On Thursday January 12, 2012, 5 – 8 PM, Donna Greenberg returns to Gate 403 on Roncy to perform many of her originals and jazz standards with three amazing musicians – Jordan Klapman on piano, Mike Allen on guitar and Joaquin Nuñez Hidalgo on percussion.

Join us for a late afternoon and early evening of fine spirits and spirited music. Gate 403 is at 403 Roncesvalles, a little south of Dundas West subway station. The food is great, and the drinks are the perfect accompaniment to music.

On Tuesday November 22, 5 – 8 PM, Donna Greenberg will be performing many of her originals and jazz standards with three amazing musicians – Jordan Klapman on piano, Mike Allen on guitar and Joaquin Nuñez Hidalgo on percussion at Gate 403 on Roncy.

Join us for a late afternoon and early evening of fine spirits and spirited music. Gate 403 is at 403 Roncesvalles, a little south of Dundas West subway station. The food is great, and the drinks are the perfect accompaniment to music.

Tony Quarrington – guitar, Jordan Klapman – piano, Donna Greenberg- vocals.
Join us from 7:30 and 10:30 on Thursday, September 29 for a few hours of great music and a serving of fantastic Japanese food.

Time Thursday, September 29 · 7:30pm – 10:30pm

Location EDO Sushi – Toronto

484 Eglinton West

Toronto, Ontario

416.322.8888

Saturday September 17th at 8 p.m.

PWYC

Arrival 10:30 AM
1st Performance from 11:00 until 11:15 AM
CD Signing from 11:15 AM-12:30 PM
2nd Performance from 12:45 – 1:00 PM

Check out the store at Pusateri Fruit Market.

In Support of Princess Margaret Hospital

A Concert at The Trane Studio in Honour of a Courageous Battle!

Toronto, Ontario.

Singer/songwriter Donna Greenberg met Cynthia Brown, a lawyer with a great passion for the arts, at a salsa class five years ago.  The two became fast friends.  Last summer, Cynthia was diagnosed with Lymphoma Cancer, and is presently undergoing chemotherapy treatments at the Princess Margaret Hospital.

On Tuesday May 3rd, at 8 p.m., the songstress will be taking to The Trane Studio stage performing a musical evening in support of Princess Margaret Hospital, in honour of her dear friend, Cynthia.  One dollar from each ticket and CD sold will benefit the Lymphoma Research Fund at Princess Margaret Hospital.  To encourage additional funds, donation forms will be available at the event.

Donna will be joined in performance by pianist Jordan Klapman and guitarist Tony Quarrington for concert chockfull of Donna’s original tunes and much-loved jazz standards.  A special moment in the evening will be the dedication of Donna’s own song, “You’re My Summer Peach” to Cynthia.   Donna feels this cheery song, off her critically acclaimed second album, Mav’rik, truly reflects Cynthia’s’ personality.

“I love and admire Cynthia’s fighting spirit in the face of this great adversity,” states Donna. “She’s a grand optimist.  Cynthia bought a new bright red car in the midst of chemotherapy and is making plans to take friends on fun trips, once this disease is behind her.  Cynthia is a great inspiration to me!

“I am deeply grateful for the kindness, dedication and knowledge of the staff at Princess Margaret Hospital, and the support they provide not only to the patients, but to their family and friends. I am so grateful to use my voice to honour and raise money for this remarkable institution.”

Donna Greenberg`s Evening of Song

In Support of Princess Margaret Hospital

The Trane Studio

Tuesday, May 3rd at 8 p.m.

964 Bathurst St., Toronto

Cover: $12

Reservations: 416.913.8197

Donna Greenberg, the Canadian singer, songwriter and lyricist is enjoying rave reviews from the UK to the USA, for Mav’rik, her second CD.  Mav’rik is an eclectic mix, boasting of 12 original songs composed by the chanteuse herself.   She is an accomplished choreographer, dancer and dance filmmaker.  Donna Greenberg is a sought after solo artist, who performs in five languages, a skillset reflected in Mav’rik.

Donna Greenberg Online:

Info, Photos and Music Samples

www.donnagreenberg.com

Showtime is 9:00 am on April 3rd at Proud FM – 103.9 – so join us then to hear Donna live!

February 12 will see the official release of Donna Greenberg’s new CD Mav’rik.  Given the date AND Donna’s romantic nature, the release party will have a truly Valentine’s Day theme and will be an evening to be remembered.  Come join us and take the chill off the harsh Canadian winter.

Donna Greenberg, the Toronto-based singer, songwriter and lyricist is celebrating the release of Mav’rik, her second CD. Mav’rik is an eclectic mix boasting of 12 original songs composed by the chanteuse herself. Mav’rik showcases Greenberg’s heartfelt, yet powerful lyrics in four languages with haunting melodies, brought to richness with consummate musicians, producer and musical director, Jordan Klapman’s arrangements and the orchestrations of Tony Quarrington.

Mav’rik is romantic and a must on CD players this upcoming Valentine’s night. The CD crosses boundaries by boldly jumping genres — salsa, lullaby, Celtic folk, tango, swing, bossa nova, and more, all in one album. In the tradition of the 20th century popular songwriters, Greenberg the songwriter brings this musical craft full-circle for the new millennium.

This versatile artist disarms you with her warm, soothing voice, innate musicality and a dramatic flair that captures the soul of any lyric — her own and others.

This fabulous show will feature some of the fantastic musicians also on Donna’s CD: her music producer and arranger, Jordan Klapman, piano; Glenn Anderson, drums; Henry Heillig, bass; Tom Skublics, clarinet/sax/flute and; special guest John Seiger, trumpet.

Click HERE for the full press release.

Thursday Feb. 10, 2011
7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Spadina Road Public Library
10 Spadina Rd.
(Spadina & Bloor)
416.393.7666

Admission is free

Image copyright John Patric Price.

When:  Thursday, January 6, 8:00pm (3 sets)
Where:  The Annex Live, 296 Brunswick Ave., Toronto
How:  416.929.3999 (reservations) and $10 (cover charge)
Why:  because after the holiday rush, you need mellow!

Without a doubt the holiday season in this country is one of the most joyous of times.  You won’t find us shying away from the ample opportunity to spend time with family and friends in the spirit of the season, sharing gifts, sampling fine food and drink and generally living in the festive moment.  We have no doubt that most of our readers feel the same way.

If you are at all like us, however, you may have find youself feeling the effects of the dreaded “overindulgence syndrome” after the fact.  What better antidote for that feeling than ending your first week back to normalcy in January with a live show featuring the mellow music of Donna Greenberg.

A very eclectic evening concert of original songs sung in four languages, the Songs of Donna Greenberg deftly jumps genres from salsa to lullaby, Celtic folk to tango, from swing to bossa nova… and more!  Packed with heartfelt emotions, powerful lyrics, and haunting melodies, Donna Greenberg’s compelling songs tell great stories that brim with life experience.

Accompanied by the  highly accomplished Jordan Klapman on piano and Tony Quarrington on guitar, Donna, continues to build on the immense 20th century contribution to popular songwriting.  The Songs of Donna Greenberg will be highly entertaining and filled with wonderful new songs about romance, yearning, love and loss— and so much more!

Saturday, December 4, 2010. 8:00PM to 10:00PM
Our Lady of Fatima Shrine

3170 St. Clair Ave East, Scarborough, ON (East of Victoria Park Ave)
$15 Adults – $10 Students – $40 Family Package (2 adults & 2 children)

Contact: Grace – 416.758.3537 or 416.833.7903 email: toriace24@live.ca
www.robertdesmondband.com

A fantastic evening of great music from very talented Canadian artists for a great cause – to benefit the MArvelle Koffler Breast Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital. ROBERT DESMOND AND HIS BAND (Alternative, rock, pop, new wave), DONNA GREENBERG (JAzz), Sonant Alchemy, Vanquish and Pretty Odd (classic rock, ballads, pop, hiphop) and Lady Elvis (60′s rock and roll). Music for all ages for everyone to enjoy.

Friday, Nov 26th

The Korean Canadian Cultural Centre 1133 Leslie Street (north of Eglinton Avenue East just off DVP). The centre is also very accessible bt TTC subway and buses.

Tickets are:

$40 VIP (with wine and cheese and meet with the performers)

$35 GOLD

$25 GEN ADM

$15 Students

Children Under 6 years old are free

Great prizes to be won and auctioned

For tickets:

Grace 416-759-3537 or 416-833-7903

email: toriace24@live.ca

Where:  The Trane Studio, 964 Bathurst St., Toronto
When:   Fri, Nov 12th, 2010 – 6:30pm doors, 8:30pm show
How:     416.913.8197 reservations, $15 cover charge
Why:     because it’s Donna in full flight!

In our last missile to you we asked you to stay tuned and keep an eye out for YOUR invitation to Mav’rik – The Launch Party!  Well HERE it is.  Join us in celebration!

For the past few months, Donna has been tucked away in the studio working on her second CD, Mav’rik. The title Mav’rik best describes the artist Donna Greenberg, a musical maverick who explores and invents by overstepping boundaries, exceeding limitations, and reaching beyond the confines of genre.

Donna’s wide range of cultural influences shines through on this collection of 12 original songs. Jazz, blues, Latin, salsa, gospel and country are a selection of musical styles that contribute to the sound Donna calls Mav’rik.

Be the first to hear Donna, vocals along with some of Canada’s finest musicians: Jordan Klapman – piano, Tony Quarrington – guitar, Tom Skublics – sax, flute, clarinet, Glenn Anderson – drums & Henry Heillig – bass perform her wonderful new originals with arrangements by music director,  Jordan Klapman and orchestration by Tony Quarrington.

Relax, enjoy and try some  great food and drinks at The Trane Studio while you soak in Donna’s glorious music!

“Awesome vocalist!”
-WDGP Radio, USA

The Reservoir Lounge has been a jazz institution in Toronto for years and Donna welcomes the opportunity to appear there as part of their Aprés Work Music Set from 7-9 pm!

Who: Donna Greenberg, vocals; Jordan Klapman, piano; Glenn Anderson, drums; Henry Heillig, bass + Tony Quarrington, guitar/mandolin/banjo
When: Wednesday, May 26 at 7:00-9:00 pm (2 sets)
Where: The Reservoir Lounge, 52 Wellington St. East
How: Cover $5 — Reservations not required
Why: Fine jazz, fine dining and whatever you’re drinking!

Dear Friend and Fellow Music Lover,

I am thrilled to be launching my debut CD.
Please join us on:

Thursday November 26, 2009
Heliconian Hall
35 Hazelton Avenue, Yorkville
8 p.m.
$15
Reservations: 647.294.0784

Jordan Klapman’s Jazz Band backs up DONNA GREENBERG as she launches her debut CD “STRANGER”, featuring Jord’s arrangements of jazz standards and Donna’s gorgeous new latin originals. Kevin Laliberte/guitar, Igor Babich/sax, Alan Heatherington/ percussion, Jack Zorawski/bass.

DONNA GREENBERG – Vocalist/Songwriter/Lyricist

Donna Greenberg is a unique and versatile artist. Her warm, sweet voice, innate musicality, dramatic flair, and sensitivity to lyrics are evident in her lively and heartfelt performances. Whether singing originals or standards, Donna captures the soul of each song. Her deep love of music shines through all that she sings and creates.

A vocalist, songwriter, lyricist -as well as a choreographer, former dancer and dance filmmaker – Donna’s earliest musical influences were jazz, opera, musical theatre, and liturgical music. After graduating in English Literature from University of Toronto, Donna completed extensive studies in voice, piano, harmony, counterpoint, and ear training. She performed numerous solo recitals of classical music including programmes in French, Italian, Spanish, and German as well as including gesture in her Baroque song recitals. She has also composed and wrote the lyrics for a number of vocal and choral compositions.

Her first real foray into jazz was her one woman show A Tribute to Gershwin, Porter and Rodgers, which she sang, danced, and wrote. Her decision to study and perform jazz came when she began coaching sessions with Adi Braun in 2008. Since then, Donna has worked with arranger Jordan Klapman on some of her originals which have been recorded on her debut CD Stranger. She has enjoyed her return to the stage as a jazz vocalist and looks forward to sharing her unique blend of talents with audiences.

JORDAN KLAPMAN – Pianist/Bandleader

Jordan Klapman is a pianist, accompanist, bandleader, music director, and popular music lecturer. Equally at home in jazz festivals, clubs, concert halls, and theatres, he has appeared at Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall for numerous performances with Seniors’ Jubilee, the largest talent showcase in North America. He has appeared on CBC radio and television and JazzFM radio as both a pianist and radio show co-host with the late Jeff Healey.

Jordan loves performing and touring with top Canadian and American vocalists and jazz performers including Adi Braun, Ron Joseph, Mick Lewis, Julie Michels, Tony Quarrington, Jon Seiger, and Sharon Smith.

Jordan leads several groups of his own including 100 Years Of Waller, The SHINE Quintet, The JK Jazz Trio, and Klapman’s Klezmer Band. He is music director of A Tribute to Ella and Louis, The Forbidden Weimar Kabarett, and Simply Brill: Great Songs of the ‘60s. He is also a member of The Hot Five Jazzmakers, Chris McKhool’s FiddleFire!, and The Yiddish Swingtet.

In 2004 Jordan released 100 Years Of Waller, an album dedicated to Fats Waller’s greatest hits. In 2007 Jordan released SHINE, an album of classic jazz instrumentals featuring an all-star quintet that includes clarinetist Mick Lewis of the Climax Jazz Band. A second 2007 CD release, The Yiddish Swingtet’s SHUL DAYS, combines two of Jordan’s favourite music genres, traditional klezmer and classic Benny Goodman swing. Selections from these two most recent CDs can be heard across Canada on both CBC Radio and internationally on Sirius Satellite Radio.

Jordan’s latest CDs, RON JOSEPH and Friends has just been released and features clarinet virtuoso Ron Joseph and extraordinary trumpeter/vocalist Jon Seiger. and DONNA GREENBERG Stranger.

IGOR BABICH – Saxist

An internationally-accomplished saxophonist, Igor moved to Canada in 2004 and has since shared the stage with some of Canada’s top jazz performers including Roberto Occhipinti, Alexis Baro, Mark Kelso, ”Chendy” Leon, Jack Zorawski, Jay Boehmer, Stan Fomin, Amanda Martinez, Alberto Alberto, and Jordan Klapman. Igor has performed in Russia at the Rostov-On-Don Jazz Festival, Israel’s Red Sea International Jazz Festival, Toronto’s Distillery Jazz Festival, and Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival. Igor can be heard on DONNA GREENBERG Stranger.

ALAN HETHERINGTON – Drummer/Percussionist

Alan Hetherington is a Canadian drummer/percussionist who has studied and performed widely in North and South America and the Caribbean. He has studied Cumbia in Colombia, the Joropo tradition (maracas) in Venezuela, Afro-Peruvian music in Peru, Cuban folkloric music in Havana, and specializes in the many musical styles of Brazil. He has performed with The Vancouver Symphony, The Toronto Symphony, The Canadian Opera Company, Nexus, Peter Erskine, John Wyre and World Drums, Glen Velez, Trichy Sankaran, and Celso Machado. He is a member of the Contemporary World-Jazz group, Vuja De, and Ravi Naimpally’s Indo-Jazz ensemble, Tasa. He has made many recordings for television and film and has toured with ensembles and as a solo artist throughout Europe, North and South America and Japan. Since 1989 Alan has spent Toronto winters in Brazil performing with Sombra e Agua Fresca, Denys Christian, Bell Brasil, Carlos do Cavaco and Filo Machado. The Escola de Samba de Toronto and Alan’s connections to Brazil are the subject of filmmaker Avi Lev’s recently released documentary, We Are Samba.

KEVIN LALIBERTE – Guitarist

In 1999, guitarist Kevin Laliberté left a full time computer programming job to tour the world with EMI recording artist Jesse Cook. Since then, Kevin has produced 3 CDs of his unique instrumental music, blending nouveau flamenco with bossa-nova and other world music flavours.

In addition to his long-time collaboration with latin vocalist Amanda Martinez, and a hectic schedule with the flamenco-gypsy-jazz-fusion band Sultans of String, Kevin continues to promote his own music to an expanding audience.

CDs include Elation (independent – 2000) and Siesta (Avalon – 2006). Kevin’s latest release, Sundance has been hailed by Jesse Cook as “…his best work yet.” It was featured on iTunes Canada Indie Spotlight. He appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno with Jesse Cook, backing up Charlotte Church. Toured Japan and Canada with Jesse Cook and The Chieftains. Kevin performed in China with Jesse Cook and Chinese recording artist Dadawa. Kevin can be heard on DONNA GREENBERG Stranger.

JACK ZORAWSKI – Bassist

Jack first appeared on the Toronto jazz scene in 1986 after professional classical double bass training, and a stint as a folk singer-songwriter, and an actor-vocalist in experimental musical theatre. Since then, he has become an “in-demand” freelance bassist working locally and touring with a number of notable musicians. Jack is also a studio musician and accomplished composer.

He has appeared with the cream of Canada’s jazz stars: Michael Urbaniak, Bernie Senensky, Brian Dickinson, Big Rude Jake, Norman Marshall Villenueve, Kirk McDonald, Peter Appleyard, Jake Langley and many, many others.

His innumerable jazz club appearances include Toronto’s “Top of the Senator”, “Montreal Bistro”, and “Rex Jazz Bar”, “Fillmore” San Francisco, “House of Blues” Los Angeles and Chicago, “CBGB” New York City, “Red Room” New Orleans and extensive work in night clubs throughout the Netherlands, France, Belgium and Germany.

Jack’s festival/concert resumes includes performances in Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, Winnipeg, Calgary, Red Deer, Saskatoon. numerous Ontario Festivals, “Jam Potatoes Jazz Festival” France, “Arachon Jazz Festival” France, “Blue Balls Festival” Switzerland, “Hot Jazz 2000” Germany, and the “Cognac Jazz Festival”, France.

Studio Recordings as a sideman include “Loose Changes” with Tony Quarrington, “Notes From Home” with Doreen Smith, “Swinging the Blues” with Glenn Anderson, “Slims Joint” with Melissa Stilianou, and “Moon Glow” with the Hot Club Trio and DONNA GREENBERG Stranger.