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Originally from Edmonton and now living in Calgary, Rubim de Toledo, Canadian of Brazilian descent, has become one of the most sought-after musicians in the area.
He is a highly in demand sideman for projects in any style, and also has a flourishing career as a leader. Rubim has recorded three solo CDs to date.
The first disc is a Nu-Jazz CD called In Charcoal and Crimson.
The second disc, Seu Swing, is a World-Jazz venture featuring Cuban and Brazilian musicians throughout.
The River, released in 2009, is his third disc.
This recording features an all-star Albertan lineup of Jazz musicians and features all original compositions in an acoustic, jazz quintet format. The music from The River, was originally written as the soundtrack to the Decidedly Jazz Danceworks’ production, In Tinge and Tone. The group performed live in June of 2008 with the dance company and later in September of that year, entered the studio to document this material.
Besides his solo work, Rubim is known as bassist and founding member of the Latin-Jazz group Bomba. With Bomba, he has recorded four CDs and has toured extensively including Canada, the US, Europe, Asia and South America.
As a band leader, Rubim is the founder of the improv/groove collective reclaim. With the reclaim collective, Rubim has led a rotating group of musicians into a more electronic, improvisational and experimental musical realm. The collective has recorded two live CDs.
Currently, Rubim has been dedicating a lot of time as musical director for the prestigious dance company, Decidedly Jazz Danceworks of Calgary and is also the director of the Mount Royal College Large Jazz Ensemble in Calgary. As well, he teaches Jazz Improvisation and runs student Jazz Combos at Mount Royal College.
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