Cory Weeds Quartet w/ Ale Nuñez

Cory Weeds is an expressive saxophonist with a warm and impactful sound rooted in jazz tradition. Jazz aficionados know that Cory, when playing tenor or alto sax, conveys an unerring sense of swing.

Recording more than 20 albums as a leader that document his dynamic saxophone playing on both hard-swinging tunes and gentle ballads, he has shared stages and recording studios with the likes of Bill Charlap, Joey DeFrancesco, Champian Fulton, Jeff Hamilton, Harold Mabern, Roy McCurdy, Brad Turner, and many other high-level artists.

2023 was a watershed year for Weeds and the Cellar Music Group. In March of that year, Weeds and the label were awarded a Grammy Award for the eponymous Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra release in the Best Large Ensemble Jazz category. DownBeat Magazine also recognized Weeds as the #2 Rising Star Producer and Cellar Music was #8 in Record Label of the Year. 

Weeds is a fearless musician who embraces a broad range of playing situations and then delivers with performances that shine.

 

What others say about Cory Weeds

Every time an album by Cory crosses my desk, I’m always blown away by how great it sounds. Good taste can’t be taught. You either have it or you don’t, and Cory has loads of it.

– Marc Myers, Jazz Wax

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Find out more:

https://coryweeds.com/music/

 

Ale Nuñez

Ale Avery Nuñez  was born and raised in Toronto,  who at 24 years of age found her passion for Jazz through listening to the many legendary vocalists that came before her, she fell in love with the music and was called to it. She then went on to study vocal jazz at Humber College. Ale performs regularly at venues across Toronto, NYC and more.

Her influences range from Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole, Billie Holliday and Etta Jones, to modern voices such as Norah Jones and Feist. She blends genres and eras into a sound uniquely her own. Ale was recently named as one of the finalists of the 2025 Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition by The Blues Alley Jazz Society, the non-profit arm of one of America’s oldest jazz supper clubs.

 

What others say about Ale:

"After watching and listening to Ale's performance with JAZZ.FM91's Discover Women in Jazz series I became an instant fan. I'm now at the point where I reach out regularly to find out what she is working on or creating. Terrific writer, improvisor, band leader, performer, I'll be forever curious.” - Dani Elwell, JazzFM91

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Check Ale's website to learn more: 

https://www.aleaverynunez.com/