Josh Rager Quartet

Josh Rager (piano), Alec Walkington (bass), Andre White (drums), Sam Kirmayer (guitar)

Thank you Maryse Glaude-Beaulieu for Donating the Piano Tuning!

“Montreal pianist-composer Josh Rager's music encompasses a lot of sounds from the acoustic jazz oeuvre of the past 40 years. He brings a fresh sound from deep within the tradition.)  Karen Plato – Vancouver Sun

“Josh Rager is one of the new breed of Quebec musicians offering up a sweet, smoky, fast-paced brand of fusion and uptempo jazz.”  Paul Marck – See magazine

“Top 10 of 2012…The disc’s focus on solo piano and trio tracks makes clearer than ever Rager’s stature as a player and composer of considerable substance and feeling.”    Peter Hum – JazzBlog.ca

Josh Rager is a pianist/organist, arranger, composer and teacher based in Montreal, Canada. Throughout his 20-year career, he has performed extensively in Japan, Europe and North America. In 2005, he was nominated for the Prix du Festival at the Montreal International Jazz Festival. In 2007, he played Carnegie Hall with Nikki Yanofsky also appearing on her JUNO-nominated debut DVD/CD “Ella…Of Thee I Swing.”

In 2009, he received a commission from The European Broadcasting Union to compose a jazz suite for two pianos, which was recorded by CBC at its premiere and broadcast internationally. His album “Dreams and Other Stories” was nominated for Jazz Album of the Year by ADISQ.

In addition to his own projects, Josh is an in-demand sideman performing with national and international artists as well as appearing on JUNO-nominated albums.

Josh is also a dedicated educator at Concordia University where he is Associate Professor. Some of the artists that Josh has performed and/or recorded with include: Ingrid Jensen, Walt Weiskopf, Donny McCaslin, Ed Cherry, Steve Davis, Ira Coleman, Joe Morrello, Pat Labarbera, Joe Sullivan and Kevin Dean.

Tickets for the in-person concert include access to the livestream which may be re-watched any time after the original airdate.