Traditional Jazz

Taylor is a 22-year old saxophone player who recently completed the Jazz Performance Program on saxophone, flute and clarinet at the University of Toronto. Originally from Penticton, BC, Taylor now lives in Toronto.

New Orleans Style Funk, Jazz and Blues with Roberta Hunt (Vocals/Piano), Allison Young (Sax), Jack Zorawski (Bass) & Glenn Anderson (Drums)

Concerts

Red Hot Ramble

Wed Jun 26 7:00pm

Club Series

Reservoir Lounge

Red Hot Ramble

Sat Jun 29 3:30pm

Club Series

The Rex Jazz & Blues Bar

His first steady gigs of note were with Shirley Horn and Buck Hill. In the 1960’s he toured with Jimmy Smith, Wes Montgomery, Eddie Harris, and Pharoah Sanders. In 1970 he joined Herbie Hancock’s Sextet, and after that band broke up in 1973 he joined first McCoy Tyner (two years) and then Stan Getz (four). In the 1980’s Hart was a regular with many bands and leaders: Gerry Mulligan, Billy Harper, Clark Terry, The New York Jazz Quartet, the Jazztet, Mingus Dynasty and most extensively with Quest (with David Liebman, Ritchie Beirach, and Ron McClure).

David Braid (Piano), Mike Murley (Sax), John MacLeod (Trumpet/Flugelhorn), Nova Scotia’s Gene Smith (Trombone), Steve Wallace (Bass) & Terry Clarke (Drums).

Berklee College of Music in Boston has educated many artists on the forefront of the music industry. So it's appropriate that the college is bringing one of its most enterprising student groups to the TD Toronto Jazz Festival. At the Stage Club Jazz CBC/Radio-Canada, Puerto Rican saxophonist Mario Castro leads four of Berklee's best musicians, from spots as far-flung as South Korea, Israel and California.

5x Downbeat & Jazz Journalists Association Rising Star Award Winner: New York’s Jeremy Pelt Quintet: Jeremy Pelt(Trumpet) w/ JD Allen (Sax), Danny Grissett (Piano), Dwayne Burno (Bass) & Gerald Cleaver (Drums).

Born in West Kensington, London, England, Guitarist John Phil Wayne has pursued a career as a Jazz Solo Guitarist since 1961 at the age of 12 and at 17 became professional with work through the years as an International Concert Musician, Composer and Conductor/Arranger. He wrote and performed a series of Film Music for the M.G.M., Warner Tamerlane etc.

This group is as comfortable swinging on old jazz standards as they are interpreting Marshall’s beautiful and wide ranging compositions.

Shades of Coltrane and Coleman from the highly-respected Toronto tenorman and his all-star group.

Versatile Pianist, Mark Kieswetter, has performed alongside jazz greats including Zoot Sims, Jack Sheldon and James Moody. For over three years, he was the musical director for the legendary Jon Hendricks, working with him in developing the large vocal ensemble "Vocalstraâ", and performing at many venues including the International Association of Jazz Educators in New York and the Sorbonne in Paris.

Concerts

Allyson Morris w/ featured guest Mark Kieswetter

Sun Jun 23 2:00pm

Club Series

Morgans On The Danforth