April 01 2011
Geoffrey Chaucer spoke of April as sweet. T.S. Eliot called it cruel. Let's go with Chaucer, and look ahead to an honey'd month.
FALAFEL + JAZZ: THEY'RE BETTA @ MEZZETTA
For 20 years, Mezzetta Restaurant has been serving mid-Toronto some of the best Middle Eastern food to be found. For many years, it's also hosted a Wednesday Jazz Series that has featured some of the best musicians around.
Ron is happy to be returning to Mezzetta with his trio on Wednesday April 13. Continuing his Blue Modules project beyond the normal sounds of jazz, Ron will offer up some new music, including the Jimi Hendrix tunes he's been exploring.
Join Ron and his trio mates for an evening of music, and fantastically fulfilling falafel on April 13. Music starts at 9 PM. Cover is $10. Seating is limited. Reservations recommended. Call 416.658.5687. Mezzetta Restaurant is at 681 St. Clair Avenue West (at Christie) Toronto: mezzettarestaurant.com
GLENN GOULD PRIZE JURY TIME
Ron is the Secretary of the Glenn Gould Foundation.
This month, the Ninth Glenn Gould Prize cycle will kick off with the convening of an amazing international Jury, including Stephen Fry, Atom Egoyan and Dadawa.
Ron is inviting you to join The Glenn Gould Foundation Council of Fellows. Membership in The Council of Fellows will help honour the legacy of Glenn Gould by celebrating and promoting the power of the arts as a force for human development, social transformation and excellence. Council of Fellows members will also enjoy an exclusive opportunity to join the jurors for an evening of music and fine dining on Friday, April 1, at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto.
Your membership in The Glenn Gould Foundation Council of Fellows will make you a part of a quest for an exciting vision. Please consider joining: click here. If you are unable to join, please consider donating to the Foundation at the Donation page.
If you are in Toronto on Friday April 1 at 10:30am, come meet the jury and hear the 9th Glenn Gould Prize announcement at the Royal Conservatory of Music, 273 Bloor Street West. Open to the public. Free admission: details.
REACHING OUT THROUGH MUSIC
Through the universal language of music, Reaching Out Through Music provides musical and social opportunities for children in one of North America's most densely populated and ethnically diverse urban communities, St. Jamestown, in the heart of downtown Toronto. Ron sits on the Advisory Board of Reaching Out Through Music.
Ron is happy to be part of a Fundraising Concert & Silent Auction for Reaching Out Through Music on Saturday April 30 at 7:00pm. Also appearing: Quartetto Gelato, Patricia Parr and Kathleen Penny, Alejandro and Joaquin Valdepenas and of course, the Reaching Out Through Music Choir. The evening will be hosted by Bram Morrison ("Sharon, Lois and Bram"). It promises to be a memorable one.
The concert takes place at St Simon-the-Apostle Anglican Church, 525 Bloor St. East, Toronto. Tickets: sales@reachingoutthroughmusic.org or 416-508-2705.
- view comments
March 01 2011
Ron will be Marching around this month to a variety of places.
OM: MUSIC AT IYENGAR YOGA TORONTO
Ron is a enthusiastic practitioner of Iyengar Yoga. So it's with special pleasure that he will be performing with his trio at the Iyengar Yoga School of Toronto on Friday March 4, from 7:00 to 9:00
Run by one of the leading Iyengar scholars and teachers, Mahyar Raz, the Iyengar Yoga School of Toronto is celebrating its 13th year. This concert is open to the public, and will be held in the beautiful 2nd floor studio at the School mid-town Toronto.
Join Ron and his trio mates for an evening of music, wine and cheese in especially warm surroundings. Doors are at 7 PM. Tickets are $20. Seating is limited. Call 416.483.5800 or email info@iyengaryoga.ca.
OM!
SYMPHRONICA IN THUNDER BAY!
Symphronica: Ron's bold and entertaining fusion of jazz and classical. Made up of 12 original compositions and arrangements, Symphronica combines the best of diverse musical worlds into a program that is full of substance, without ever losing its sense of enjoyment.
Ron will be performing Symphronica with Maestro Stephane Potvin and the Thunder Bay Symphony on Saturday March 26.
If you are in Thunder Bay, Ontario on March 26, do not miss this event! Tickets and information click here. More about Symphronica click here.
MARCH. MILTON. MUSEUM.
Milton, Ontario. Home of the Halton Region Museum. And of the Sunday afternoon Jazz at the Museum series. Ron will be in duo performance there on Sunday March 13, from 2:00 to 4:00.
March Music in Milton's Museum. Sounds fun. Details and tickets on the Halton Region Museum website or call 905-875-2200 Ext. 27.
- view comments
February 07 2011
MAKING MUSIC WITH MEL
M E L M’rabet has earned international acclaim as a virtuoso on oud, guitar, saz, guembri, and percussion. Born to musician parents, and raised in Granada, Andalusia, Mel is also a composer and a brilliant singer, as you may know from his work on Daniela Nardi's The Rose Tattoo.
Ron is excited to be playing with Mel for the first time on Friday February, 25 2011, at the beautiful Gallery 345 in Toronto. The music will fuse genres from traditional Arabic-Andalusian to jazz and western forms including the blues. It will be a perfect musical alchemy.
The group will also include the brilliantly inventive Chris Gartner on bass, and percussion master Rick "Samba Squad" Lazar.
This will be an evening of adventurous, beautiful, exciting music, like nothing you've ever heard, in a gorgeous venue.
Please join Ron for this exciting concert. The show begins at 8 PM. Tickets are $20; $15 Senior; $10 Student. Reserve now. Seating is limited. Call 416-822-9781 or email gallery345@gmail.com.
Don't miss what is sure to be a unique and enjoyable evening of music!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HELLO YOUNG CELLO!
On the classical music front, Ron has come across a great new talent he'd like others to know about.
Daniel Hass is only 14 years old, but is already a mature cello soloist. Originally from Israel, and now based in Toronto, Daniel will be giving a free recital at the Mazzoleni Concert Hall in Toronto's Royal Conservatory of Music on Sunday February 27, 2011 at 7:30 PM.
Daniel will be performing Bach, Haydn, Tchaikowsky and Rachmaninoff. It's rare that one encounters such a gifted talent. This is a chance for us to enjoy his artistry as he emerges onto the scene. You will be hearing about this wonderful musician in the future.
Sunday February 27, 2011. 7:30 PM Mazzoleni Concert Hall in the Royal Conservatory of Music. Free admission.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
JAZZ HEAVIES
Readers of RonDavisNews know that Ron is on the Advisory Board of The Jazz Performance and Education Centre (JPEC), whose goal is to create a first-class, multi-purpose facility to feature performances by top local, national and international jazz talent; educational programming in which fans of all ages can learn about jazz; recording facilities; and a Hall of Fame and Archives which will encompass and preserve Canada’s outstanding jazz heritage.
As part of an ongoing series, JPEC presents one of the living legends of jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz on Friday, February 11, 2011, 8 PM with the terrific Brian Dickinson Trio at the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto. Tickets are $35 adults / $20 students (with ID), and are available online or by calling (416) 872-4255.
Pass on RonDavisNews! Recommend us to others. Add email addresses to the list. Subscribing's easy: just send a blank email to subscribe@rondavismusic.com.
- view comments
January 18 2011
Ron's recording of My Shining Hour has been featured in the most recent edition of the eJazz News Sampler.
Ejazznews is a jazz fan hub offering visitors instant access to music, information and links.
- Click here for Ron Davis 'My Shining Hour' on the EJN Sampler
- view comments
December 21 2010
Ron has been asked to headline an evening of music with well-known Canadian musical colleagues DK Ibomeka and Andrew Cash at Toronto's fabled Hugh's Room, to benefit the Canadian Music Therapy Trust (musictherapytrust.ca.)
The Centre promotes, develops, and supports music therapy in order to restore, maintain, and improve mental, physical, and emotional health. It provides ongoing funding for the promotion, development, and research of music therapy throughout Canada. It supports a wide range of music therapy services to communities across Canada.
Ron is proud to add the Canadian Music Therapy Trust to the causes he supports.
- Concert details and tickets: click here.
- Click here for Errol Nazareth's Toronto Sun Profile
- view comments
A brilliant adventure. On his latest recording, My Mother's Father's Song, Ron Davis embraces both his family's rich cultural heritage, and boldly re-engages with the jazz standard.
- click here for details
Please subscribe to Ron's monthly email with updates, announcements and photos. You'll get a free MP3 or PDF of Ron's music when you sign up.
- click here to join
