JAZZ PERFORMANCE AND
EDUCATION CENTRE

JPEC recognizes and supports all under-represented individuals,
including Black, Indigenous and People of Colour.

Keeping Jazz Alive

Unique concerts with Toronto’s best musicians.
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Kalabash
A Toronto based contemporary jazz sextet that features some of the finest jazz musicians in the City, a true "Art" project, performing two original Afro Cuban jazz pieces and a Don Grolnick jazz standard for this series. Link

Alexander Brown Trio
Alexander Brown (trumpet), Bernie Senensky (piano), Dave Young (bass) Link

Soul Stew
With a tribute to Black Lives Matter
Lead Vocal: Michael Dunston
Our special thanks to Roberto Occhipinti and Donovan Drummond (1Vision Production) for recording this timely message.
The Ghetto Link
What's Happening and What's Going On Link

Don Thompson/Joe Sealy:

Joe Sealy and Dom Thompson
A JPEC Special Link

Eddie Bullen (piano), Andrew Stewart (bass), Joaquin Nunez Hidalgo (drums) Link

Tony Rosenberg (sax, flute, piano, synth bass, sampled drums) Link

Bernie Senensky (piano) Link

Dave Young (bass), Reg Schwager (guitar), Terry Clarke (drums), Kevin Turcotte (trumpet) * Link

Hannah Barstow (piano and vocals) Link

Thompson Egbo-Egbo (piano), Lauren Falls (bass) Link

Ori Dagan (vocals, piano) Link

Adrean Farrugia (piano), Sophia Perlman (vocals) Link

Reg Schwager (guitar), Don Thompson (piano, bass) * Link

Barbra Lica (vocals), Joel Visentin (piano, vocals), Tom Fleming (guitar) Link

Andrew Forde (electric violin), Alexei Orechin (guitar), Cameron Tinklenberg (piano/synths) Link

* pre COVID-19 unreleased recording, recently mixed for JPEC use.

Kids Beat
JPEC's ONLINE
WORKSHOP SERIES
for Grades K to 5
Sandra Thomas

Sandy Thomas,
JPEC's Outreach Director,
introduces our new series:
Drumming with Mr. Chris featuring online percussion classes with instruments you can make in your own home.

Workshop #1: Make your own Drumming Kit LINK

Workshop #2: Using your voice LINK

Workshop #3: Different sounds from the same drum LINK

JPEC presents a video prepared by Carn Davidson 9 and 1Vision Production studio.

The Gift (by William Carn) can be seen and heard here.

Try Again (by William Carn) can be seen and heard here.

Code Breaking (by William Carn) can be seen and heard here.

Click here Events to find out how they did it.

News and Views

"Rebooting the Jazz Audience"

JPEC is proud to announce the first annual Rochelle Koskie Jazz Student Scholarship.
One student from each of the four Ontario Jazz Colleges - : Mohawk, Humber, York, U of T- will be awarded $2,500. Deadline November 20/20. Details

Thoughts from the President

President, Ray Koskie

Keith Jarrett - a Jazz Icon!

ClassicFM
The 75 year old Keith Jarrett began his career with the likes of Art Blakey (Jazz Messengers) and on to Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis. His career developed into being a group leader and solo performer, playing both jazz and classical, enthralling audiences world-wide, as did his many ECM records.

Unfortunately, Jarrett suffered two strokes in 2018, leaving him paralyzed and unable to play with his left hand.

The story behind this is best told by the acclaimed jazz critic and author, Nate Chinen, courtesy of the New York Times, as below.

Here's hoping for Jarrett's return to the Jazz scene.

Read the full article: New York Times

Canadian Teacher Magazine, Summer Edition
Online Music Programs
JPEC

The Jazz Performance and Education Centre (JPEC) develops music programs for kids. Link

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Jazz Performance and Education Centre

Officially incorporated in 2008 as a non-profit charitable organization, JPEC was born when jazz aficionados Raymond and Rochelle Koskie assembled a committee of fellow enthusiasts, who, over the course of 10 years has committed itself to jazz by:

- Petitioning for a full-time, non-profit performing Music/Arts Hub in Toronto, including a detailed plan as to how this could benefit Toronto.
- Coordinating the support of a group of non-profit arts organizations towards this goal.
- Solidifying an education outreach program that sends musicians to conduct workshops in schools with little or no music program.
- Presenting over 50 concerts in the past decade to a strong jazz fan base.