Close your eyes and you might just imagine you’re in New Orleans on a hot summer night!
The Dufferin Groove bring their cool, cozy, and cheerful Trad Jazz vibe to the Civic Museum patio, reviving music from the 1920s and 30s by greats like Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, and Joe “King” Oliver.
Gather your favourite people, grab a cool drink, and settle in for an evening of timeless tunes.
Admission by donation starts at 5 p.m. with the concert beginning at 7 p.m. Cash bar available.
About the Artists
Laurent Humeau (trumpet, clarinet, soprano, vocals), Jared Higgins (tenor banjo), and Ashleigh Rose (tuba)
Laurent Humeau (France) started playing guitar at an early age with his father, fell in love with the music of New Orleans, and taught himself soprano saxophone, clarinet, and trumpet. His love for performing the music of the greats, like Louis Armstrong, Johnny Dodds, Django Reinhardt, and Sydney Bechet, has taken him around the world. He leads multiple projects in Canada and Europe including the Jungle Jazz Band, and is delighted to be returning to the Guelph Civic Museum.
Ashleigh Rose (Canada), is a classically trained pianist and saxophonist and grand-daughter of the founder of the Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra. She transitioned to tuba and sousaphone within the fanfare culture of southern Europe and later the brass band culture of Berlin, Germany. She has played with the Titubanda (Rome), Salsa Azul (Berlin) the Berlin Brass Caravan (Berlin), Marching Disorder (Toronto), and The Happy Pals (Toronto).
Jared Higgins (Canada) is a Toronto local who has been playing professionally in the scene since graduating Humber College in 2016. Since then, he has become ubiquitous in the Toronto swing music scene, playing with acts like Trombone Charlotte, The Tap Room Gang, Tak Arikushi, The Happy Pals, and more.
