| Description | Price |
| Duo - Guitar and vocal | $700 (USD) |
| Trio - Guitar, Vocal and Upright Bass | $1050 (USD) |
| Quartet - Guitar, vocal, Upright bass, clarinet/sax | $1400 (USD) |
| Quintet: Guitar, Vocal, Upright Bass, Clarinet/Sax, Drums | $1750 (USD) |
Denielle Bassels is an exciting Toronto artist who will “Stop you in your tracks” - Juliet Dunn, Artistic Director of TD Niagara Jazz Festival. Bassels’ band merges the swingin’ carefree sounds of 1930’s Parisian jazz, with the dreamy modern folk and blues landscapes of today. Their music is fresh and exciting, and infuses a sense of whimsy and romance likened to cinema verité and film noire. The group contains the exceptional talent of some of Toronto’s finest rising stars, including: Julien Bradley Combs (guitar), Andrew Scott (drums), Scott Hunter (upright bass) of Jackie Richardson’s “Soul Pepper” and new member Drew Jurecka on violin.
The group met at Humber College back in 2011 while studying music and have been playing together ever since. Their chemistry is clear, and their camaraderie on stage is immediately engaging and endearing.
“Bassels has a winning combination here: a strong, clear voice, great stage presence, along with a tight rhythm section, forceful gypsy-jazz-influenced guitar, and expressive clarinet and tenor sax.” Brett Delmage, ottawajazzscene.ca
Together the band has played jazz festivals across Ontario such as the TD Toronto Jazz Festival, Beaches Jazz Festival, Kensington Jazz Festival, Harbourfront’s Hot and Spicy Jazz Festival, Merrickville Jazz Festival, Brantford Jazz Festival, Barrie Jazz Festival, and Port Credits Southside Shuffle amongst many others. They just recently headlined at the TD Niagara Jazz Festival in Niagara on the Lake. and perform regularly around Toronto at venues such as The Jazz Bistro, 120 Diner, and La Revolucion. Launching from Lula Lounge on February 8th of 2017, they released the full-length album “What About Wool Wishbags” to critical acclaim.
= free travel (up to 15 miles)
1. Sunday Kind Of Love
2. Belleville Rendezvous
(link hidden)ol Cool Water - Original
4. I Wanna Be Like Yo - Luis Prima
5. No Swinggity - Minimalist
6. All About the Bass - Kate Davis Version
7. American Boy - Estelle
8. Hey Ya - Post Moden Jukebox version
9. Crazy (Gnarles Barkley uptempo swing)
(link hidden)lly Lion - Original
11.What About Wool Wishbags - Original
(link hidden)gelina Zooma Zooma - Luis Prima
(link hidden)lerie - Amy Winehose
(link hidden)nny Afternoon - The Kinks
(link hidden)ckson - Johnny Cash
16. Hallelujah I Just Love Him So - Ray Charles
17. Fever- Peggy Lee
18. Something's Gotta A Hold On Me - Etta James
over 1000 more - Just ask!
1. Lullaby Of Birdland - Ella Fitzgerald
2. Paper Moon
3. Je Ne Veux Pas Travaille - Pink Martini
4. Je Cherche Un Homme - Eartha Kitt
5. Bei Mir Bist Du Schön
6. Aint NO Sweet Man Worth The Salt Of My Tears
7. Summertime
8. All of Me
9. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
10.Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra
11. I’m Confessin - Peggy Lee
12.Blues In Eb
13.I’m Putting All My Eggs In One Basket - Ella Fitzgerald
(link hidden)eek To Cheek - Louis Armstrong and Ella
15.Just A Sit-in And A Rockin - Peggy Lee
16.Dance Me To The End Of Love - Leonard Cohen - Madeleine Peyroux
17. My Baby Just Cares For Me - Nina Simone
19.On The Sunny Side Of The Steet - Peggy Lee
– HotDocs Film Festival for the premier of Yo-Yo Ma's "Music of Strangers"
– Canada Walk of Fame
- Ecco Shoes
– Big Brothers and Sisters "Big Night Out"
– Live to Air at Jazz FM91.1
– Christmas Market in The Distillery District
– York University and Humber College
– Lambton Golf and Country Club
– Nuit Blanche
– Woodbine Race Track
– Alliance Francaise
– TD Toronto Jazz Festival
– Toronto Beaches Jazz Festival
– Kensington Jazz Festival
– Harbourfront Hot & Spicy Food Festival
– Jazz Festivals for Port Credit, Oakville, Brantford, Barrie, St. Catharines, Niagara on the Lake, Ottawa, Winterfolk and more.
– And more!
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