Modern-jazz
Sandro Dominelli
Sandro Dominelli is one of Canada`s most creative, talented and tasteful drummers. Through his continuing success as a much sought-after composer, bandleader, side man and producer he has proven to...
Peter Van Huffel
Saxophonist Peter Van Huffel is an active performer in many of the world’s top jazz scenes. He performs frequently in important jazz cities such as New York and Berlin, and leads numerous tours...
Owen Howard
Drummer/Composer Owen Howard (b. June 13, 1965, Edmonton, Canada) began studying drums at the age of 15. As a young up and coming drummer in Edmonton, Owen had many opportunities to perform with many...
Tom Roach
Tom Roach was born in New Waterford, Nova Scotia.After graduating from Berklee College of Music, in Boston, he moved to Halifax.Since that time Tom has established himself as a sought-after player,...
Richard Underhill
''Richard Underhill’s wonderful warm alto sound, great writing and arranging skills and in-from-the-outside soloing make him one of Canada’s most distinctive jazz performers. Richard won...
Silvio Pupo
Born in Cuba in 1971,and studied classical piano for more than 12 years at the Profecional School of Music in Holguin ,Cuba with Isir Almaguer,Cecilio Gomes, Armando Leyva and Ramon Valles. Valles...
Andres Leroux Quartet
Saxophonist, clarinetist and flutist, André Leroux is equally at ease performing jazz, classical, pop and new music. He was born in 1963 in Saskatoon, SK, and studied at Montreal’s C...
Riot Squad
One of Canada’s leading bassists, Jamie Gatti, brings his latest project to the festival daytime stage. Featuring the who’s who of the region’s top jazz players, Riot Squad melds...
Mike Murley
Canadian saxophonist Mike Murley has emerged as one of the country's finest jazz artists since moving to Toronto from his native Nova Scotia in 1981. His critically-acclaimed work as a leader and a...
Darren Sigesmund
Darren Sigesmund's music exudes flare and colour, intelligence and craftiness. His compositions are tuneful, Latin-shaded jazz influenced by classical, Chilean and Argentinian traditions. Sigesmund...
