MY HOUSE JUNCTION JAZZ FEST 2025
@ My House, 2882 Dundas St. West, Toronto, 416-604-4555
www.MyHouseInTheJunction.com/Junction-Jazz-Festival
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June 23 to 29 — 7 days of the nation’s best jazz musicians in the Junction’s own MY HOUSE!
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Toronto’s MY HOUSE in the Junction live music venue & restaurant has teamed up with Brooklyn, NY’s Browntasauras Records — who has a studio in the Junction — to bring you some of the best jazz in the country, this year featuring Artist-In-Residence BROWNMAN ALI as the fest’s Artistic Director. Up from Brooklyn, NY in June for this festival, this 10x Global Music Award winner, 12x JUNO Award nominee and GRAMMY long-lister will be on stage every night during the festival as either a sideman or a leader, and has hand-picked all the top-shelf musicians involved in the 1st annual My House Junction Jazz Fest! Come to My House in the Junction for an unforgettable jazz experience this June!
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All Fest tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/4357823
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Mon-Jun-23, 7pm: JORDANA TALSKY: LIVE LOOPING (jazz looping)
Tue-Jun-24, 7pm: TIGHTROPE feat. Stich Wynston (modern jazz)
Wed-Jun-25, 7pm: HERBIE HANCOCK TRIBUTE (classic jazz)
Thr-Jun-26, 7pm: BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO (electric-jazz)
Fri-Jun-27, 8pm: ARECIBO (Latin-jazz)
Sat-Jun-28, 8pm: FRANK SINATRA TRIBUTE (vocal jazz)
Sun-Jun-29, 4pm: MILES DAVIS: The PRESTIGE YEARS (classic jazz)
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All Fest tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/4357823
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Brought to you by Dufferin Gate Studios, My House, Browntasauras Records, Brownman Music Inc., Nick Maclean Productions
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FULL FESTIVAL SCHEDULE 2005
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Mon-Jun-23, 7pm, $15 adv, $20 door
JORDANA TALSKY – LIVE LOOPING (modern jazz looping)
www.eventbrite.ca/e/1387513573449
Jordana Talsky is a multi-award winning singer/songwriter (semi-finalist at the Sarah Vaughn International Vocal Jazz Competition) and vocal looper who crafts intricate soundscapes using only her voice and body, live-looped through a Roland Boss RC505. Her EP Zahava — Hebrew for “golden” and her middle name — showcases this innovative approach, layering harmonies, rhythms, and melodies without pre-recorded parts. Her vocal loop track, “RUN,” was selected as a finalist in Canada’s CBC Searchlight Contest.
:: Jordana Talsky – vocals
:: Scott Metcalfe – keyboards
:: special guest: Brownman Ali – trumpet
www.JordanaTalsky.com
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Tue-Jun-24, 7pm, $15 adv, $20 door
TIGHTROPE feat. Stich Wynston (modern jazz)
www.eventbrite.ca/e/1387604174439
Bringing together 3 generations of adventurous jazz musicians — veteran iconic drummer Stich Wynston of the SHUFFLE DEMONS, 2x National Jazz Award winning trumpet iconoclast Brownman Ali, and 20-year old Humber College bass prodigy Jake Moodie on upright. All 3 are known for their risk-taking, irreverent styles and will deliver 2 sets of “dangerous, treacherous, precarious jazz that walks the edge” focusing on dangerous jazz from the 50’s and 60’s (expect to hear Miles, Coltrane and Mingus tunes). This is a jazz tightrope act you won’t want to miss!
:: Stich Wynston – drums
:: Brownman Ali – trumpet
:: Jake Moodie – acoustic bass
www.StichWynston.com
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Wed-Jun-25, 7pm, $20 adv, $30 door
HERBIE HANCOCK TRIBUTE feat. Nick Maclean (classic jazz)
www.eventbrite.ca/e/1387655126839
Herbie Hancock, legendary pianist and composer, revolutionized jazz through his work with Miles Davis’s Second Great Quintet and as a pioneer of post-bop, funk, and synth-driven jazz. JUNO nominated piano & synth wizard Nick Maclean, leads a elite synergistic quartet featuring some of Toronto’s finest in a 2-set tribute: Set 1 covers Hancock’s Blue Note and Miles-era classics, while Set 2 will dive into the funk-driven grooves of Head Hunters. Buckle up for a night of Herbie you won’t forget!
:: Nick Maclean – piano & synths
:: Brownman Ali – trumpet & effects
:: Bennett Young – upright & electric basses
:: Adam Mansfield – drums
www.NicholasMaclean.com
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Thr-Jun-26, 7pm, $20 adv, $30 door
BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO (electric-jazz)
www.eventbrite.ca/e/1387687995149
2x National Jazz Award winners BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO is an electric-jazz powerhouse colliding Black American Music artforms (hip-hop, funk, soul, r’n’b, jungle) with jazz narratives, extrapolating the ideologies of Miles Davis & Randy Brecker. This dynamic internationally acclaimed threesome combines virtuosic performance skills with a deep knowledge of the jazz lineage, all set against an energized urban sonic backdrop, their chart-topping albums “Juggernaut” and “Gravitation” capturing this energy perfectly and was recently heralded as “the new standard in jazz” by NPR, NYC.
:: Brownman Ali – electric trumpet
:: Matt Gruebner – 6-string electric bass
:: Adam Mansfield – drums
www.ElectrycTrio.Brownman.com
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Fri-Jun-27, 8pm, $25 adv, $35 door
ARECIBO (Latin-jazz)
www.eventbrite.ca/e/1387808826559
This exciting Latin-jazz outfit delves deeply into both Cuban and Brazilian modern jazz traditions, modeled after the New York Latin-jazz spirit of Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band and featuring some of Toronto’s most acclaimed jazz and Latin music specialists, all under the direction of 2x National Jazz Award trumpet player BROWNMAN ALI (who also leads the much lauded Latin-jazz group CRUZAO, winners of the Montreal Jazz Fest’s “Grand Prix Du Jazz Award”).
:: Brownman Ali – trumpet (Trinidad)
:: Nick Maclean — keyboard (Canada)
:: Marc Decho – 6-string electric bass (Canada)
:: Joaquin Nunez Hidalgo – drums (Cuba)
www.Arecibo.Brownman.com
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Sat-Jun-28, 8pm, $25 adv, $35 door
FRANK SINATRA TRIBUTE feat. Carlo Berardinucci (vocal jazz)
www.eventbrite.ca/e/1387852647629
Italian-born, Toronto-based vocalist Carlo Berardinucci is a seasoned jazz singer known for his velvety baritone and classic interpretations of the Great American Songbook. His 30+ year career includes being the featured vocalist with the Dan Bodanis Big Band and a 2008 album “She Made Me Do It” showcasing his flair for timeless ballads and jazz standards. In this tribute, he channels the spirit and style of Frank Sinatra with elegance and swing, backed by some of the top-shelf jazz musicians in the country including multiple JUNO Award nominees Nick Maclean & Brownman Ali.
:: Carlos Berardinucci – vocal
:: Brownman Ali – trumpet
:: Nick Maclean – keyboard
:: Bennett Young – upright bass
:: Frank Botos – drums
www.Carlo.Browntasauras.com
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Sun-Jun-29, 4pm (jazz matinee), $20 adv, $30 door
MILES DAVIS: The PRESTIGE YEARS (classic jazz)
www.eventbrite.ca/e/1387724524409
Hailed as “one of the greatest interpreters of Miles Davis’ work in Canada” (Hamilton Spectator), multi award-winning trumpet iconoclast Brownman Ali leads a tribute to a pivotal chapters in Miles’history. From 1951 to 1956, Miles would record a string of groundbreaking albums for Prestige Records, including Cookin’, Relaxin’, Workin’, and Steamin’ — music that blended bebop virtuosity with a cool, lyrical sensibility that reshaped modern jazz. Brownman and a selection of top-shelf jazz artists will explore these recordings channeling the intensity and innovation of Miles’ early genius.
:: Brownman Ali – trumpet (JUNO nominee)
:: Nick Maclean – keyboard (JUNO nominee)
:: Bennett Young – upright bass (JUNO nominee)
:: Frank Botos – drums (JUNO nominee)
www.AkousticTrio.Brownman.com
