Michael Arnowitt and the ImproVisions Jazz Trio
November 8 @ 2:00 pm

Michael Arnowitt - Piano
Phil Albert - Bass
Nico Dann - Drums

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Michael Arnowitt and the ImproVisions Jazz Trio

Pianist Michael Arnowitt is joined by Toronto favourites Phil Albert on upright bass and Nico Dann on drums for a colourful and lively set of acoustic jazz. The trio will perform creative versions of jazz standards such as There Will Never Be Another You, Benny Golson’s stylish classic Along Came Betty, Miles Davis’ evocative Nardis, music by Wayne Shorter, the Beatles’ She’s Leaving Home and Eleanor Rigby, and improvisations on tunes from more recent decades by Brad Mehldau and Dave Holland. A highlight of the set will be Michael Arnowitt’s jazz arrangement “The Stream” based on J.S. Bach’s atmospheric and moody Fugue in C-sharp minor from the Well-Tempered Keyboard, transformed into the language of jazz . Also featured will be a few of the band’s own original songs, including the world premiere of Michael Arnowitt’s just completed jazz composition Refuge.      

Come join the ImproVisions Jazz Trio for an up-close experience – a great opportunity to hear these three outstanding creative musicians perform a set of acoustic jazz full of improvisational interplay and musical conversation.

About the Performers

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, and his natural and engaging onstage manner with audiences of all ages. He has delighted music lovers in concert halls and clubs around the world, including performances in Paris, Amsterdam, Prague, Budapest, Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Seoul. Bassist Phil Albert has performed with many leading musicians of today, including Mike Stern, Okkyung Lee, Mark O’Conner, Tony Wilson, Hugh Fraser, & Ross Taggart, and has released ten records including Situations and Beautiful Landscape by Sonic Perfume. Drummer Nico Dann is part of one of Toronto’s most notable musical families with his father Steven and sister Robin distinguishing themselves in diverse musical genres. Nico Dann has collaborated with outstanding musicians including Allison Au, Andrew Downing, Christine Jensen, Roberto Occhipinti, Michael Davidson, Reg Schwager, and  the double-bass virtuoso Joel Quarrington. Dann has performed at festivals in the U.S. and Europe at the North Sea Jazz Festival, Montreal’s Off Jazz Festival, South by Southwest and the Glastonbury Festival.