30's & 40's Jazz for Alexander Calder
Musicians:
Masashi Usui - Tenor Saxophone
Sam Kirmayer - Guitar
Jonathan Chapman - Bass
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Address: 1380 Rue Sherbrooke O, Montréal, QC H3G 1J5
JAM SESSION ANIMé PAR ALEX BELLEGARDE TRIO
Alex Bellegarde’s dynamic Tuesday jam session has become one of Montreal’s hippest weekly jazz events. The first set fires up with Bellegarde and his trio, playing host to a range of well known talents from the Montreal scene as well as musicians from out of town. The jam opens in the second set, to any jazz musician with the confidence to step up and play…there’s an unspoken rule though: “If you can’t keep up, you shouldn’t be on stage”. A great place to play and chill…. the jam continues on into the early hours!
Alex Bellegarde Trio and guest: Masashi Usui
Address: 4115 Rue Saint-Denis, Montréal, QC H2W 2M7
Tell: (514) 223-3543
Come and hear the amazing Kevin Dean this coming Saturday at Cafe Resonance. Lots of great tunes, food and drinks on the menu.
Musicians:
Kevin Dean -Trumpet
Masashi Usui - Tenor Saxophone
Geoff Lapp - Piano
Marshal Herridge - Bass
Camil Bélisle - Drums
Address : 5175A Av du Parc, Montréal, QC H2V 4G3 CANADA
Tel : (514) 360-9629
Laura Anglade Quintet at Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill
Musicians:
Laura Anglade - Vocals
Sam Kirmayer - Guitar
Jonathan Chapman - Contrabass
Valérie Lacombe - Drums
Masashi Usui - Tenor Saxophone
Originally from a small village in the south of France and raised in Connecticut, Laura is influenced by her parents’ gypsy jazz and classical backgrounds. At just 22 years old, she has made a big impression on the Montreal Jazz scene within the last year. She participated in the Montreal Jazz festival and Zones Musiques project last summer and performs regularly at local jazz bars around the city. She has plans to record and tour with her band in the near future. Her style branches from traditional jazz roots, some of her idols include Carmen Mcrae, Sarah Vaughan, Peggy Lee, Anita O’Day, Chet Baker and Blossom Dearie. Benjamin Goron wrote: “An amazing talent is born halfway between Julie London, Helen Merrill and Cyrille Aimée”
Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill
Address: 1254 MACKAY STREET MONTREAL, QC H3G 2H4, CANADA
RESERVATIONS: 514 931 6808
INDOOR PARKING $5, PLEASE ASK YOUR SERVER
1255 MACKAY STREET
Merrickville Jazz Festival Ori Dagon & His Quartet
Featuring:
Ori Dagan – Vocals
Alex Bellegarde– Bass
Nick Di Giovanni – Guitar
Masashi Usui- Saxophone
Toronto-based, award-winning jazz singer, songwriter, recording artist and teacher, Ori Dagan is taking jazz to new, exciting places. His rich baritone voice and abilities as an improviser produce an instantly recognizable sound, and a mix of material which is always fresh and in the moment. In recent years he has won numerous accolades for his witty original songs; his anthem for the rhythmically challenged, “Clap on the 2 and the 4,” was screened at 15 film festivals worldwide, netting “Best Educational Jazz Short” at the inaugural New York City Jazz Film Festival.
Dagan’s third album, Nathaniel: A Tribute to Nat King Cole (2017 Silver Medal Winner for “Best Album,” Global Music Awards) is a unique homage to the legendary jazz musician and pop icon. It includes five original songs inspired by facets of Cole’s life, music and legacy, and features esteemed special guests Sheila Jordan, Alex Pangman and Jane Bunnett. With its’ collection of 12 music videos, it is the first visual album in the jazz genre and has been screened at 36 film and music festivals worldwide.
Baldachin Inn Restaurant
Address: 111 St. Lawrence Street, Merrickville, ON
La Terrazza assures its guests a typical Italian dinner-show experience with live jazz music. Every week, you are invited to enjoy an excellent Italian meal with your date or some friends, in our indoor 2nd floor atrium.
Every Friday and Saturday starting at 7pm, discover the Jazz Band “Ricochet Trio”
La Terrazza
Address: 436 Place Jacques-Cartier, Montréal, QC H2Y 3B3
TEL: (514) 876-8844
La Terrazza assures its guests a typical Italian dinner-show experience with live jazz music. Every week, you are invited to enjoy an excellent Italian meal with your date or some friends, in our indoor 2nd floor atrium.
Every Friday and Saturday starting at 7pm, discover the Jazz Band “Ricochet Trio”
La Terrazza
Address: 436 Place Jacques-Cartier, Montréal, QC H2Y 3B3
TEL: (514) 876-8844
San Murata and his friends at Jazz Bistro Toronto
Musicians:
San Murata - Violin
Naomi Samejima - Vocals
Yasuichiro Yamaguchi - Piano
Takahiro Toyota - Piano
Reg Schwager - Guitar
Neil Swainson - Contrabass
Masashi Usui - Tenor Saxophone
Jazz Bistro
Address: 251 Victoria Street, Toronto, On
TEL: (416) 363-5299
San Murata, Violin
One of a handful of people playing this unique instrument, San Murata has become one of the most in-demand and appreciated musicians on the Toronto jazz scene. San’s approach to jazz violin is one that emphasizes pure melody and romantic lyricism. His charming music evokes the atmosphere of a Paris salon or a Manhattan tea room.
San has played with most of Toronto’s top jazz musicians, including Norm Amadio, Jake Langley, Bernie Senesky, Neil Swainson, Mark Kieswetter, Tony Quarrington, Danny McErlain, and the late Bob George, to name a few. The National Jazz Awards has nominated San as “Best Violinist of the Year” four times. San has appeared at the Downtown Toronto Jazz Festival every year since 1994, at the All Canadian Jazz Festival in Port Hope, the Picton Jazz Festival, and has also performed four tours of Japan. He lives in an historic small town east of Toronto just outside of Trent Hills.
San will be joined by two of the country’s finest: Reg Schwager on guitar and Neil Swainson on bass.
Ken Prue and San Murata present Diana Panton in Concert Saturday, September 22, 2018, at 2:00 PM
Concert Hall at Victoria Hall 55 King St. West, Cobourg
Tickets $35.00 + handling / also please set up a 7 PM ticket
Musicians:
San Murata - Violin
Diana Panton – Vocal
Reg Schwager - Guitar
Neil Swainson - Contrabass
Masashi Usui - Tenor Saxophone
Address: The Concert Hall At Victoria Hall
55 King St. W. Cobourg Ontario K9A 2M2
Ken Prue writes: Two years ago my good friend San Murata (78) and I shook hands on a plan to stage a Canada-Japan Jazz Exchange here in Northumberland. Japanese-born and educated, San, a career graphic artist, and 50+ year Canadian has self-trained since age 50 to become a successful jazz violinist in the style of Stephane Grappelli. And he has played and recorded alongside some truly great jazz players, a sign of mastery in the jazz world. For the past several years San has spent the winter months in Kumamoto, Japan, in a bohemian quarter where he plays in jazz clubs almost every night. He has toured the region with some of his Canadian jazz friends and Canada-Japan relationships have formed. It will come as a surprise to many that Japan's Jazz Culture is booming. Performance Clubs, recording studios, and record stores abound and this concert's feature artists have toured, won prestigious prizes and sold lots of records in Japan. San Murata wears three hats for this important cultural exchange as a performer, co-producer, and co-promoter.
Ken Prue and San Murata present Diana Panton in Concert Saturday, September 22, 2018, at 7:00 PM
Concert Hall at Victoria Hall 55 King St. West, Cobourg
Tickets $35.00 + handling / also please set up a 2 PM ticket
Musicians:
San Murata - Violin
Diana Panton – Vocal
Reg Schwager - Guitar
Neil Swainson - Contrabass
Masashi Usui - Tenor Saxophone
Address: The Concert Hall At Victoria Hall
55 King St. W. Cobourg Ontario K9A 2M2
Ken Prue writes: Two years ago my good friend San Murata (78) and I shook hands on a plan to stage a Canada-Japan Jazz Exchange here in Northumberland. Japanese-born and educated, San, a career graphic artist, and 50+ year Canadian has self-trained since age 50 to become a successful jazz violinist in the style of Stephane Grappelli. And he has played and recorded alongside some truly great jazz players, a sign of mastery in the jazz world. For the past several years San has spent the winter months in Kumamoto, Japan, in a bohemian quarter where he plays in jazz clubs almost every night. He has toured the region with some of his Canadian jazz friends and Canada-Japan relationships have formed. It will come as a surprise to many that Japan's Jazz Culture is booming. Performance Clubs, recording studios, and record stores abound and this concert's feature artists have toured, won prestigious prizes and sold lots of records in Japan. San Murata wears three hats for this important cultural exchange as a performer, co-producer, and co-promoter.