Music
The Dig (2020)
2021 WCMA award - Instrumental Artist of the Year
Nominated for 2021 WCMA award - Global Artist of the Year
RUBIM DE TOLEDO ON APPLE MUSIC
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The Gap (2017)
- WCMA WINNER FOR JAZZ ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- NOMINATED FOR EDMONTON MUSIC AWARD
RUBIM DE TOLEDO ON APPLE MUSIC
“And then, from this super special soiree with dear friends, I got a Rubim de Toledo (The Gap) gift CD. What is the language? - Jazz. I confess that when I heard the answer I thought, ‘Come on, listen to another handful of standards!’ ... I was surprised. The CD is imaginative. Original pieces, AND most importantly, it has ‘IDENTITY’. Does not replicate anyone. … The Gap is really the gap; the best. Wonderful. A trip. I recommend.” (Translated from Portuguese) – CD Review, Gumbe Music, Sao Paulo, Brasil, 2019 by Carlos Gomes
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The Bridge (2014)
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The River (2009)
Nominated for WCMA Jazz Artist of the Year
"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
nd 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." - CD Review from Legacy Magazine, Winter 2009 by Ron Chalmers
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In Charcoal and Crimson (2006)
'... an exquisitely sculpted project.' - the Edmonton Journal
‘An imaginative soundtrack that blends hot and cool Jazz with
electronic layering, and a soundscape design with marked Brazilian
embellishments.’ – the Calgary Herald
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Tocar Tambor (2018)
Group: Montuno West
NOMINATED FOR WCMA WORLD ARTIST OF THE YEAR
NOMINATED FOR EDMONTON MUSIC AWARD
WINNER OF CALGARY MUSIC AWARD (World Recording of the Year 2019)
Chris Andrew // Piano & Keyboards
Rubim de Toledo // Bass
Raul Tabera // Drums & Percussion
Luis Tovar // Drums & Percussion
Special Guest:
Luis Bonilla // Trombone
