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45north band
45north band is a 6-piece band - trumpet, sax, piano, guitar, bass and drums. We perform a great repertoire of dance and party tunes that include lots of great jazz tunes along with many well known pop/rock/folk tunes by Canadian artists from the 1960's to today that we do in our own crowd pleasing style.
Contact Ralph Hopper forbooking information or general inquiries: email phone: 613-833-3509
45north is: Ralph Hopper, sax/guitar/voc; Jean Trudel, trumpet/flugel; Ed Stevens, guitar; Paul O'Connor, keyboards/vocals; Andre Van Schyndel, bass/voc; Sacha Contant-Nagy, drums
As Canada and Ottawa get ready to celebrate Canada's 150 anniversary, 45north is a band that has a specialized tune list for all parties and events.
There will be much more information posted here over the next several weeks but for now, as we get ready to party like it's 2017, here's a partial listing of our tunes:
A sample listing of tunes by Canadian artists that forms a core of our repertoire:
- Flip Flop Fly by Downchild Blues Band
- Dissfunktion by Manteca
- The Smudge by Oscar Peterson
- Big Yellow Taxi - Both Sides Now - Free Man In Paris - Raised On Robbery by Joni Mitchell
- Four Strong Winds by Ian Tyson [Ian and Sylvia]
- First We Take Manhattan by Leonard Cohen
- Undun and These Eyes by Guess Who
- Pretty Lady - One Fine Morning - Sunny Days by Lighthouse [Toronto]
- Swinging Shepherd Blues by Moe Koffman
- Fissure by Snaggle [Toronto]
- Cowboy Bebop by David Braid, a raucous funky jazz tune
- Our Cloud Nine by David Braid [Toronto]
- Stanstill by Mike Murley [Toronto]
- Blue Jeans by Rob Lussier [Ottawa], an original jazz blues tune
- Doin’ it Right and Swami Swing and Boppin' With The Blues by Powder Blues
- See The Light by Jeff Healey
- Something to talk about by Shirley Eikhard [perf by Bonnie Raitt]
- The Maker by Daniel Lanois
- St. Elmo's Fire by David Foster
- Hockey Night in Canada theme arranged by Jean Trudel [Ottawa]
- Intrada by Alan Matheson [Vancouver]
- Honeydew Harbour by David Restivo [Toronto]
- I've Seen A Little by Alan Doyle [Great Big Sea]
And, if you want to dance all night, we have a great list of other jazz, pop, Latin, funk and rock tunes that will keep everyone on the dance floor. Click here to contact me for information, available dates and rates.
