Two Toronto treasures, orchestral indie pop singer-songwriter Nick Teehan and jazz-pop innovators The Jessica Stuart Few play Toronto’s Supermarket, 268 Augusta Ave, Thursday February 3 to celebrate the official launch of the title track video from The Jessica Stuart Few’s widely acclaimed CD Kid Dream. Check out the making of the Kid Dream video here!
Often likened to the fun, quirky genius that is Rufus Wainwright-cum-Tom Waits, Nick Teehan found some success as a saxophonist – playing the MuchMusic Video Awards, Ottawa Jazz Festival, Summerfolk Festival and performing with Toronto funk/rock bands Barbarella and Pure Finesse – before finding songwriting was his true calling. Nick plays supported by a talented six-piece band that includes two brass players, guitar and drums, and sometimes even includes a string section. Nick’s older brother, Juno-nominated composer Rob Teehan, plays sousaphone in the band. The pair enjoy a fruitful collaborative relationship and plan to co-produce Nick’s first full-length album expected in 2011.
Growing up in suburban Oshawa, Nick felt most free after dark, whether he was watching rented Charleton Heston movies, wandering the city’s forest paths, or trekking south to yell and throw rocks at the 4:00 a.m. train. His teenage afternoons were spent pushing carts at the local grocery store and cruising his rusty old bike across town on the sidewalk.
