Andrew Downing

Andrew Downing is a Toronto based double bass player, cellist, composer and educator born in London, Ontario in 1973. He plays primarily in the creative jazz scene in Canada, but also performs classical chamber music, improvised music, folk and roots music, and world music. He practices the unusual craft of tuning his bass in fifths an octave lower than a cello. His projects span a wide variety of styles and practices: He has a ‘quiet jazz’ ensemble of cello, alto saxophone, lap steel guitar, vi...

Aline Homzy

Aline Homzy is a classical and jazz award-winning violinist and composer. From Montreal but living in Toronto, Aline is in high-demand as an improvising violinist, a teacher and as a session player around the world. Aline’s most important Toronto-based performances and collaborations have been with David Occhipinti, Michael Davidson and Andrew Downing. She has performed or recorded with Guido Basso, Barry Harris, Ben Wendel, Danilo Perez and many more. Aline has recently played at the Daigu Inte...

MichaelDavidsonvibes

Michael Davidson is a Toronto-based in demand vibraphonist & composer in the improvised, jazz, and creative music scenes. In 2017 he was one of three finalists for the Toronto Arts Foundation’s Emerging Jazz Artist Award.

Michael has worked with many of the active jazz and improvised music players in Toronto and internationally including most recently a collaboration with saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell and 2 months of focused study with David Friedman in Berlin, Germany.

With bassist Dan Fortin, ...