Jazz Performance and Education Centre
20 QueenSt west suite 900 box 52 M5H3R3 Toronto, ON, Canada

Our Keeping Jazz Alive series continues! JPEC is proud to present Juno award-winning Cuban born artist Alexander Brown (trumpet), one of Canada's premier jazz pianists Bernie Senensky (piano) and multiple award-winning bassist Dave Young (bass) as they perform Chet Baker, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis and more We invite you to listen and watch! https://jazzcentre.ca/Video/AlexanderBrown.html -... # #Jazz #jazzintoronto #jpec #jazzincanada #jazztoronro #jazzcanada #jpecjazz #livejazz #livejazztoronto #keepingjazzalive See more

The story of how "Canadian factory worker Veronica Foster became a Canadian icon and, later, led a family legacy in jazz." #remembranceday

Happy Birthday Ray! As some of you know, Ray Koskie, JPEC founder and president, has a birthday today A HUGE thank you to Ori Dagan for this wonderful Jazzy-birthday message he recorded for Ray on this special day. Please join us in wishing a very happy birthday to Ray

STUDENTSStill time to apply! We are proud to announce the first annual Rochelle Koskie Jazz Student Scholarship! "The education and attraction of young jazz enthusiasts was always foremost in Rochelle's mind," says Ray Koskie, Co-Founder and President of JPEC. "With this Award, JPEC continues to deliver her dream."... There will be four Awards of $2,500 each, for one student from each of the following Ontario Jazz Colleges: Mohawk College, Humber College, York U AMPD (University of York), UofT Jazz (University of Toronto) Applications will be judged by a panel of professionals involved in all aspects of jazz. Deadline for applications is Friday, November 20, 2020. https://jazzcentre.ca/news.html#scholarship

A NINE-piece jazz orchestra concert given from home?? Yes, Carn Davidson 9, 1Vision and JPEC did it!! Ray Koskie, President of JPEC, believes this initiative might be the FIRST Canadian online, large band jazz concert recorded individually in musicians' homes. "It is very exciting and we are very grateful for the participants’ commitment and talent.". ... We invite you to listen to the first installment of this 3 part series with performance by Carn Davidson 9 and produced at 1Vision Production studio. First up The Gift: https://jazzcentre.ca/Video/CD9-TheGift.html Originally recorded and shared in April 2020

Kick off your week with this incredible feast for the ears featuring Andrew Forde - The Violinist (electric violin), with Alexei Orechin (guitar) and Cameron Tinklenberg Music (piano/synths). Some songs featured: Someone to Watch Over Me (Ella Fitzgerald) How Deep is your Love (Bee Gees)... Serena (Andrew Forde) Breathing (Alexei Orechin) https://jazzcentre.ca/events.html#AndrewForde

Love this archive footage of BBK from the BBC! #TGIF #JPEC https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2782306818522702