Join us for some refreshments, hors d'oeuvre and live music and meet, chat and discuss with fellow conference delegates, invited speakers and conference organizers.
Thank you to Luke Nickel Trio for their live jazz performance! Learn more about your musicians for the evening:
KEON NARINESINGH Keon is a Toronto based bass player and improviser. He is from Kelowna BC, where he fell in love with jazz in high school before moving to Toronto to study music at the University of Toronto. Since moving to Toronto, Keon has performed at a variety of venues, such as The Rex, The Jazz Bistro, Casino Rama, Grand Bend Rotary Stage, Tranzac Club, and the Cameron House. He has also performed with many Toronto artists, including Allison Au, Ethan Ardelli, Chris Pruden, Tara Kannangara, Leland Whitty, Brodie West, Mackenzie Longpre, and Eric West.
STEVEN NORONHA Steven Noronha is a Pianist, Composer and Improviser from Toronto Ontario. He is currently completing his undergraduate degree and has studied with Chris Donnelly and Tania Gill. Steven is focused on exploring the boundaries of technical practice at the piano especially in the realm of rhythmic identity and hand independence. He is also interested in exploring the conventions of the performer/audience relationship. Currently he plays and performs in various groups around the city and is working towards recording an album of original compositions, sketches, and improvisations.
LUKE NICKEL Luke Nickel is an up and coming trombone player in the Toronto scene with roots in jazz and jam music. He specializes in jazz, but has experience playing pop, funk, R&B, prog rock/punk classical, and folk music as well. Due to his experience playing in a myriad of different genres, Luke plays in a unique style, mixing blues, jazz, and funk to create an exciting musical experience for those to listen to. Luke has played at a variety of places in Toronto including The Emmet Ray, Free Times Cafe, The Rex, The Jazz Bistro, Collective Arts Brewery and The Tranzac. He has studied with great Toronto based musicians including Terry Promane, Karl Silveira, and Luis Deniz and has played with established musicians such as Anderson Paak, Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne, Sean Jones and Rich Brown.
