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Breakthrough makes #4 on JazzFM91 TOP CANADIAN RELEASES of 2015 LIST!

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January 4, 2016 (Toronto, ON) – Eli Bennett’s debut album “Breakthrough” made #4 on Jazz.FM91’s “TOP CANADIAN RELEASES FOR 2015” list!

JAZZ.FM91 has put together its list of Top Canadian Releases for 2015. Brad Barker and Dani Elwell counted down these albums on First Listen the Program, Saturday.

Here’s the list:

1. Various Artists, Oscar, with Love

2. Robi Botos, Movin Forward

3. Emilie Claire Barlow, Clear Day

4. Eli Bennett, Breakthrough

5. Tia Brazda, Bandshell

6. Matthew Stevens, Woodwork

7. Curtis Nowosad, Dialectics

8. Rich Brown – Abeng

9. Ernesto Cervini, Turboprop

10. Mark Promane Woodwind Chamber Ensemble, Canadiana Suite

For a full track listing of Saturday’s show, click here.

For more info:
http://bit.ly/1TAjEg6

Breakthrough Tour 2015 Continues with Two Remaining Shows at TD Sunfest!

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July 3, 2015 (Vancouver, BC) – After a successful week of concerts as part of Eli Bennett’s 2015 cross-canada Breakthrough Tour 2015 that saw sold-out shows at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Jazz YYC (Calgary Jazz Festival), Medicine Hat Jazz Festival, Toronto International Jazz Festival, Ottawa International Jazz Festival, and Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, two shows remain before the tour comes to a close.  Catch Eli Bennett at TD Sunfest in London, Ontario July 11 @ Victoria Park OLG Jazz Stage 2:30pm & July 11 @ Victoria Park OLG Jazz Stage 3:45pm for two FREE shows!!

TD SUNFEST CONCERT INFORMATION

Thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts for their support of Breakthrough Tour 2015.

Additional thanks to D’Addario Canada, D’Addario Woodwinds, Selmer Paris, AMT Microphones and & Jeff Turner Entertainment for their support of this tour.

2015 Canadian Tour

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Breakthrough 2015 Canadian Tour:

Thirty-five-time award-winning jazz saxophonist and 4-time Leo-Nominated film composer Eli Bennett embarks on a 2015 Canadian Jazz Festival tour with his band in support of his critically acclaimed debut album Breakthrough.

Since its release Breakthrough has received international attention, ranking #3 on the Canadian National Jazz Charts in December 2014, and #14 on the US CMJ National Jazz Charts, while being featured on the homepage of iTunes Canada Jazz for two months as one of the top Canadian jazz albums. It was also named the “#4 Best Jazz Debut Album” of 2014 by the Ottawa Citizen and received rave reviews from All About Jazz and WholeNote magazine in addition to receiving major radio play in North America and Europe. In 2015, Breakthrough won the Julian Jazz Award from BC’s CJSF 90.1FM for Best Canadian Jazz Album by an Emerging Artist as well as a 2015 Western Canadian Music Award Nomination for Jazz Album of the Year.

With ten shows in seven cities, the Canadian tour will see Eli Bennett’s Quartet featured at jazz festivals across Canada beginning in Vancouver, with stops in Calgary, Medicine Hat, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and ending in London, Ontario.

2015 Canadian Tour Dates:
Sat. June 20 – Vancouver International Jazz Festival – Robson Stage – 5pm

Sun. June 21 – Vancouver International Jazz Festival – Italian Cultural Centre – 7pm

Mon. June 22 – Jazz YYC (Calgary) – Ironwood Stage – 8pm

Tue. June 23 – Medicine Hat Jazz Festival – Esplanade Studio Theatre – 2:30pm

Wed. June 24 – Medicine Hat Jazz Festival – Esplanade Studio Theatre – 10:30pm

Thu. June 25 – Toronto International Jazz Festival – The Rex Hotel – 8pm

Fri. June 26 – Ottawa International Jazz Festival – Confederation Park – 6:30pm

Sat. June 27 – Montreal International Jazz Festival – Scene TD Stage – 6pm

Sat. July 11 – TD Sunfest (London, ON) – Victoria Park

Sun. July 12 – TD Sunfest (London, ON) – Victoria Park

 

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Thank you to the Canada Council for the Arts for making this tour possible.

Thank you to D’addario Canada, D’Addario Woodwinds, Selmer Paris and Applied Microphone Technology for their support.

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