bring a variety of flavourful jazz tunes. Come on out and enjoy some originals, standard swing, bop and some funkin’ great …
Apr 26 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
8:00 pm
Guitar Player Magazine calls guitarist Ralf Buschmeyer ‘as smooth and sophisticated as James Bond taking a holiday in Monte Carlo’ and Blues Review Magazine hails him as an ‘inventive musician’. Ralf has been playing professionally since the 1980’s where he grew up playing clubs in Southern Ontario. Jazz studies with Lorne Lofsky at Hamilton’s …
Apr 27 @ 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
4:00 pm
“Lofsky’s imagination is fertile (and) his technique it’s match” – Toronto Globe and Mail Lorne Lofsky started as a typical teenage rock ’n roll guitar player, playing in basement bands and at high school dances. In his late teens, a friend turned him onto Miles Davis’ Classic disk “Kind of Blue” which dramatically altered his …
May 1 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
8:00 pm
The Natural Women Show hails from Toronto, and presents classic R&B with a focus on the music of Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin and other influential women in Black music of the 60s, 70s and 80s. The show celebrates some of the seminal recordings in American music history, by Black women in the industry. …
May 2 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
8:00 pm
Trumpeter and composer Michael Sarian has been praised for his “unique compositional and instrumental voice… reminiscent of [his] lyrical contemporaries such as Ralph Alessi, Ambrose Akinmusire or Avishai Cohen…certainly deserving of a large audience and much recognition.” (Friedrich Kunzmann, All About Jazz) Born in Toronto and raised in Buenos Aires, Michael relocated to New York City in 2012, where he …
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