Mike Rud with Dave Restivo

As an instrumentalist, Mike Rud has played alongside some of the greatest jazz musicians of the era like Peter Bernstein, Kenny Wheeler, Herb Ellis and Joey DeFrancesco. As a songwriter and arranger, Mike won the 2014 JUNO Award for his album Notes on Montreal, a critically acclaimed musical portrait of the city.

Born in Lansing, Michigan, molded by the mountains and coasts of New England, and based primarily in Toronto since 1982, David Restivo has been a sought-after and influential figure in Canada’s jazz community since the late 1980s. David is well known for his work with Rob McConnell’s Boss Brass and Tentet, the Mike Murley Quintet, and legendary songwriter Marc Jordan.