Ralph Hopper Travel and more...

We are  45north - Paul S, bass - Jean, trumpet - Ralph, sax - Paul A, trombone - Bill, drums - Jaime Posen, piano

and, in case you're wondering how we got the band name, scroll to the bottom...

       Until recently I was on baritone sax in the nonet 'Alternate Takes' and we released our 2nd CD at our concert at Merrickville's Jazz Fest in Oct 2018 - the tune above is an excerpt from the first track on that CD, Little Sunflower

You can purchase copies of Alternate Takes CD 'Urban Flower' by contacting me

- recordings of 45north below -

45north band

45north band is a 6-piece band - trumpet, sax, trombone, piano, bass and drums.  We perform a varied repertoire of great instrumental jazz tunes, many by Canadian artists.  Some of our arrangements are done by us, Jean Trudel has done many, or by others in some cases specifically for 45north.  For Canada's 150th celebrations in 2017 we added a group of tunes to our repertoire that were non-jazz tunes but all by Canadians.  We have now reverted back to our all jazz repertoire, a short list is below, and we are now adding a number of original tunes as we continue to refine our book.  Our tunes tend to be lyrical and melody driven and thus accessible both to jazz audiences and non-jazz audiences alike.  

Contact Ralph Hopper for booking information or inquiries:    email  phone:  cell: 613-882-8464

45north is:  Ralph Hopper, saxes; Jean Trudel, trumpet/flugel; Paul Adjeleian, trombone; Jaime Posen, keyboards; Paul Soble, bass; Bill Brown, drums

A sample listing of tunes by Canadian artists that form the core of our repertoire:

• Dissfunktion     by Manteca
• Honeydew Harbour     by David Restivo [Toronto]
• Fissure, Mistaken Convergence  and Other Fascination     by Nick MacLean [Snaggle - Toronto]
• Cowboy Bebop and The Work Song     by David Braid [Toronto]
• Stanstill, Sonny's Way and Still Rollin'  by Mike Murley [Toronto]
• Blue Jeans  and  LeBreton Flats   by Rob Lussier [Ottawa]
• Blue Jade     by Joe Sealy  [Toronto] 
• Intrada      by Alan Matheson [Vancouver]
• Jazz Dance    by Paul Novotny [Toronto]
• In The Blues Garden and Sundown Comin' by Bill King [Toronto]
• Search Warrant  and  Mr. Hitchens  by Cameron Wallis - Montreal Hard Bop 5
• Signal to Noise, Dimpled Chad, Identity Theft and Stop and Go    by Jean Trudel 
• Eight By Eight, There Is No Time, Kindred Spirits, Blood Orange   by Ralph Hopper
• Let's Go  by Tilden Webb and Cory Weeds [Vancouver]
• The Pour  by Ross Taggart and Cory Weeds [Vancouver]
• Open Season  by Brian Dickinson
• Ubiquitous  by Neil Swainson
• Vernal Fields  by Christine Jensen
• Spies  and   Merge  by Dave Robbins
• Number Nine  by Larry Graves
• •     Some non-Canadian tunes
• Gypsy Blue  and Open Sesame  by Tina Brooks
• Five Spot After Dark   by Benny Golson
• Alter Ego   by James Williams
• Hand of Love by Paul Chambers
• Sudel, Wahoo and Big Bertha by Duke Pearson
• Ale House Rock, Mirage and Free Food?  by Rick Hirsch
• Line For Lyons and Festive Minor   by Gerry Mulligan
• Manaus   by John Fedchock
• I Found You, Optimism, Smooth  by Steve Davis [One For All]
• All For One, Blues for All  by Eric Alexander [One For All]
• Mode for Mabes    by Eric Alexander and Jim Rotondi
• Gregory Is Here, Soulville, Sayonara Blues, Pretty Eyes  by Horace Silver
• O.T.B. and Dance of Denial   by Michael Philip Mossman
• Blues for T.H. and Nice Groove and Tears Forever by Reed Kotler [arr by Bobby Shew]
• Samba Cya, Little Phat Shuffle   by Gordon Goodwin
• Simple as That   by Peter Bernstein
• November Afternoon  by  Tom McIntosh [Jazztet]
• Totem Pole and Speedball  by Lee Morgan
• Wahoo and Sudel  by Duke Pearson
• Three In One by Wayne Wallace

45north is available for corporate and convention bookings.  Concert or background live jazz for your event.

                                           Click here to contact me for information, available dates and rates.

We were in the studio recording some demo tracks in March 2017 and the results are posted here.  LeBreton Flats now posted along with a short version [no solos] of Dissfunktion by Manteca and Honeydew Harbour by David Restivo, a tune on his excellent recent CD 'The Waves' - also Work Song, a tune written by David Braid .