Steve Boudreau

I'll be mailing out details soon, but I just wanted to let you know that I will be holding three concerts this fall at Christ Church Bells Corners (3861 Old Richmond Rd) in support of the ongoing work on the Knabe grand piano that we donated to them last year.

These are the dates so far - all shows are approximately an hour in length starting at 7:00PM, pay-what-you-can (suggested $20) with any extra proceeds beyond our costs going towards work on the piano.

September 20 - John Geggie & Steve Boudreau
October…

This post is very late, but I do want to acknowledge how excited I am that our Christmas album with Kellylee Evans “Winter Song” was nominated for a Juno for best vocal jazz album in 2025.  

Stay tuned for summer and jazz festival show announcements.

You can check out a new album of original music featuring David Renaud on clarinet and myself on piano today - the album is in David's name and is called “Journey” and is available wherever you stream music.

Here is some info pertaining to our upcoming Super Awesome Club concert.
https://www.houseoftarg.com/concert-listings-events/rileys-picks-the-riley-taylor-memorial-award-concert-w/-go-long-the-super-awesome-club-jude-zappala

Kellylee Evans' Winter Song album is out today just in time for the winter holidays.  While I've been playing with Kellylee for something like 20 years (!) this is my first recording project with her and I can't believe how easy it was. The group was fantastic and you can check out the results now anywhere you stream music, or through her website www.kellyleeevans.com.

I've kind of picked up a fair amount of jobbing gigs this weekend, which is good because it will cover winter tires and all of that fun…

The big news this week is that I finally sat down and gathered all of our F8-Bit info into one place that you can now check out here:  F8-Bit.com

I've also been trying to redirect my youtube algorithm from showing me new synth gear I could buy to tutorials on the gear I already own, and it's kind of helping the urges to buy more stuff.  The work to get better at the current stuff is immediate and telling.

Have a great weekend and go Dodgers tonight.

Just a quick update to reinforce my checking in here on my website.

Tonight is our monthly F8-Bit show at House of Targ and we are excited to do an ‘expansion pack’ show with Deniz Lim Sersan joining us on more keyboards!  9PM start, all ages if you don't mind staying out late on a school night.

This Saturday night I will be playing at the Montgomery Scotch Lounge for the last time before they close and turn into something else.  If you enjoyed seeing music there since the pandemic, this is one of your last…

I've made a note to update this more regularly, even if just to say that I've updated my calendar for all performances through the end of October.  For weekly deeper updates check out my patreon, I'm switching between recommending things I've been reading or listening to and talking about shows I've seen or am planning on seeing.  

Tomorrow I have a pop-up concert at 4PM at the Record Centre with Mark Ferguson on trombone - these are fun because there's never a huge record-shopping crowd Fridays at close…

I feel like if I just make posting here part of updating my calendar that will get me to update the ‘what’s new' a little more often.  

Gig-wise, I'm doing a pop-up with John Geggie at the Record Centre on Friday at 4PM this week.  For the rest of the month I've just got F8-Bit's monthly residency at House of Targ on July 31.  I'm back with the Prime Rib Big Band at Irene's the following week, Aug. 7.  

F8-Bit also is finishing up the final touches on a new EP to be released in the coming months.

I'm also…

Hi everyone, 

Just a quick note to say thank you to Ian for including Petr and me in his latest episode on CKCU of YOW Jazz:

https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/639/65173.html

Hope to see you at 10,000 Hours tomorrow night:

https://www.10000hours.ca/

Due to the severe thunderstorm and city-wide shelter warnings, our F8-Bit Show at Lansdowne Park's Aberdeen Pavilion has been moved to Sunday August 20 at 6:30PM.  Come for two sets of music and stay for a free outdoor showing of the Super Mario Bros movie.