Jakob Durst is a young and devoted student of many musical forms. Although drawing his main influence from creative and improvised music, namely the Black American Art-form “Jazz”, he is also interested in a variety of other musical stylings such as Classical, Latin, and African music. Jakob’s primary instrument is the tenor saxophone, however he has also learned and studied a variety of other instruments such as flute, clarinet, piano, and most recently, drums. The dedication Jakob shows towards music has lead him to study and perform with many great artists, including Mike Murley, Marianne Trudel, Danny Janklow, and more. Additionally, Jakob was admitted to study at U of T’s prestigious Faculty of Music on scholarship, and started his Bachelor studies this past fall.


Jakob Durst Quartet

The Rex Hotel Jazz and Blues Bar

Ale Avery Nunez, a 22 year old Canadian vocalist, songwriter and band-leader based in Toronto, has exploded onto the Jazz scene, where you can see her perform in Toronto at Jazz Bistro, Drom Taberna, The Emmet Ray and Manhattans in Guelph to name a few. She most recently performed as part of Ontario Creates Women's in Music series curated by Sammy Jackson at Hugh's Room Live.  Ale loves to share her passion for Jazz and all genres of music in every performance, drawing her audience in, having them hanging on to every note.  Her voice is uniquely her own yet reminiscent of artists such as Carmen McRae, Nancy Wilson, Sarah Vaughan and Julie London.  When she is not gigging, she is pursuing her Bachelor of Music Degree at Humber College and had the honour of performing at Humber's 50th Anniversary Celebration.  July 2023 she was named "Artist of the Year" by the TU Jazz Festival and placed first in the Doc Awards” as part of the 2022 Etobicoke Jazz Festival.  Ale is excited to be recording original music this year. 

Thomas Hainbuch

Events

Past events

7 - 28 Feb, 2024

Jakob Durst Quartet · The Rex Hotel Jazz & Blues Club

3 - 31 Jan, 2024

Ale Nunez Group · The Rex Hotel Jazz & Blues Club

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