Michael Arnowit & George Koller Trio
August 6 @ 5:30 pm

Michael Arnowitt - Piano

and George Koller - Bass

special guest:  Ethan Ardelli -Drums  

No Reservations
$10 Cover Charge

Acclaimed jazz and classical pianist Michael Arnowitt is joined by the  popular Toronto bassist George Koller for a colourful and diverse set  featuring Michael Arnowitt’s new medley of jazz arrangements of  Bartok’s Six Roumanian Dances, spirited music based on the vibrant  folk melodies and rhythms from Bartok’s part of Europe, all transformed  into the language of jazz. They will will also perform jazz standards,  selections from the pianist’s Jazz Suite from West Side Story, originals  and much more. 

Michael Arnowitt recently immigrated to Canada from having lived in  Vermont in the United States for many years, and has been warmly  received by Toronto locals for his extraordinary sense of touch at the  piano, the absorbing musical landscapes he creates through  improvisation, the imaginative colours and musical textures he draws  from the piano, and his natural and engaging onstage manner with  audiences of all ages. 

Bassist George Koller is well known to Toronto audiences. He is a  prolific studio and touring musician and producer and record label  owner, working with Holly Cole, Laila Biali, Mike Janzen, David  Clayton Thomas, Ensemble Vivant and hundreds of wonderful jazz,  classical and world music ensembles.  

Special guest for this performance!  

Drummer and composer Ethan Ardelli has been one of Canada’s most  acclaimed jazz musicians for more than a decade. Always a cultural  omnivore, Ardelli has sought out inspiration in a wide variety of places,  from art house films to classical composition and music from around the  world, in particular the music of Cuba.  

Come join Michael and George and Ethan for an up-close experience –  a great opportunity to hear these three outstanding musicians perform a  set of acoustic jazz full of improvisational interplay and musical  conversation.