On March 17th, 2023 the Clefs of Moher are excited to bring some Irish craic to the bandstand with their unique Celtic Jazz sound. All of the Clefs of Moher material is composed by Tim Moher and Juno nominated Rick Hutt. Plus, they will also be mixing in some straight ahead jazz originals penned by Tim Moher, Paul Stouffer, Chris Nowak and arranged by Rob Gellner.
The Clefs of Moher was formed in 2014 specifically to perform for an annual series of
Multiple Sclerosis Fundraisers at the Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts in
Kitchener, Ontario. This Celtic-inspired modern 7-11 piece ensemble had so much fun
bringing down the house for those events, that they went on to play the Registry
Theatre (Kitchener) and the Jazz Room (Waterloo) annually from 2017-19. More
recently, the large ensemble was revived due to popular demand to play the ‘First on
Stage Series’ at First United Church (Waterloo) and the Sun Life Financial Uptown
Waterloo Jazz Festival, Belmont Village Bestival and Neruda Arts newest festival ‘All
That Worldly Jazz Festival’. Some of their spirited original compositions have been aired
on CBC Radio and CKWR. Of note, one of Tim Moher’s hits – Wicklow Mountain – was
performed on CBC across Ontario featured on Craig Norris’ programme “In the Key of
C”.
In November of 2022, the Clefs of Moher released their second album at The Registry
Theatre to a packed house. The long-awaited Vol 2 is a mix of explosive, high-energy
Celtic Irish music with jazzy overtones and symphonic pieces with hauntingly beautiful
melodies woven throughout each measure. A musical exploration of Tim Moher’s Irish
roots with the stellar arrangements of co-producer, Juno-nominee, Rick Hutt. In January
2023, the Clefs of Moher were the guest artists to another sold out show with the
Stratford Symphony Orchestra. featured all original music.
Personnel:
Check out: “Toss the Feathers” “Live at The Registry” from “CD release party 2013” “Wicklow Mountain”
