AUGUST 18 @5:30PM

Madeleine Ertel Quartet

Madeleine Ertel - Trumpet
Michael Davidson - Vibraphone
Evan Grantham - Bass
Eric West - Drums

Madeleine Ertel is a trumpeter, vocalist, composer, and arranger known for her honest approach to music making. A recent graduate of the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance (2020), she performs regularly both as a leader and a side person in a wide variety of musical contexts throughout the Greater Toronto Area. Her quintet showcases a unique compositional style that intersperses contrapuntal through-composition with improvisational contemporary jazz influences.

In her hometown of Kelowna, BC, Madeleine grew up playing original music around town with her sister, as well as studying classical piano and violin. Now based in Toronto, she continues to incorporate these diverse influences into her composing and improvising.

Madeleine would like to acknowledge that her career playing Black American Music has been made possible by the sacrifices of Black musicians that have, and continue to pave the way for us all.