Results for "Toronto"

Susan Wylde

Born: March 26, 1973

Susan Wylde is a vocalist/songwriter/pianist. She has lived and/or performed in such culturally rich locations as Europe, Thailand, Hawaii, Japan, China, USA, Canada and Cuba. Susan is a classically trained pianist and a graduate of the Western Conservatory of Music. Her love of singing lead her into performing in musical theatre at a young age in Canada. Her new CD, co-written with Eddie Bullen, is called Shambhala. The 14 tracks on this CD draw from pop, traditional and contemporary jazz as well as blues and R&B. Susan’s songwriting and voice speak of clarity, vibrancy, emotional depth and soulfulness

The Worst Pop Band Ever

With influences ranging from Wayne Shorter to Levon Helm to J Dilla, The Worst Pop Band Ever is a Toronto based quintet that tries to combine a love of improvisational jazz and indie pop. Featuring multiple award winners (and losers), the members of the WPBE have worked with a who's who of Canadian and international musicians, including Ernie Watts, Brad Goode, Feist, Blue Rodeo, Chantal Kreviazuk, Laila Biali, Holly Cole, Kevin Clarke and the Shuffle Demons. Together, whether it be blending acoustic bass with turntables or analog synths with the saxophone, the WPBE sets out to twist and bend both originals and covers, straddling genres and butting heads with expectation. They have played festivals and packed clubs throughout North America from IAJE to NXNE; St. John’s to Seattle; NYC to Taipei. They were called “highlights of the festival ” at the 2012 TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival by the festival’s own website, were showcased in Canadian Musician Magazine and shortlisted in NOW Toronto’s Soundclash competition. Their music has also been used for film and videos for CBC, the National Film Board, the UN, the Toronto Public Library and even Disney. Allaboutjazz.com described their live album, “Sometimes Things Go Wrong” recorded live at the Cellar in Vancouver, as “…music for people, whether they dig jazz or not…a tight band playing with substance and feeling for an appreciative audience.” (Mark Turner, July 2012).

Lukas Loskot

Born: November 6, 1904

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Ian Sinclair

Born: June 7, 1976

A Saskatchewan born and raised musician, Ian Sinclair is an experienced, creative, and versatile pianist that has led a varied career as a performer and educator. During his recent stay in Dallas from 2004 through 2007, he performed with numerous award-winning jazz groups including the University of North Texas 2 O'Clock Lab Band and the Brian Donohoe Quintet which was named the country's Most Outstanding College Jazz Small Ensemble in 2007 by jazz's most prominent publication, Down Beat Magazine. Ian's own quintet was featured as part of the University of North Texas's 2007 CD, Étranger, which featured the best musicians in its prestigious jazz program

Gabrielle Fournier

Born: March 10, 1986

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Stewart Hoffman

Born: March 16, 1953

Stewart Hoffman has a wide variety of experience as both a performer and vibraphone, percussion and drum teacher. He began studying jazz vibraphone, drums and percussion in his home town of Toronto, continuing his musical education in New York City and at the Institute of Advanced Musical Studies in Montreux, Switzerland with jazz vibraphonist David Friedman. He subsequently studied percussion with Elden C. “Buster” Bailey at the Juilliard School, where he received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in music. Stewart has backed headliners at Royal York's Imperial Room, performed musicals at the Stratford Festival, Petrolia’s Victoria Playhouse and Toronto's O'Keefe

Kathleen Gorman

Born: March 18, 1968

Kathleen is a talented pianist /vocalist and composer who grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in a musical family where creative expression was encouraged. Piano lessons started at age six, and years of classical studies gave her a solid musical foundation. She began performing and writing in her teens. After composing a theme for CTV for the Winter Olympics, she moved to Montreal to pursue Jazz piano, arranging and composition studies, completing a BFA ( Concordia University, Montreal) followed by McGill for advanced study in composition and orchestration. She continuously worked as a pianist/vocalist for several years in clubs in Montreal, before settling in Toronto, where she began performing weekly, and also set up a home studio, for recording projects and teaching. She is a Toronto based pianist/vocalist, as well as a composer/arranger and Jazz educator, teaching jazz piano, theory and composition. She has trained with numerous Jazz artists: Jazz piano studies with: Jan Jarczyk, Jon Ballantyne, and Hilario Duran. Vocal Jazz workshops with: Sheila Jordan, Barry Harris, Kurt Elling, Jeri Brown. Kathleen is a member of the IAJE, SAC, and SOCAN. Her 2009 release, "Brand New Day" is a collection of jazz/blues originals with some of Toronto’s top jazz musicians, including Henry Heillig (bass), Rob Piltch (guitar), Ben Riley ( drums) Dennis Kelde ( Hammond B organ), Colleen Allen ( sax), Eric St-Laurent (guitar), Marc Pizer (drums) and long time collaborator Kirk Starkey (cello)

Jayme Stone

Banjo-playing composer Jayme Stone follows whimsy rigorously. He picked up a passion for music from an eccentric uncle who listened to records endlessly, placing his ashtray on the speaker so Stone could join him in watching how the cigarette smoke swirled to the music. Stone muses that he started playing banjo because the instruments' quirky physics align with his quick thinking. Soon after his calling to the banjo, he followed the sound of an Indian sarod (like a whisp of smoke) in a small California town to a chance meeting with revered Indian musician Ali Akbar Khan. "I spent the better part of the week soaking up these ancient songs," remembers Stone

Christopher Butcher

Born: January 18, 1986

Chris Butcher is a trombone player quickly establishing himself as a unique force in the Canadian jazz scene. Chris lives in Toronto, having moved from his hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba to study at Humber College’s prestigious jazz degree program. Having recently graduated with numerous awards, Chris is already a presence in many aspects of the music scene, including recording sessions, Toronto’s many diverse live music clubs, festivals across Canada, The United States and Europe, as a music journalist, and teaching music in schools or out of his own studio. Jazz is what drew Chris into music, and in his playing, one can hear the influence of many of the icons of the music

Elena Kapeleris

Elena Kapeleris is a jazz tenor saxophonist and vocalist. Elena'a debut CD "INTRODUCTION" was recorded at CBC on November 30th, 2008 and will be released in April of 2009. "INTRODUCTION" features Elena Kapeleris on saxophone and vocals, the great Pat LaBarbera on saxophones, Tom Juhas on Guitar and Brandi Disterheft on bass. Elena Kapeleris is a graduate of the jazz program at Humber College in Toronto, Canada. At Humber she studied saxophone with world renowned saxophonist, Pat Labarbera. During this time, Labarbera placed emphasis on learning the lyrics of the songs that she was playing on the horn