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Rubim de Toledo

- Jazz Artist . Bassist . Composer (www.rubim.com)

- Bass, Combo and Jazz Improvisation Instructor at Mount Royal University (www.mountroyalbass.com)

- Director of the Mount Royal University Summer Jazz Camp (www.mtroyal.ca)

- Current Musical Director of Decidedly Jazz Danceworks (www.decidedlyjazz.com)

Latest Release

The River (2009)

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CD Review from Legacy Magazine, Winter 2009 by Ron Chalmers
Bassist and composer Rubim de Toledo must be one of Alberta’s busiest and most accomplished musicians ...
De Toledo fuses the rhythmic styles of Latin American music and post-war American jazz evoking, Heitor Villa-Lobos, contemporary salsa, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane – while achieving something entirely fresh ...
(jazz scene) abounds in performers with virtuosic technique. The eternal challenge is to innovative material that is thoughtful, challenging, accessible, listenable and enjoyable. Rubim de Toledo’s The River is all of that.

On Dance, Creativity and Corporate Teamwork from See magazine, Feb 2010 by Kathleen Bell
... by simply listening to Toledo’s most recent album, the River, you start to understand the importance of that dynamic (teamwork, flexibility and creativity). It’s not about showing off, but creating a seamless dance from idea to idea, measure to measure, note to note.

Inspiration Flowed from Flood from the Edmonton Journal, April 2009 by Roger Levesque
... all of that made The River one of the finest Jazz albums of the year ...

CD Review from CKUA website, March 2009 by Roger Levesque
It knocks me out, first for how de Toledo's writing and arranging sets up tasty harmonies, then for the depth of intuitive playing and the excellent sound that captures it, and finally for some intangible element we'll just call soul.
The obvious familiarity between bassist de Toledo, trumpeter Bob Tildesley, reedman Jim Brennan, pianist Chris Andrew and drummer Tyler Hornby certainly adds to the effortless quality of the performances but I suspect the experience of playing for dancers also helped inspire their buoyant spirits. When he solos you can feel de Toledo tip-toeing or springing around on those strings and the exchanges between them all conjure up even more mental imagery.

2009 a busy year for jazz Musician from Jazz Elements website, Feb 2009 by Cindy McLeod
Rubim de Toledo is one of the most sought-after studio and performing artists on Alberta’s jazz scene. The versatile bassist is also considered a Brazilian / Cuban master, and is active on the Rock, R&B and Folk scenes ... The release (The River) is one of three great jazz projects to hit the market in 2009 that Rubim has helped to create all three.

BIOGRAPHY

A Canadian of Brazilian descent, Rubim combines the influences of his cultural heritage, his passion for Cuban music, and his dedication to the jazz tradition to create a refreshing sound and to bring a rhythmic and conceptual depth to his bass playing. This keeps him a highly in- demand sideman for projects in any style and has also allowed him to nurture a fertile career as a bandleader.

With his latest release “The River” bassist and composer Rubim de Toledo distinguishes himself as a writer with a the unique ability to cross genres while maintaining a sound that is modern yet pays respect to tradition. His bass playing demonstrates the maturity of his approach and validates his reputation as a key musician in the Western Canadian music industry.

Rubim has recorded three solo CDs to date: “Charcoal and Crimson”, a Nu-Jazz experiment; “Seu Swing”, a World-Jazz venture; and his latest release, "The River"

The River is garnering great critical and popular acclaim including a Western Canadian Music Award nomination for “Best Jazz Album” of 2009. The opening track has also been sleeted as CBC Radio's Tonic theme song.

Rubim is well known as bassist and a founding member of respected Latin-Jazz group Bomba and is currently performing with Latin-Jazz group Caravan. With Bomba, he has recorded four CDs and has toured extensively in Canada, the US, Europe, Asia and South America. Caravan, working as a Bomba alias, continues this legacy.

In the last six years Rubim has been working extensively with Calgary’s Decidedly Jazz Danceworks. He has played bass for 9 productions and has acted as composer and musical director for 6 of those. Also, Rubim is the bass instructor, teaches Jazz Improvisation and teaches Jazz Combo classes in the Mount Royal University Credit Music Department. He is the co-director of the Mount Royal University Summer Jazz Camp and also the co-director of the Summit Jazz Series in Calgary.

Rubim is a fertile concert producer and continues to bring new concert experiences to audiences on a regular basis. He has created and produced new music concerts, tributes to Miles Davis’ Birth of the Cool and Bitches Brew and concerts featuring Brazilian and Cuban music.

Selected Performances (Upcoming)

April 5th to 14th - Musical Director w Decidedly Jazz Danceworks' TURN UP THE GET DOWN production

April 17 - Wine OH's Jazz Jam

April 20 - Calgary Creative Arts Ensemble

April 21 - Pro Musica: From Blue to Red (Roza Centre. UofC)

May 3rd to 7th - w Luis Bonilla and CADME

May 5th - Jazz YYC presnts Montuno West w special guest Luis Bonilla (Wine Oh's)

Selected Performances (Past)

March 17 - w Fraser Calhoun featuring Mulgrew Miller @ Yardbird Suite

March 16 - w Fraser Calhoun featuring Mulgrew Miller @ River Park Church

March 2 - Brazilian Carnival in Calgary

Feb 22/23 - with Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. Tribute to Nat King Cole

Feb 10 - w reClaim collective @ Coup/Meet

Feb 9 - w Dave Babcock @ Blue chair in Edmonton

Feb 8 - w Brenan Brothers @ Yardbird Suite in Edmonton

Feb 1/2 - w Tyler Hornby, Ingred Jenson and David Braid @ National Music Centre

Jan 26 - w Ralph Bowen @ NMC

Jan 19 - w Don Berner (Edmonton)

Jan 13 - w Carsten Rubeling @ COUP

Jan 11/12 - w Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra

Jan 9 - Mount Royal Jazz Faculty @ Cliff Bungalow Jazz Series

Jan 4 - Ascend 3 Trio @ Costello's

Nov 23 - Jim Brenan CD Release Party @ NMC

Nov 3&4 - Clinician at Vic Lewis Music Festival (Canmore)

Oct 28 - Rubim de Toledo Brazilian Project @ Brazilfest Calgary

Oct 26 - w Calgary Creative Arts Ensemble w Sean Jones

Oct 20 - Invertigo Trio @ Belfry

Oct 6 - w Tom Van Seters

Oct 5 - w Doug Berner @ Yardbird Suite

Oct 3 - Rubim de Toledo hosts Wine Oh's Jazz Jam

Oct 1 - Parker w Strings @ UofC Monday Night Jazz Series

Sept 11 to 30 - Next to Normal w Theatre Calgary

Sept 6 - w Ralf Buschmeyer @ KAWA

Sept 5 - Ascend 3 @ Cliff-Bungalow Jazz Series

Aug 30 - Rubim de Toledo Quartet @ KAWA

August 31 - Caravan @ Wine Oh's

August 13 to 17 - Director of the Mount Royal Summer Jazz Workshop

August 3rd - w Terrain @ Wine Oh's

July 21 - w Jens Linderman @ Banff Centre for the Arts

July 6 - w Caravan @ Calgary Stampede

Jun28 - w Chris Andrew @ Edmonton Jazz Festival

Jun 25/26 - w Kim Cooper Calgary 2012 Project @ Calgary Tower

Jun22 - w Audrey Ochoa @ Edmonton Jazz Festival

Jun20 - w Calgary Creative Arts Orchestra @ Mount Royal University

Jun 16 - Vern Dorge @ Lethbridge Jazz Festival

Jun 1/2 - w CPO tribute to ABBA

May 25 - With Oliver Jones at the National Jazz Summit (Grand Theatre)

May 23 - Ascend Trio at Beat Niq

May 18/19 - w Jon McCaslin at Beat Niq

May 13 - 15 - Terrell Stafford Quartet @ Ironwood, 8pm

May 11/12 - Terrell Stafford Quartet @ Beat Niq, 9pm

May 5 - Maracujah Cinco de Mayo Show at Starlight Room (Edmonton)

May 2 - Tyler Hornby Trio w/ Johanna Sillanpaa @ Cliff Bungalow Jazz Series, 8pm

April 29 - With Beth Arrison at Ironwood

April 26 and 28 - w Jens Linderman, Oscar Lopez and the CPO

April 13 - 22 - Decidedly Jazz Danceworks Show @ Grand Theatre, 8pm

April 6 - Tyler Hornby Quartet w/ Johanna Sillanpaa 'Cole Porter Tribute' @ Yardbird Suite, 9pm

April 7 - W Kristian Alexandrov @ Beat Niq

Mar 16/17 - Parker with String concert w/ Vaughn Ambrose (Beat Niq)

Feb 27 - w Chris Andrew. U of C Monday night Jazz Series

Feb 25 - Brazilian Carnaval (BCAAB in Calgary)

Feb 18 - Summit Jazz Series w Mark DeJong

Feb 14 - @Ironwood w Alfie Zapacosta

Jan 29 - Mount Royal Bass Day

1to4pm
Free Admission
Room U-111 (Mount Royal University)

Jan 21 - @ Beat Niq with Johanna Sillampaa

Jan 13 /14 - Directing Tribute to Bitches Brew @ Beat Niq

Jan 7 - @Beat Niq w Carsten Rubeling. Tribute to Joni Mitchell

Jan 6 - @Beat Niq w Carsten Rubeling

Jan 4 - @Cliff Bungalow Jazz series w/ MOunt Royal Jazz Faculty

Dec 29 - @Kawa w/ Freedom Sound Quartet

Dec 17/18 - @Ironwood w/ Alfie Zappacoasta

Nov 10 - w/ Jim Brenan at Yardbird Suite

Nov 2 - Cliff Bungalow series w Vertigo Trio

Oct 27/28 - THE RUBIM DE TOLEDO OCTET LIVE AT CANTOS FEATURING NEW MUSIC, DANCE AND VISUALS. FREE ADMISSION. ALL AGES.

Oct 23 - w DJD at Fluidfest

Oct 22 - w/ Jim Head at Beat Niq 9pm

Oct 22 - Rubim de Toledo Brazilian-Jazz Ensemble at Brazilfest 7-8pm

Oct 21 - w PJ Perry (Edm)

Oct 14/15 - w Dave Babcock at Yardbird Suite (Edm)

Oct 8 - Maracujah reunion concert at Starlight room in Edmonton

Oct 3 - w Tommy Banks. U of C Monday night Jazz series.

Sept 23/24 - Birth of the Cool / Sketches of Spain tribute at Yardbird Suite.

Sept 9 and 10 - Chris Andrew CD release at Beat NiqJuly 24 - Rubim de Toledo / Chris Andrew Dou - Blue Pear (Edm)

August 21 - Sylvan Lake Jazz festival s Caravan

August 19 - MRU Summer JazzCamp faculty concert.

August 15 to 19 - Mount Royal Summer Jazz Festival - Assistant Director

Aug 11 - Beat Niq w/ Vaughn Abrose

Aug 6 - Broken City Jam w Brent Mah

Aug 4 - Hyatt Regency Calgary Jazz Series w Sheldon Zandboer

July 23 - Broken City Jam w/ Jon McCaslin

July 14th - Hyatt Regency Calgary Jazz Series w Michelle Gregoir

July 9 - Summit Jazz Series @ Cantos

July 7th - Hyatt Regency Calgary Jazz Series w Jim Brenan

July 1st - Canada Day w/ Caravan

June 25th - w Gary Guthman (Jazziz Society)

June 23rd - Medicine Hat Jazz Festival w/ Caravan

June 14th - Proarts concert series with Jon McCaslin Trio

June 9th - Chris Andrew Cd Release (Yardbird Suite)

June 3/4 - Tribute to Col Porter with Tyler Hornby (Beat Niq)

June 3 - SUmmit Jazz Series (Latin-Jazz) @ Cantos -7pm

May 27/28 - Tribute to Bitches Brew (Yardbird Suite) - musical director

May 14 - Jazz nos Fundos (Sao Paulo Brazil)

April 9 - Bomba at Beat Niq

April 8 - Bomba at Arden Theatre (St. Albert)

April 1 - Origins Ensemble at Yardbird (Edm)

Mar 27 - Jack Singer w/ (Inter America Development Bank Concert)

Mar 11 to 20 - w/ Decidedly Jazz Danceworks. Musical director for 'Wilds' @ the Grand

Mar 5 - reClaim collective @ Beat Niq

Feb 25 - w Ross Taggart (Jazz is Society)

Feb 26 - w Ross Taggart (Jazz is Society)

Feb 4 - Broken City Jam w Andy Ericson

Jan 28 - w Shane Statz @ Beat Niq

Jan 21 - w Brent Mah @ Beat Niq

Jan 8 - w Aaron Young @ Beat Niq - 9pm

Jan 8 - w Jerold Dubyk @ Broken City 3-6pm

Jan 7 - w Carsten Rubeling @ Beat Niq

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