Kevin Breit’s “Brighter Days”

Brighter Days is the brainchild of guitarist Kevin Breit . The repertoire is culled from Breit’s extensive recorded past and features three of Canada’s best tenor saxophonists, John Johnson, Perry White and Chris Gale. Rounding out the ensemble is bassist, Tyler Emond and drummer, Garth Breit. Collectively they have recorded and toured with many artists.

Breit has collaborated in numerous bands and recorded albums as a leader. He has won a Juno Award. Breit is the leader of the quartet Sisters Euclid, comprising Breit, Ian DeSouza, Gary Taylor and Rob Gusevs. Sisters Euclid earned a Juno Award in 2007. In 2006, they released an instrumental jazz fusion album of Neil Young songs entitled Run Neil Run. Breit is a member of The Stretch Orchestra with fellow “quite tall” musicians Matt Brubeck and drummer Jesse Stewart. Their self-titled recording won a Juno Award in 2012 for Best Instrumental Album. Breit is a member of the folk group Folkalarm and  is part of the Neon Eagle band which played at The Rex, a jazz club located in Toronto, in 2023. He has played and toured with musicians such as Cassandra Wilson and Norah Jones.

Personnel:

Kevin Breit-guitar
Garth Breit-drums
Tyler Emond-bass
Perry White-saxophone
John Johnson-saxophone
Chris Gale-saxophone