John Alcorn sings Cole Porter

Wed. Sep 22, 2021 at 7:30pm EDT
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John Alcorn is one of Canada’s premiere jazz vocalists, delivering his distinctive renditions of jazz standards on the most prestigious bandstands and concert stages across Canada. His list of citations and acknowledgements in music and theatre includes both Jazz Report (Male Vocalist of the Year) and Dora (Outstanding Music) awards.


His latest recording, Flying Without Wings (2016), features an all-star Canadian trio – Reg Schwager (guitar), Mark Eisenman (piano) and Steve Wallace (bass) – along with New York great, Warren Vaché (cornet).


Previous releases include Quiet Night, his first CD of jazz standards, in 2003. It garnered virtually unanimous praise from critics and fans — and introduced John to an international audience, receiving radio airplay in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, England, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, India, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Republic of Belarus, Russia, Scotland, Spain, Wales — as well as Canada and the USA.


As composer, lyricist, musical director and arranger, Alcorn has made significant contributions to numerous theatrical productions. The Daisy Theatre, currently touring internationally, for which he composed and recorded the full score (“John Alcorn’s sometimes spare, sometimes lush sound design, is gorgeous.” – straight.com), is one of several collaborations with renowned theatre artist Ronnie Burkett.



For his debut performance at The Medley, John Alcorn will be joined by Reg Schwager on guitar and Mike Downes on bass. 
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The Medley 2026 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON M4S 1Z9