Performers

The Rent (Ontario / Québec)

The Rent is a Toronto-based repertory band dedicated to the music of American composer and saxophonist, Steve Lacy.  Starting in the late 1950s, Lacy used his intensive research into the then-neglected compositional œuvre of Thelonious Monk as a foundation on which to base a lifetime of thoroughly original music-making. The Rent approaches Lacy's compositional legacy with the same spirit.  Lacy's songs are based on texts by wonderful poets from various places and eras, and have a special place in the group's repertoire as sung by Susanna Hood.  Susanna is also an acclaimed dancer who solos on the tunes along with the rest of The Rent:  Kyle Brenders, soprano saxophone; Nick Fraser, drums; Wes Neal, double bass; and Scott Thomson, trombone.