The Grey Jazz Big Band

Concert to Remember: The Grey Jazz Big Band Presented by: Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe Studio Friday, November 08, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.... For this Remembrance Day Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe hosts an intimate performance featuring the sounds of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, expertly performed by a 19-piece big band. Fans will remember how quickly this concert sold out last season. Avoid disappointment and get your tickets early! Formed three decades ago at the Good Companions Centre, the Grey Jazz Big Band offer an entertaining programme of music ranging from the big band era to popular modern hits. Over the years, the band has performed at high-profile events including a Royal Visit, the opening of the Canadian War Museum and the Ottawa Jazz Festival, delighting audiences both young and young-at-heart. This late-autumn matinee features songs from swing to the sixties!

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the Grey Jazz Big Band has lost its voice. Our own Bill Luxton passed away at home on Saturday July 13. Bill was an integral part of the Ottawa entertainment scene for over fifty years, starting with CJOH TV as announcer host on Morning Magazine, Lunch Party, The Amazing Kreskin, and the long running Willy and Floyd,syndicated across Canada. On stage he performed with the Ottawa Little Theater, Upper Canada Playhouse in Morrisburg, ... The Cathedral Players, and took leading roles with the Orpheus Musical Theatre, including The Sound of Music, The King and I, Gigi, and My Fair Lady. For the past twenty five years he has been the MC and male vocalist with The Grey Jazz Big Band. Bill was a gentleman to his fingertips handsome, urbane, unflappable. He was the consummate professional punctual, letter perfect, in command of his material, unfailingly courteous, easy to work with. He passionately loved being a performer and those of us who were privileged to work with him benefitted from absorbing his enthusiasm, and his vast knowledge, and his absolute command of his profession. Above all, Bill was a devoted and proud family man, sharing a long enduring romance with his dear wife Toots. We mourn his passing, we rejoice in having known him, and so we say goodbye dear friend and Bill Thanks For The Memories. See more

The Band in Rehearsals for the Swing Dance on April 28th at the Dovercourt Recreation Centre