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Alex Bird & his band The Jazz Mavericks have taken centre stage on the Canadian Jazz scene. Alongside songwriting and piano partner, Ewen Farncombe, Bird is creating timeless and heartfelt originals for a modern audience. This talented team has spent the past four years producing
something that is completely unique, three original albums in three years.
2022 brought JUNO nominations, reviews from around the world, and even the crafting of “Canada’s Thanksgiving Anthem” The Sweetest Moments, which was broadcast across the country with a national ad campaign & interviews on CBC, CityTV, and many other news outlets. 2022 also brought Bird and The Jazz Mavericks to iconic stages from headlining the Horseshoe Tavern to opening for The Jackson’s at Strangers in the Night Toronto, to debuting at Upstairs Jazz in Montreal. To cap off 2022, Bird and Farncombe released a surprise duo album of 11 originals entitled, Songwriter”. This is just the beginning of some of the brightest lights in contemporary jazz.
Alex literally grew up with the classics. As a young boy he was taken to hang around the Toronto jazz scene and had the opportunity to see and meet many of the greats along the way; Tony Bennett, Diana Krall, Oscar Peterson, Mel Tormé, Ray Charles, Cleo Laine…the list goes on. Without even knowing it, his musical training developed, sitting around at smoky jazz clubs into the wee
small hours of the morning.
Bird is inspired by many artists of the past, but one of his favourite influences is Elvis Presley. There was no one like Elvis, he just let the music guide him and carved out a unique and original career. Bird takes that spirit of originality into everything he does. Around Alex’s apartment you’ll find many Elvis books, posters, and a large section of his vinyl collection dedicated to “The King”. When Alex’s very first review came out in 2019 from American publication All About Jazz they said, “Vocals are a rival to Michael Bublé with a dash of Edwyn Collins. Edgy stuff. Possibly the new Elvis? Too much? Check it out yourselves.”
Alex Bird & The Jazz Mavericks
