Jazz at Oscar’s presents the Jim Lewis Jazz Orchestra

Presented by Hart House Music Committee

Details: On Friday, March 2nd at 9pm, Jazz at Oscar’s is pleased to host the Jim Lewis Jazz Orchestra.  Led by the University of Toronto’s own faculty member Jim Lewis, this big band orchestra is comprised of other faculty talent. Come and hear long time favourites and old standards done over with a big band sound.

When: Friday, March 2, 2012 at 9pm

Where:  Arbor Room, Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle, University of Toronto

Cost: Free (No advance tickets)

About Jim Lewis: Jim Lewis is a freelance trumpet player, improviser, composer/arranger and educator, and is currently a Lecturer in the Jazz Studies Department at the University of Toronto. He is a member of the Paul Read Orchestra (Arc-en-ciel), Frank Lozano Group (Colour Fields), Christine Duncan’s Element Choir (Live at Rosedale United, Element Choir & William Parker – At Christ Church Deer Park ), Mark Segger Sextet (The Beginning), and an improvising trio with Andrew Downing and Jean Martin (On a Short Path From Memory to Forgotten). He can be heard in clubs in the Toronto area, and across the country as a sideman and with his own projects from duo to sextet. Jim has been featured on CBC’s Jazzbeat, and Radio-Canada, and has played Jazz Festivals across Canada, in the United States and Europe with some of Canada’s most creative jazz musicians and improvisers.

Jim holds a Masters Degree in Performance (Concentration in Jazz) from the University of Louisville, where he studied trumpet performance with Dr. Michael Tunnell, composition and arranging with John LaBarbera and improvisation with Jamey Aebersold.

Jim is the Musical Director of the Ottawa Jazz Festival’s annual ‘Youth Jazz Summit’, and the ‘Galaxie Rising Stars’ bringing together Canadian jazz students aged 17 – 22 to rehearse, workshop, and perform during the Ottawa Jazz Festival. He has adjudicated festivals and presented workshops across Canada and in the U.S.A., including clinics, a research paper and performing groups at the International Association of Jazz Educators Conferences in Chicago, New York, Anaheim and New Orleans.

About Jazz at Oscar’s: Produced and coordinated by the Hart House Music Committee, Jazz at Oscar’s brings you music in all shapes and colours. Innovative Improvisation - Scintillating Standards - Classic Jazz. Enjoy the show for FREE every Friday Night in the Arbor Room September through April. A Guaranteed great night out!