ALL HUGH’S ROOM EVENTS AT 3030 DUNDAS WEST ARE TICKETED.
YOU MUST HAVE A TICKET TO ATTEND.
DOOR OPEN AT 6:30PM AND DINNER IS SERVED BEFORE AND DURING THE SHOW.
AFTER THIS HUGH’S ROOM PERFORMANCE WE OPEN AT 10:30PM FOR DJ COREY DAWKINS (HIP HOP, RNB, REGGAE & DANCEHALL). THERE IS NO COVER AFTER THE SHOW AND IT IS FREE TO COME IN FOR DRINKS, SNACKS AND DANCING.
Hilario Duran -
C.S.A. Nominee 2021 Achievement in Music Original Song –
The Cuban Film, winner of the Louis Applebaum
Composers Award, Hilario Duran, is well-recognized for
his piano playing and composing skills.
The Cuban-born Hilario Duran grew up in Havana into a
musical family surrounded by various musical influences.
His first work as a professional musician was Cuba's Los
Papa Cun-Cun Ensemble.
Later on, in the 70's, he was Chucho Valdés' chosen
successor in Cuba's most modern big band, ‘Orquesta
Cubana de Música Moderna’.
Hilario was also a pianist, arranger, and composer of
Arturo Sandoval Group. In 1990 Hilario was the band's
director of the group called Perspectiva, formed with
Arturo's band's remaining members when Sandoval
immigrated to the U.S.
Since arriving in Canada, Hilario has made a name for
himself. He is a multi-Canadian Juno Award winner and
nominee; an American Grammy nominee; a multi-
Canadian National Jazz Award winner & nominee; and
the proud recipient of the 2007 Chico O'Farrill Lifetime
Achievement Award, from Latin Jazz U.S.A., for his
outstanding contributions to Afro-Cuban Jazz and Latin
Jazz. In addition, he has recently been recognized as the
winner in the Latin Jazz category of the Latin Awards
Canada 2020, 6th Edition.
After making his mark in Cuba, Duran continued to essay
his skills as a pianist, producer, composer, arranger and
musical director of remarkable virtuosity. He is one of
Cuba's premier exponents of Latin Jazz
Cuban-Canadian jazz pianist Hilario Duran is a fixture on
the Toronto music scene. Duran immigrated in 1998 to
Canada and was named ‘One of the Ten Most influential
Hispanic Canadians’ in 2009. Also, Hilario has been
named Best Artist of the Year 2013 by the Toronto
Musicians' Association and the 2014 Best Vision Award
Winner (Premio a la Trayectoria).
Hilario Duran represents an essential aspect in
Contemporary Cuban music and Cuban music history; he
is a virtuoso player, arranger, composer and bandleader in
his own right. Chucho Valdes has called him "One of the
greatest Cuban pianists of the 20th century".
About Joanna
For many Canadian music fans, the name Joanna Majoko is a familiar one: the Toronto-based vocalist, composer, and bandleader has established a reputation as one of Canada’s most exciting young singers. Majoko has been a regular presence on the bandstand with some of the country’s top musicians, including Jane Bunnet and Maqueque, David Clayton-Thomas, of Blood, Sweat and Tears, and Larnell Lewis, of Snarky Puppy. She has performed at some of the world’s biggest festivals, such as the Montreal Jazz Festival, France’s Jazz sur son 31 Festival, and Switzerland’s Internationales Jazz festival Bern, where she participated in a week-long residency with Maqueque. Majoko has also been the recipient of a number of notable accolades, including Emerging Jazz Artist at the 2021 Toronto Arts Foundation awards, Jazz Artist of the Year at the 2019 ByBlacks People’s Choice Awards, major grants from the Toronto Arts Council, the Ontario Arts Council, the Canada Council, and FACTOR, and has been a master class artist at Humber College and the University of Toronto.