TuneTown is an exciting collective featuring creative Toronto mainstays, Kelly Jefferson on Tenor Saxophone, Artie Roth on Bass and Ernesto Cervini on Drums. All three members are highly-respected Juno-nominated musicians with serious band leading chops, and the combination of the three leads to some breathtaking and powerful musical moments.
The band plays imaginative re-arrangements of standards, and originals from all three members. They released their debut album, There From Here in September 2019 to rave reviews across the globe with Peter Hum from the Ottawa Citizen remarking, “TuneTown's debut disc makes a strong first impression with its rugged swinging, lucid improvising, sonic exploration and forthright teamwork.”
“Entering Utopia” was released on March 19, 2021. Buy “Entering Utopia” on Bandcamp to best support the artist. You can also buy/listen on Apple Music, and Spotify.
TuneTown
“The musicians here are some of Canada’s finest, and the record is by turns playful, confident, swinging and refreshingly melodic. ★★★★”
Marian Jago – Jazz Journal
“TuneTown plays catchy melodies with a loose, fun yet accomplished approach, akin to the endearing Branford Marsalis disc Trio Jeepy. It’s freedom the way freedom in jazz was considered to be before Ornette Coleman came along.”
S. Victor Aaron – Something Else!
1. Hello, Today (Cervini) 5:072. Entering Utopia (Roth) 4:513. Layla Tov (Cervini) 5:164. Billyish (Cervini) 3:485. Flood, Deluge (Cervini, Jefferson, Roth) 3:346. Look Down (Cervini, Jefferson, Roth) 1:017. Sycamore (Roth) 6:368. Cheryl (Charlie Parker, arr. Cervini, Jefferson, Roth) 5:459. Sgraffito (Cervini, Jefferson, Roth) 0:4910. Memories Remain (Roth) 6:0911. Looking Glass (Cervini, Jefferson, Roth) 0:3012. Blue Gardenia (Bob Russel, Lester Lee, arr. Cervini, Jefferson, Roth) 3:18