HOWARD GLADSTONE Band with JAMES GORDON

Part of the residency Howard Gladstone Trio

Sunday, January 5, 2025, 7:30PM–9:30PM

Southern Cross

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"HOWARD GLADSTONE & BAND plus special guests songwriter JAMES GORDON on Sunday January 5, 2025 from 2:30 to 4:30pm.
The band consists of extraordinary musicians Tony Quarrington (guitar), Bob Cohen (bass), Ambrose Pottie (drums), and Laura Fernandez (piano, vocal) and Howard on acoustic guitar and vocal. They will perform songs from his eight albums, including his most recent September 2024 release “Crazy Talk.”
James Gordon has had a remarkably diverse and resilient career in the Canadian cultural sector. As a solo singer-songwriter and with the ground-breaking trio Tamarack, he’s recorded 40 albums and toured relentlessly around the world. He’s written for symphony orchestras, musical theatre and dance works, scored films, and for more than ten years was heard on CBC radio as songwriter-in-residence for the ’Basic Black’ and ‘Ontario Morning’ programs. Between tours, James is a record producer, playwright, community activist, theatre director and currently has a part-time ‘side hustle’ as a Guelph City Councillor. These days he’s perhaps known as the composer of the viral internet hit “Crybabies Caravan”, about the so-called ‘Freedom Convoy’ in Ottawa. It’s received more than 300,000 views and stimulated a lot of inspiring discussion. "

Howard Gladstone is a singer/songwriter with a residency on the “first Sunday of every month” in the Southern Cross Room. He performs original material in the folk, roots, jazz, vein along with stellar accompanists Tony Quarrington (guitar) and Bob Cohen (bass). Most months also feature a Special guest performer to add spice and interest and keep it extra fresh. Howard has released eight albums or original material and continues to add new songs to his repertoris and performances. What to expect? The Toronto Star stated: “If you heard this music in a crowded room, you’d swear it was a lost gem from another time.”