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Apr 26 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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
Michael Sarian is a trumpeter, composer, and bandleader known for his unique voice in contemporary jazz. Praised for his “endlessly renewable strain of lyric improvisation” (Peter Margasak, DownBeat), his playing “literally speaks” (Karl Ackermann, All About Jazz), engaging listeners with a deeply emotional and expressive sound. Born in Toronto and raised in Buenos Aires, Sarian …
May 3 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
8:00 pm
The Waleed Kush Afro-Jazz ensemble combines ancient rhythms from Africa with modern jazz harmonies. These two worlds – from different places and eras – meet in our creative expression. Like Toronto, our meeting place, this music is a meeting place. The ensemble was first established in 2002, formerly known as Radio Nomad which …
May 4 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
7:00 pm
“Summer Camargo is truly a talented trumpeter whose sound is rooted in the tradition of jazz trumpet, yet is reaching forward and carving out a new sonic identity within her generation” — Ulysses Owens Jr. Summer Camargo, 23, is a native of Hollywood, Florida. She is a Jerome Greene Fellowship recipient at The Juilliard …
May 9 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
8:00 pm
photo is credited to Alex Kelly Caleb Khuu is thrilled to present a night of jazz with a funky edge, featuring a powerhouse quintet of exceptional talent. With a genre-bending setlist that moves fluidly …
May 10 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
8:00 pm
Joaquín Núñez Hidalgo is a skilled percussionist Born and raised in Cuba, Joaquín’s early inspiration was his musically gifted father Porfirio Núñez. As a Self-taught musician, Joaquín has become a master percussionist, whose work can be heard on Grammy and Juno nominated records. The Havana Jazz Safari is a musical overview of the trajectory to …
May 15 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
8:00 pm
A blend of Soul, Pop, and Jazz Gavin has a diverse array of tastes and influences. For the night on May 15th there’ll be all kinds of soulful flavours to enjoy from the 70’s and 80’s with a stellar blend of musicians. Three-time Juno Award nominee Gavin Hope is an acclaimed Canadian vocalist known …
May 16 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
8:00 pm
Born in Budapest, Norbert Botos was born into a musical family. His father Frank Botos, a well-known drummer and musician, influenced Norbert’s musical journey at a young age. After Norbert’s father noticed his love and talent for the drums, he started sitting Norbert in at his gigs where he learned a great deal on the …
May 17 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
8:00 pm
With an established reputation as one of Canada’s leading saxophonists, Juno Award winning Kirk MacDonald cut his first record at the age of thirteen. Throughout his career, he has received numerous awards, and has worked with many leading musicians in a variety of musical genres. He has performed on over fifty CDs as both leader …
May 23 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
8:00 pm
John Zadro has been a featured musician annually since the inception of the KW Jazz Room. His performances as a band leader feature original material which attempts to pay homage to the great song writers who have contributed to jazz literature. John has been performing professionally almost five decades since he had the opportunity to open …
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