JAZZ PERFORMANCE AND
EDUCATION CENTRE

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Keeping Jazz Alive

Unique, on-line concerts by Toronto's favourite musicians

JPEC presents Keeping Jazz Alive, a series of free, on-line concerts performed by some of Toronto’s most respected musicians. JPEC organizes and pays the musicians who, like you, are facing the challenges of the COVID-19 virus and are following social distancing protocols. More

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.

How to record a nine-piece jazz orchestra concert from home

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

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.

Lee Konitz (1927-2020)

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Thoughts from the President

Having worked in Brazil over 2 years, I became fascinated with its culture and its Bossa Nova music, popularized in North America by Stan Getz, among others.
The music is intimate, sometimes sad, sometimes humorous, relaxed but infectious, swinging and conversational - like "poetic song", as evidenced by the mesmerizing music sung by such performers as Joao Gilberto. The lyrics are almost as fascinating as the music.

During these challenging times, music like the Bossa Nova, acts like a breath of fresh air. Take a look at this article and wonderful musical video from Marc Myers on the documentary The Sound that Seduced the World.
Ray Koskie, JPEC President
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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.