Friday & Saturday jazz.
Nov 04
The New Vibes Jazz Quartet began as a trio in the spring of 1999 and evolved into a quartet with the addition of Gary Tomlin on drums and is now celebrating 13 years of live jazz in the Waterloo Region. The Quartet interprets jazz standards with a polished sound and fluid improvisation – witness Sugar …
Oct 29
Ron McClure first made his mark on the jazz scene for his tenure with the world popular Charles Lloyd Quartet, featuring Keith Jarrett and Jack Dejohnette – Down Beat magazine’s Group of the Year. “McClure’s bass playing is full of exceptional versatility and strange unique subtleties, by turns magical and dreamy, satirical and meditative.” – Tim …
Oct 28
Drawing on her lead of the Phoenix Jazz Group, Rebecca’s soulful and playful alto hits the stage at the jazz room. The quintet’s playlist is a perfect mix of swing, ballads, contemporary and blues. Rebecca Binnendyk – vocals Robin Habermehl – horns Mark McIntyre – bass Jimmy Boudreau – drums Andriy Tykhonov – keys …
Oct 27
Jason Raso has a funk heart and a jazz head. They are hard wired together by the 4 strings of his bass guitar, and an innate ability to craft music that will tear you from your seat, take you on a journey, nay a trip back to the 70s. Jason has assembled a quintet paying …
Oct 25
Trevor Giancola is master on the guitar. A staple of Toronto’s jazz and creative music scene, he has shared the stage with many of Canada’s finest, including Sophie Milman, Dave Douglas, Seamus Blake, John Abercrombie, John Stowell, Donny McCasline, PJ Perry and Pat LaBarbera. Trevor’s unique sound blends traditional and contemporary sounds into a style …
Oct 22
From Montreaux to Havana to Western Canada, join us in welcoming Greg Prior to the Jazz Room. Greg Prior has played 9 major jazz festivals across Canada, and toured and recorded extensively. Comfortable with symphonic, jazz and Latin styles, Greg brings diverse talent to the stage. Greg has toured with artists such as Prairie Ceilidh …
Oct 20
Rising star jazz vocalist Melissa Stylianou is back with the band! The honor and privilege is all ours as Melissa returns to the jazz room with the band from 55 Bar – which means your ticket to New York’s Greenwich Village is on us this year! “…an unmannered and affecting jazz singer with a taste …
Oct 16
Drawing on the broken beat scene of West London … Rich Brown lays it down. Toronto electric bassist Rich Brown formed rinsethealgorithm in 2004 with a modern take on this idea that jazz was the original dance music. With a deep calm that delivers, every line is rooted in melodic concepts and a heavily groove-oriented …
Oct 05
Simply among the finest jazz bassists anywhere, Dave Young is as close as we can get to jazz royalty—both in Canada and abroad. “To my way of thinking, Dave Young is one of the most talented bassists on the jazz scene. His harmonic sympatico and unerring sense of time have kept him in …
Oct 03
Jason White brings a set of game changing charts to the stage. Drawing from the intensity of Hendrix, surfacing the compelling bass heads of The Bad Plus, and hitting that nerve where classic jazz meets Zappa. The jazz trio format allows the piano voice to shine, a role that Jason can kick upstairs. Joining Jason …
