I'm helping Ernie Tollar raise money for a treatment for his MS. Ernie has been a member of NOJO and the Sicilian Jazz Project and is a brilliant musician and friend. Let's help!
Welcome to the home of Michael Occhipinti, guitarist, composer, and versatile collaborator. Michael won a JUNO Award (Canada's Grammy) in 2022 with Avataar, for Jazz Group of the Year, and was nominated for Jazz Vocal Album of the Year with Elizabeth Shepherd for ES:MO's The Weight of Hope. Both were part of the CBC Music Juno Awards Jazz Showcase, which you can see HERE. Michael has worked and recorded with artists as diverse as Don Byron, Bruce Cockburn, and classical pianist Stewart Goodyear, and is the leader of numerous projects including The Sicilian Jazz Project, ES:MO (Elizabeth Shepherd & Michael Occhipinti), Shine On: The Universe Of John Lennon, In Orbit (featuring Jeff Coffin & Felix Pastorius), NOJO (Neufeld-Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra), and The Triodes. Moving between jazz, global music, funk, pop, blues, r&b, and Chamber Music, and performing everywhere from worldwide festivals to your living room, please click on the various pages to discover Michael Occhipinti's many musical identities.
Previous events
Come catch some fun FREE funk outdoors at Toronto's Historic Distillery District
Lester McLean and Grooveyard
3030 Dundas West, presented by Hugh's Room Live, 3030 Dundas St. West, Toronto
Lester McLean and Grooveyard present a night of soulful original music and great classic r&b and funk.
Catch some free and funky music outdoors at Toronto's historic Distillery District.
Elizabeth Shepherd presents music from her new album Three Things, featuring Michael Occhipinti
Join us for a night of Afrofunk grooves and the debut of this new trio!
Saxophonist Sundar Viswanathan brings his Juno Award winning group Avataar to The Rex for 4 nights!
Saxophonist Sundar Viswanathan brings his Juno Award winning group Avataar to The Rex for 4 nights!
Saxophonist Sundar Viswanathan brings his Juno Award winning group Avataar to The Rex for 4 nights!
Saxophonist Sundar Viswanathan brings his Juno Award winning group Avataar to The Rex for 4 nights!
Elizabeth Shepherd releases her new album and also performs her music with the Montreal Jazz Orchestra
Elizabeth Shepherd presents her new album, featuring Michael Occhipinti on guitar
Melody Diachun performs music from her new album Sumner's Tales, with Michael Occhipinti (guitar), Doug Stephenson (Bass), Tony Ferraro (drums), and David Restivo (piano)
Music from Melody's album Sumner's Tales
Melody Diachun performs music by Sting from her album Sumner's Tales
Pianist Stewart Goodyear presents new music commissioned by the 21C festival for this unique quintet.
After two years with no New Year's party, Grooveyard returns to the Rex for a night of funk and fun. With Lester McLean (vocals/sax), Michael Occhipinti (guitar), Doan Pham (drums), Nikku Nayar (bass), and Paul Neufeld (keyboards).
Faith Amour & Michael Occhipinti Trio Jazz Vespers
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St. Philips Anglican Church, 25 St. Philips Rd., Toronto (Etobicoke), Ontario
The Jazz Vespers series presents concerts the last Sunday of every month with different artists featured. It is pay what you wish to.
2022 JUNO Award winners Avataar in concert
Elizabeth and Michael present their last show of 2022 in the beautiful Laurentian mountains north of Montreal.
PROJECTS and Groups
ESMO
