JazzYYC Presents: Illuminate Series – Ernesto Cervini’s Turbopop

Innovative and electrifying, Toronto jazz drummer Ernesto Cervini has energy to burn and with his sextet Turboprop. Cervini flexes his arranging muscles, creating a vast landscape of musical textures, and moods on which these monster musicians can play. The band’s sound is reminiscent of the hard-swinging Jazz Messenger bands of Art Blakey, although they tackle a wide range of music; from Charlie Parker to Claude Debussy to Radiohead, plus originals from all the band members. They have already toured across Canada multiple times to rave reviews, and released their sophomore album, Rev, on ANZIC Records (NYC) in the fall of 2017 which was nominated for a 2018 JUNO award for Jazz Album of the Year (Group).