February 14, 2025
Doors : 7:00 / Concert : 7:30
Second Fridays @ CMC: Josh Cole’s ‘Valentines Day’ with Jen Lo and Mira Riselli
Join us for an exciting evening of music at the Second Fridays @ CMC concert on February 14, 2025!
“Cole can be coolly lyrical, he can write a controlled “classical” counterpoint, he can drop in some funk, and he can also let the improvisers loose in the stratosphere.” – Popmatters.com
Acclaimed bassist and composer Josh Cole (the Brodie West Quintet/Sandro Perri) brings together this new all-star ensemble to explore a space he’s been developing with celebrated experimental electronic musician Mira Martin-Gray they’ve coined “jazz-bient”. Noted jazz/folk guitarist Justin Orok adds a decidedly “folk” angle to the “jazz-bient” moniker, while percussionist Germaine Liu bathes everything in her singular physical and emotive textures.
Josh Cole – double bass
Mira Martin-Gray – electronics/voice
Justin Orok – acoustic guitar
Germaine Liu – percussion
Originally from Macau, China, Jen Lo is a classically trained jazz pianist, composer, and educator. Recently graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Piano Performance (2021), she has studied with lots of great Canadian jazz pianists such as David Restivo, Noam Lemish, Mark Eisenman and David Braid.
Being an active member of the Toronto jazz community, you can find her performing in many different jazz venues regularly such as Jazz Bistro, the Rex Hotel Jazz and Blues Bar, Poetry Jazz Cafe, the Emmet Ray, etc. She has also performed in numerous music festivals including the TUJF, TD Toronto Jazz Festival, Highland Music Festival, and more.
Mira RiselliMira Riselli (she/her) is an emerging bassist, composer and educator based in Toronto, ON. Her work spans multiple genres, including Jazz, Rock, Pop and Musical Theatre. Mira ran the Solitary Shrew residency at the TRANZAC promoting performances led by women and gender non-conforming artists.
Tickets: $15, $10 for students
Canadian Music Centre
20 St. Joseph St.
Toronto, ON M4Y 1J9
Sponsor: getgruvi.com / @getgruvi
