Monday, May 1, 2023
Doors at 7:00 pm | Concert at 7:30 pm
Reception to follow
Jazz at the Centre – Thompson Egbo-Egbo
STANDING ROOM ONLY!
The Canadian Music Centre (CMC) is thrilled to continue our Jazz at the Centre series featuring acclaimed composer and pianist, Thompson Egbo-Egbo with a very special solo piano concert. Thompson has a gift for memorable and harmonically complex composition that have at their core a deep, abiding groove.
His recent album, What Remains is a “brilliant and impassioned work” that is inspired by the shifts and impacts of the pandemic. “The entire album tells a story with its influences of jazz, classic rock and Latin influences. Its musical pieces resemble hills, valleys, or even rollercoaster rides.”
Ticket price:
General Admission.$15 Advance / $20 at the door
CMC Members and Arts Workers. $12 Advance / $15 at the door
Students. $10 anytime
Venue:
Canadian Music Centre
20 St. Joseph Street
Toronto, ON
M4Y 1J9
416-961-6601 x202
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Thompson Egbo-Egbo moved to Toronto from Nigeria when he was 4, and started dedicating himself to the piano when he was six. A rambunctious and free spirit was channeled in a creative direction with piano lessons at an inner-city music school. He earned a degree in Music from Humber College and studied electronic production and design at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Thompson served as a member of the board of Dixon Hall for many years, and is currently on the board of JAZZ.FM91. He founded The Thompson T. Egbo-Egbo Arts Foundation, which strives to fill a void in the education of music and arts not found in many communities by partnering with talented Canadian artists who are dedicated to creating a resource for under-served Canadian youth to advance in music and the arts.
