Thursday, January 16, 2014
The Flavourful Colours of Jazz featuring Kelly Jefferson & Kelsley Grant Sextet @ The Paintbox Bistro, Toronto, ON - Sat Jan 18th!
Toronto-based saxophonist, composer and educator Kelly Jefferson has a Bachelor of Music from McGill University in Montreal and a Masters degree from Manhattan School of Music in New York City.
Kelly has performed with the The National Arts Centre Orchestra, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Maria Schneider, Bill Holman, Ray Anderson, Kenny Werner, Phil Woods, Clark Terry, Al Jarreau, Michel LeGrand, Nicholas Payton, Brian Blade, as well as Ray Brown, Sonny Fortune, Randy Brecker, Renee Rosnes, Johnny Mathis, Russell Malone, Joey DeFrancesco, and Dee Dee Bridgewater, among others.
Kelly has toured extensively in Canada, the United States, Japan, Thailand, Europe, South Korea and China, including a nine-month tour in 2000 as the tenor saxophonist with legendary trumpeter Maynard Ferguson.
Kelsley Grant holds a Bachelor of Music from McGill University and completed his Graduate studies at the Manhattan School of Music. While in New York he studied privately with Steve Turre and studied arranging and orchestration with Richard DeRosa. Shortly after leaving New York he joined Maynard Fergusonʼs Big Bop Noveau and toured the United States, Germany, Switzerland and England.
Kelsley Grant - trombone
Kelly Jefferson - tenor saxophone
Adrean Farrugia- piano
Michael Davidson - vibes
Larnell Lewis - drums
Rich Brown - bass
FLAVOURS OF JAZZ: Paintbox will be preparing a special 3-course, ($30) prix fixe jazz inspired menu.
Tickets: General Admission - $20/Dinner and Admission - $50
Time: 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM
The Josh Smiley Trio opens 6:30-7:30.,
Location: Paintbox Catering and Bistro, 555 Dundas Street East, Toronto, ON
For tickets click here
http://jazzcentre.ca/
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