COntact Information
Email: Burehbk@gmail.com
Phone: 647-287-3159
BIO
The Shop is a Toronto-based jazz quintet forging a distinctive path in Canada’s jazz ecosystem. Blending jazz with gospel, R&B, pop-punk energy, and African rhythmic and melodic sensibilities, the band bridges tradition and innovation. The ensemble features Bureh Bollo-Kamara (guitar), Connor Moe (saxophones & flutes), Omar Gittens (drums), Racha Moukalled (vibraphone), and Carlo Santo Domingo (bass).
Their debut LP Far From Comfort was released on May 30, 2025, and reflects years of refinement through live performance. Recorded live off the floor, the album captures the band’s chemistry and dynamic interplay, presenting compositions that are both intricate and engaging. The project has gained critical traction and expanded the band’s audience, with tracks in rotation on Jazz FM 91.1 and Humber 96.9.
Rooted in live energy and collective expression, The Shop offers performances that are emotionally rich, rhythmically adventurous, and deeply connected to the shared experience of improvisation and ensemble interplay. (Click to download short, medium and long bios)
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