Jazz Lives

Jazz Lives: A Century of Nat “King” Cole

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Jazz Lives: A Century of Nat “King” Cole
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JAZZ.FM91 begins the celebration of Nat ‘King’ Cole’s centenary with the 14th annual JAZZ LIVES, the station’s premier fundraising concert, on Wednesday, April 11th at 7:30pm in the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning at Koerner Hall (273 Bloor St. West, Toronto, ON).

Nat ‘King’ Cole was the consummate professional musician with impeccable vocal delivery.  As a pianist, he was extraordinary and the perfect accompanist to his own singing. Cole personified musical elegance, and decades after his death in 1965, his musical influence is still widely felt. On April 11th, we have curated an evening to pay homage to this iconic 20th-century musician.

JAZZ LIVES: A Century of Nat ‘King’ Cole featured performers include:

  • Jackie Richardson
  • Mary Margaret O’Hara
  • Robi Botos
  • Tom Wilson
  • Thompson Egbo-Egbo
  • Heavyweights Brass Band
  • Lori Cullen
  • Bill McBirnie
  • Ori Dagan
  • Alex Pangman
  • Danny B
  • Drew Jurecka
  • The JAZZ.FM91 Youth Big Band

With the JAZZ LIVES House Band:

  • Musical Director: Lou Pomanti
  • Mark Kelso
  • Marc Rogers
  • Eric St-Laurent

Tickets for JAZZ LIVES are available now at www.rcmusic.ca; by phone at 416-408-0208; or by visiting the Weston Family Box Office at Koerner Hall, with prices beginning at $30. The proceeds from JAZZ LIVES ensure we sustain and grow our award-winning programming, bringing the best in Canadian and international jazz to our growing audience of listeners and donors. Proceeds also help support JAZZ.FM91’s youth education programs that benefit promising young students and emerging artists.

JAZZ.FM91 is the recipient of numerous accolades, including four awards in the past two years at the prestigious New York Festivals International Radio Program Awards, including best jazz format, surpassing entrants from 35 different countries. Locally, JAZZ.FM91 has been voted Best Radio Station by NOW Magazine’s Readers Choice Awards in Toronto for the past two years.

JAZZ.FM91 has been called, “One of the most vibrant and versatile jazz stations on the planet” by Jazz Times. More than a radio station, JAZZ.FM91 is Canada’s only broadcaster and registered not-for-profit charitable arts organization dedicated to enriching the cultural, educational and community experience of their audience. JAZZ.FM91 can be heard live on the air at 91.1FM, streamed online at jazz.fm, or listened to on an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, with the free JAZZ.FM91 App and via the JAZZ.FM91 Android App, available for download from the Google Playstore.

For more information, please contact: Elaine Sherwood, Executive Assistant, at elaine@jazz.fm or (416)595-0404 ext. 265.