Amanda Tosoff

“Words is grand achievement just on its musical merits, but the key to this one is the poems turned to vocals, adding a new dimension to Tosoff's sound. The result is a musical reverie.”

– Words review by Mark Rheaume (CBC Radio)

“Words, Tosoff’s new album....Its very title warns jazz purists to expect they’re about to discover a whole lot more than jazz. That’s precisely what’s to be expected from emerging composers like Tosoff whose career, mostly lots of “straight ahead modern jazz” early on, has evolved. Words speaks vigorously about that evolution and about jazz’s evolution as well...The spirit of the young Joni Mitchell hovers protectively over the project, channelled by Williams’ crystalline singing of Tosoff’s high arching tunes”

– Words review by Peter Goddard (Toronto Star)

“With Words, she's raised and broadened her game, delivers lots of sonic beauty with an album that blurs pop, classical, folk and jazz..the disc's level of craft is very high, the music's very moving, and its talents deserve wider recognition.”

– Words review by Peter Hum (Ottawa Citizen)

“From Tosoff’s new disc Words the spirit of discovery takes them into musical adaptations of modern Canadian poets, including Edmonton’s Tim Bowling, plus one classic from Wordsworth

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“Words is grand achievement just on its musical merits, but the key to this one is the poems turned to vocals, adding a new dimension to Tosoff's sound. The result is a musical reverie.”

– Words review by Mark Rheaume (CBC Radio)

“Words, Tosoff’s new album....Its very title warns jazz purists to expect they’re about to discover a whole lot more than jazz. That’s precisely what’s to be expected from emerging composers like Tosoff whose career, mostly lots of “straight ahead modern jazz” early on, has evolved. Words speaks vigorously about that evolution and about jazz’s evolution as well...The spirit of the young Joni Mitchell hovers protectively over the project, channelled by Williams’ crystalline singing of Tosoff’s high arching tunes”

– Words review by Peter Goddard (Toronto Star)

“With Words, she's raised and broadened her game, delivers lots of sonic beauty with an album that blurs pop, classical, folk and jazz..the disc's level of craft is very high, the music's very moving, and its talents deserve wider recognition.”

– Words review by Peter Hum (Ottawa Citizen)

“From Tosoff’s new disc Words the spirit of discovery takes them into musical adaptations of modern Canadian poets, including Edmonton’s Tim Bowling, plus one classic from Wordsworth. The result? A changing jazz soundscape that incorporates dreamy beauty and spare realism and fresh song forms, quite beyond conventional standards fare.”

– Words review by Roger Levesque (Edmonton Journal)

“... a gifted musician with refined compositional skills.” – Marke Andrews (Vancouver Sun Review)

“A thoughtful composer and arranger, a well-developed knack for animating her material with fine counterpoint and colourful sonic combinations” – Peter Hum (Ottawa Citizen)

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Primary Instrument

Piano

Location

Toronto

Willing to teach

Beginner to advanced

Credentials/Background

In addition to being a pianist and composer, Amanda Tosoff is a passionate educator. She is on faculty at the prestigious music program at Humber College, and has been a featured artist and clinician at various universities and conferences, including the 2020 Canadian Jazz Summit at the University of Manitoba. Amanda is also co-artistic director of online education organization, Music Arts Collective, alongside bassist Jodi Proznick and arts-administrator Francesca Fung. Amanda currently offers private lessons and group workshops online on a variety of topics, including theory, improvisation, and composition. All ages and levels welcome! Online lessons available through zoom. For more about private lessons and education visit: www.amandatosoff.com For online courses and webinars: www.musicartscollective.com

Clinic/Workshop Information

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Primary Instrument

Piano

Location

Toronto

Willing to teach

Beginner to advanced

Credentials/Background

In addition to being a pianist and composer, Amanda Tosoff is a passionate educator. She is on faculty at the prestigious music program at Humber College, and has been a featured artist and clinician at various universities and conferences, including the 2020 Canadian Jazz Summit at the University of Manitoba. Amanda is also co-artistic director of online education organization, Music Arts Collective, alongside bassist Jodi Proznick and arts-administrator Francesca Fung. Amanda currently offers private lessons and group workshops online on a variety of topics, including theory, improvisation, and composition. All ages and levels welcome! Online lessons available through zoom. For more about private lessons and education visit: www.amandatosoff.com For online courses and webinars: www.musicartscollective.com

Clinic/Workshop Information

Recent topics: (1) Music Education - Creating Community and Engagement in an Online Music Room - Using Technology for Creative Music Learning and Play in the Online Music Room (2) Jazz Topics - Rhythm is Our Business: Roles, Tips, and Tricks for the Jazz Rhythm Section - mprovisation Games: Fun Techniques for Teaching or Practising Jazz Improvisation - Music Theory Made Fun: Expanding Your Creative Tool Kit - The Roots of Jazz: Blues - What Makes this Album Great? A Guided Listening Adventure of Classic Jazz recordings (3) Composition, Creativity, & Practice - Jazz Composition: Strategies for Getting Started - Doing a Lot With a Little: Developing a Clear Melody - Jazz Arranging: How to Really Make a Tune Your Own - Use it and Fuse it: Proven Techniques for Deeper Learning (Jazz Focus)

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