Jazz Connection Big Band: Friday, January 28. Doors at 8:30, jazz at 9:00 $15 at the door: They’re back and are 
gaining a bigger audience every time they play The Pearl! Made up of talented musicians from all over southwestern Ontario, the Jazz Connection Big Band is a 20-piece band dedicated to playing great, straight-ahead jazz. The JCBB, carrying us once again into the cool space of surround sound big band music! http://www.jazzconnection.ca
The Jazz Duo of Anne Power and Paul Taylor: Saturday, January 29. 8:00pm $15 / $10 Students/Artists: Anne 
Power jazz singer extraordinaire, with Paul Taylor, one of the finest jazz pianists in the area and an exceptional entertainer. Paul has played various jazz festivals receiving much publicity on TV and radio. The duo plays a mix of jazz standards and original material.
AKA Jazz: Jazz/Rock/Fusion. Saturday, January 22, 8:00. $15 at the door. Adam Rawski – Guitar, Kilian Bamberg – Bass, 
Anthony D’angela – Drums. These three men in their 30’s gigged regularly under this name in Hamilton some ten years ago, then went their separate ways, joining up again in 2009. They are now moving away from the same old jazz standards pile, working up jazz/rock material, some covers, some original work…
Adam Rawski’s musical background is founded in the European classical guitar discipline but he feels at home in just about any idiom and setting. His playing style can be described in one word: eclectic. Inspired initially by Eric Clapton and Lee Ritenour, he has soaked up musical knowledge from many sources and has fused all the diverse elements into his own musical persona.
Bass player Kilian Bamberg, born in Berlin, Germany, began his musical career in the theatre. When Kilian came to Canada in the mid-nineties, he studied jazz bass at Mohawk College. While finishing his diploma, he became a member of this area’s jazz community and since then, has become one of the most heavily booked bass players in the Hamilton area. www.reverbnation.com/akajazz#!
Spanjazz: Friday, January 21, 8:00. $15 at the door. Gary Santucci’s exciting world-beat jazz quartet with Jordan 
Abraham, keyboards, Kilian Bamberg, bass, Dave Jones, drums.
Bass player Kilian Bamberg, plays with Gary Santucci in Spanjazz but also has his own quartet (See AKAJazz below) Come see why he is one of the most heavily booked bass players in the Hamilton area.
We’re assuming that you already know about composer/guitarist Gary, co-owner of The Pearl… So let’s talk about Jordan Abraham, a passionate producer, an intuitive engineer, an accomplished musician, and an effective communicator through many mediums. You’ve also seen him as the incredible accordionist in Zarabanda, again, with Gary Santucci.
Dave Jones has been the highly capable drummer for a number of Hamilton bands. He’s another of those musicians who never stop working!
