ABOUT

TMJAZZ WILL TAILOR TO YOUR NEEDS

Tim performs in a variety of contexts as a soloist, or with accompaniment. He has a wealth of talent he can draw from to fit your needs. He routinely performs with 2 to 5 other musicians. Some of the typical instrumentation that accompanies Tim is piano/keys, upright or electric bass, guitar and drums. However if you are looking for a special sound to mix in with his traditional quartet he also has performed with vocalists, and other instruments including fiddle, trumpet and trombone.

Tim Moher holds a Bachelor of Music (Hons.), B.A. and B.Ed. from Western University (Canada). Presently, Tim is a retired music teacher who worked 28 years with WCDSB

He has played all the saxophones with a variety of groups and has been featured as a classical, jazz and ragtime soloist over the past 40 years. Some of the bands he has played and recorded with include:

The Band of the Ceremonial Guard in Ottawa
Orchestra London
Wellington Winds
The Royal City Saxophone Quartet
Stratford Symphony Orchestra
KW Big Band Theory
The Windjammers
The Forest City Saxophone Quartet
and of course, his own groups TMJAZZ and the Clefs of Moher.

Albums

As the leader of TMJAZZ he produced three CDs that were largely instrumental. Most recently, the Clefs of Moher recorded two CDs all in collaboration with Rick Hutt.

Clefs of Moher

Tim is leader of the Celtic Jazz band, Clefs of Moher. Rick Hutt and Tim Moher have written and co-produced two CDs of original and trad Celtic tunes with a twist of jazz. They have performed at many festivals and small venues including:

Sun Life Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival
Belmont Village Bestival
All That Worldly Jazz Festival
Kultrun Festival
The Registry Theatre
The Jazz Room in Waterloo.

Belmont Village Bestival

In 2017 he founded the local arts and music festival, Belmont Village Bestival and was President of the board from 2018-2023.

An Gorta Mor (the musical)

Tim is presently in a collaboration with Jenn Weatherall to produce a musical entitled ‘An Gorta Mor’. This musical is a story of a family immigrating from Ireland to Canada during the Potato Famine. The Clefs of Moher and in turn, An Gorta Mor, sprang out of his desire to learn about and embrace his Irish heritage.

Take Five

In 2024/25 Tim formed another group called ‘Take Five’. They are a tribute to Paul Desmond and Dave Brubeck.