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january, 2022
thu20jan7:00 pmShawn McPherson Blues Band2 shows: 7pm ($12.50+tx) & 9:30pm ($10+tx)
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Shawn McPherson is a Canadian blues harmonica player and singer. Having played the blues around Quebec since he was a young teen, he has already established himself as one of
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Shawn McPherson is a Canadian blues harmonica player and singer. Having played the blues around Quebec since he was a young teen, he has already established himself as one of the great up-and-coming Canadian harmonica players and frontmen. With a booming voice and energetic stage presence, your attention will be drawn-in from the first note.
Heavily influenced by authentic Chicago bluesmen such as Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson II, and Big Walter Horton, Shawn and his band play authentic Chicago Blues. Using period-correct instruments, microphones, and amplifiers, you’ll be taken back in time to the juke joints of the early 1950s.
fri21jan6:00 pmMike Bruzzese Quartet2 shows: 7pm ($15+tx) & 9:30pm ($15+tx)
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Mike Bruzzese is a jazz guitarist based in Montreal. He has performed with some of the finest musicians in the city including André White, Kevin Dean, Dave Laing, Mike Rud,
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Mike Bruzzese is a jazz guitarist based in Montreal. He has performed with some of the finest musicians in the city including André White, Kevin Dean, Dave Laing, Mike Rud, Donny Kennedy and Alec Walkington. He is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Jazz Performance at McGill University.
Mike has assembled a special band for an evening of original compositions and standards before entering the studio to record his first record.
Musicians
Mike Bruzzese – Guitar
Gentiane MG – Piano
Ira Coleman – Bass
Michel Lambert – Drums
thu27jan7:00 pmTAUREY BUTLER TRIO2 shows: 7pm ($15+tx) & 9:30pm ($15+tx)
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Taurey Butler is a phenomenal jazz pianist of the highest calibre. Hailing from East Orange, New Jersey, he has played in numerous cities across the world from Hong Kong to New
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Taurey Butler is a phenomenal jazz pianist of the highest calibre.
Hailing from East Orange, New Jersey, he has played in numerous cities across the world from Hong Kong to New York and now makes his home in Montréal. Taurey’s debut self-titled recording on the Justin Time label was released in November 2011 to resounding critical acclaim. He emerges as a fully-formed master of hard-driving swing with a deep feeling for the blues and ballads.
It’s easy to get lost in the fire and funk, the sweetness and swing, of Taurey Butler. But you can also follow the light that his music emanates.
Musicians:
Taurey Butler (piano)
Morgan Moore (bass)
Wali Muhammad (drums)
sat29jan3:00 pmJeff Johnston Trio2 shows: 7pm ($15+tx) & 9:30pm ($15+tx)
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Active on the music scene for over twenty years, Johnston has performed and recorded with many of the worlds best, including John Abercrombie, Don Alias, Shirley Eikhard, Kenny Wheeler, Dave
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Active on the music scene for over twenty years, Johnston has performed and recorded with many of the worlds best, including John Abercrombie, Don Alias, Shirley Eikhard, Kenny Wheeler, Dave Liebman, Archie Shepp, Sonny Greenwich and Slide Hampton. His music has been described by critics as ‘outstanding in every way’ and ‘Canadian jazz at it’s best'(Globe and Mail). He has performed extensively throughout North America and Europe including the Antibes Jazz Festival in France, the Umbria Jazz Festival in Italy and as a regular at the Montreal International Jazz Festival.
The recipient of numerous awards from the Canada Council, FACTOR, Heritage Canada and The Quebec Arts Council, Johnston in 1984 received the prestigious R. Murray Shafer award for composition. He has twice been nominated for both the Juno Awards and the East Coast Music Awards. Johnston honed his craft in New York City under the tutelage of renowned composer and pianist Richard Beirach. Now based in Montreal, Johnston is on faculty at McGill University’s Schulich School of Music.
Musicians:
Jeff Johnston – piano
Dave Watts – bass
Rich Irwin – Drums