Toto De la Ossa is a guitarist and singer who completed his Master’s degree in Jazz Performance at McGill University last December. During his Master’s degree, he focused on his latest musical project entitled “Songs from Within.” It is a collection of songs, presented in quartet format, that is the result of Toto de la Ossa’s experiences and encounters in Montreal. It is part of the aesthetic of modern jazz, with influences from hard bop, funk and traditional music from his home country of Colombia.
Accompanied by an exceptional rhythm section composed of students and graduates of the McGill Master’s program, “Songs from Within” presents each of his songs as small stories that attempt to reflect some of the experiences and emotions he has lived during the last two years in Montreal.
Musicians:
João Menegale-Barbi – bass
Loïc Du Sablon – drums
Julian Shively – piano
Toto de la Ossa – Guitar/Composition
