new verses blog?

“A Child’s Garden of Verses” by Robert Louis Stevenson was a treasured collection of poetry from my childhood, as it had been for my mother. When my children were 7 and 9 years old I introduced these wonderful poems to them. They asked me to sing them, just like the nursery rhymes, and so it occurred …

As I teach, so do I learn

As I teach, so do I learn. I am a professional musician and have been teaching music since 1983. My goal is to do my very best in explaining, advising and assisting in the process of developing musical knowledge and skills at the piano for each individual student. 35 years of teaching and I continue …

Performances

Coming up….. The Gasworks (Hamilton) Thursday, November 7, 2024 Featuring: Ewen Farncombe – piano Ted Quinlan – guitars Andrew Downing – bass Derek Gray – drums Matt Lagan – sax & EWI Kevin Turcotte – trumpet   previously….. The Jazz Room (Kitchener/Waterloo) Saturday, May 4, 2024   VICTORIA HALL (Cobourg) https://tickets.cobourg.ca/TheatreManager/1/tmEvent/tmEvent1334.html Friday, May 12, 2023 …

ABOUT “VERSES”

“A Child’s Garden of Verses” by Robert Louis Stevenson was a treasured collection of poetry from my childhood, as it had been for my mother. When my children were 7 and 9 years old I introduced these wonderful poems to them. They asked me to sing them, just like the nursery rhymes, and so it occurred …

Past Events

November 3, 2019 The Jazz Bistro, Toronto September 5, 2019 The BlueBird Bar, Toronto August 2, 2019 Festival of the Sound, Parry Sound ON July 27 2019 The Loft, Cobourg, Ontario June 27, 2019 TD Toronto Jazz Festival June 7, 2019 Aeolian Hall, London, ON June 26, 2019 Jazz Vespers, Toronto May 4, 2019 The …

Past Performances

PAST EVENTS March 29, 2020 The Burdock, Toronto March 7, 2020 The Home Smith Bar, Toronto November 3, 2019 The Jazz Bistro, Toronto September 5, 2019 The BlueBird Bar, Toronto August 2, 2019 Festival of the Sound, Parry Sound ON July 27 2019 The Loft, Cobourg, Ontario June 27, 2019 TD Toronto Jazz Festival June …