45north band

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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 for booking 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; Bill Brown, 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 more information posted here as we have more for you but let's party all 2017, andhere'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
Honeydew Harbour by David Restivo [Toronto]
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 and The Work Song by David Braid [Toronto]
Stanstill by Mike Murley [Toronto]
Blue Jeans - LeBreton Flats by Rob Lussier [Ottawa]
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]
People Gotta Move by Geno Vanelli
The Smudge by Oscar Peterson
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.

Short videos of 45north playing at Fatboys in April 2017 and a wonderful crowd out that night - top left, 'Dissfunktion', a Manteca tune - great drum solo by Bill Brown. Top right is 'See The Light' by Jeff Healey and great guitar solo by Ed and vocal by Paul. Bottom left is a couple of solos in the tune 'LeBreton Flats' a shuffle jazz blues written by Rob Lussier [from Ottawa] solos by Jean [tpt] and Ed [gtr]. All videos by Albert Kaprielian

We were in the studio recording some demo tracks earlier this year in March and will post them here once edited and mixed. LeBreton Flats now posted along with a short version [no solos] of Dissfunktion - Honeydew Harbour by David Restivo, a tune on his excellentrecent CD 'The Waves' - also Work Song, a tune written by David Braid - check back for more soon.

Here's the first recordings we have. LeBreton Flats is a full length version from our recording session in March. A tune written by Rob Lussier. The others here are short versions of 45north performing 'Blue Jeans', an original tune written by Rob Lussier who is from Ottawa; 'Honeydew Harbour' a wonderful grooving tune by David Restivo; 'Dissfunktion', by Manteca from their CD 'Onward'; Work Song is by David Braid - the great party tune 'Flip Flop Fly' by Downchild Blues Band; and the great Joni Mitchell tune 'Raised On Robbery'.

LeBreton Flats performed by 45north band.mp3

Honeydew Harbour full mix.mp3

Dissfunktion performed by 45north.mp3

Work Song performed by 45north.mp3

Blue Jeans performed by 45north .mp3

Stanstill performed by 45north in head.MP3

St Elmos Fire performed by 45north.MP3

Flip Flop Fly performed by 45north.mp3

Raised on Robbery performed by 45north.mp3

Fissure by Snaggle.mp3

Cowboy Bebop short edit sample.mp3

Intrada by Alan Matheson short edit.mp3

Pretty Lady Short edit sample.mp3

Big Yellow Taxi short edit sample.mp3

Doin' It Right short edit sample.mp3

Swami Swing short edit sample.mp3

Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1J1

613-833-3509

Review posted by Ottawajazzscene.ca from our gig at the Record Centre, Dec 11, 2016

45north plays all-Canadian jazz with enthusiasm and flair

The Ottawa jazz sextet specializes in music by fellow Canucks – both straight jazz and jazz fusion interpretations of pop and rock songs. So Joni Mitchell's “Both Sides Now” was followed by Mike Murley's “Stanstill”, and David Braid's “Cowboy Bebop” by the Powder Blues Band's “Doin' It Right”.

The combination – lively and upbeat, with horns – was a good antidote to the looming dark and frigid weather outside. The band played to customers who came and went and a varied group of listeners who stayed and clapped enthusiastically – adding to the beat during some songs as well as afterwards. Near the end of the show, a youngster in a blue snowsuit (and a 'Canada' toque) peered through the outer door from the sidewalk in fascination for almost 10 minutes, but couldn't be coaxed inside to hear the band directly.

45north – Ralph Hopper on tenor sax, Jean Trudel on trumpet, Paul O'Connor on keyboards, Ed Stevens on guitar, Andre Van Schyndel on bass, and Steve Barrette on drums – ended their hour-long show with a rousing version of Joni Mitchell's classic “Raised on Robbery”, with Van Schyndel giving the vocals suitable va-voom. At the end, one of the band members had sudden second thoughts, and audibly wondered whether they really should have played a song about robbery in a record store – to the amusement of the audience.

– Alayne McGregor

see the full review and all the photos at Ottawajazzscene.ca