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Jeff King

Jeff King serves up his own brand of fusion jazz that includes elements of rock, soul, pop, classical, electronic, straight ahead jazz and funk on his debut CD on the G-THREE label. His compositions range from soulful ballads to driving grooves with a lot of unexpected turns in between. The album also features tributes to two classic pop hits, Peter Gabriel's "Don't Give Up and Lennon and McCartney's "Strawberry Fields" The individual band members have a long list of diverse performance credits with many outstanding artists such as Oscar Peterson, Tony Bennett, Ray Anderson, Pacquito D'Riviera, Randy Brecker, Steve Turre, Dr Lonnie Liston Smith, Hilario Duran, Joey DeFrancisco, Mike Murley, Don Thompson, Denzal Sinclair, The Winnipeg Symphony and The Canadian Brass.

Awards

All of the band members are recipients of Juno Awards(the Canadian equivalence of a Grammy)

Joaquin Nuñez: Ruta De La Clave

Read "Ruta De La Clave" reviewed by Richard J Salvucci

by Richard J Salvucci
July 8, 2025

Ruta de la Clave is everything a good recording should be: listenable, stimulating, thoughtful, a bit eclectic and, above all, musical. Joaquín Núñez and Habana Safari has set out to do a version of the “history of the clave." Of course, this is a unique vision, a distillation of Núñez's experiences as a Cuban-Canadian percussionist. But his overall goal is considerably greater, “a reinvention of Afro-Cuban jazz." That is a pretty tall order. Others will say ...

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Album Review

Jeff King: Catalyst

Read "Catalyst" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

by Jerry D'Souza
December 22, 2010

Saxophonist/woodwind multi-instrumentalist Jeff King has made Toronto his home from the time he came to the city to study jazz, after graduating in classical saxophone, flute and clarinet. Over the years, he has formed his own band and performed with several jazz musicians including a host of Canadians, some of whom are his accomplices on Catalyst. King couldn't have chosen better for his debut recording; each musicians is a luminary in his own right, and brings a lucid and luminescent ...

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Event

Lynette Washington Performing Live Friday Nite with the Jeff King Band at Solomon's Porch

Source: All About Jazz
February 6, 2009

Jazz and Conversations The Jeff King Band & Special Guest: Vocalist Lynette Washington Lynette will lift your spirits and make your heart soar. Playing New Jazz Standards All Musicans Welcome Back @ The New Solomon's Porch New York, NY Come check out the New Porch, New Menu, New Vibe, New Year! Featuring: Lynette Washington - Vocals Jeff King - Tenor ...
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