We start our spring concert series with the Dean Hollin Quartet singing songs that premiered on the theatrical stage.
$30 per attendee at Grace United Church in Thornbury. The Quartet, featuring Dean Hollin (vocals), Danny McErlain (piano), Peter Telford (bass), and John MacMurchy (sax), will highlight the
theatrical origins of the songs, the jazz interpretation, and the swing/groove feel - Spotlight on Standards: Jazz Takes the Stage for World Theatre Day
Music is nourishment for the soul. Be kind to yourself and enjoy the artistry of Jazz.
Dean Hollin throughout his professional entertainment career, has continued to explore, understand and celebrate the music of the Great American Songbook, creating and performing shows and
programs about some of its most prominent songwriters including Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, George and Ira Gershwin, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen and Hoagy Carmichael.
Danny McErlain endeavours to go beyond the rhythmic possibilities of the piano, to bring a harmonic palette and melodic lyricism to every instance and to adorn, rather than distort the
character of a piece of music. A regular jazz performer, his extensive repertoire ranges from the swing tunes of Benny Goodman and Fats Waller to ballads and standards from the Great
American Songbook, on to the bop classics of Charlie Parker and post-bop standards of Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock.
Peter Telford has been active on the Toronto music scene for over thirty years. He toured Austria, Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Jamaica with various music
ensembles. He has recorded and/or worked with renowned Canadia jazz musicians such as Diana Krall, Oliver Jones, Kirk MacDonald, Colleen Allen, Jackie Richardson, Brian Dickenson, Robi
Botos and Barry Romberg, amongst many other local musicians.
John MacMurchy is a performer, composer and recording artist. A woodwind player, John concentrates on clarinet, tenor saxophone and baritone saxophone and is fluent in jazz and
classical repertoire. He has released multiple albums to critical acclaim and international airplay and has worked with international artists as varied as Warren Vache, Howard
Alden, Guido Basso, Henry Mancini, Cleo Laine, Linda Ronstadt, Carol Channing, Peter Appleyard, John Dankworth.
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