After a life of intensive musical training in classical and jazz idioms, Jeff Torbert emerged with pop sensibilities intact, taking his band through a Björk-like exploration of live sextet music in the full-length Urban Poultry & Other Hopes. Torbert’s music tells a story with a thoroughly optimistic vision, his band rallying behind the tunes with tight grooves, spirited solos, and joyful interplay.

Following the release of multiple award nominee This Weather Honest, Torbert has been busy performing regionally, organizing Musicians For Farmers benefit events, attending the Banff Centre, and growing garlic. Urban Poultry & Other Hopes was released on October 22nd as part of the Halifax Pop Explosion followed by a showcase at Nova Scotia Music Week and a 3-day tour of New Brunswick. Two different videographers produced live videos in support of the release – one by Newfoundland’s Heavy Weather (This Day Is A Metaphor) and the other by Toronto’s Southern Souls (Esbjörn).

Discography

Urban Poultry & Other Hopes (Oct. 22, 2011 – Eston Music)
This Weather Honest (Nov. 21, 2009 – Eston Music)
Rhizomatics (as TFC) (Mar. 2, 2007 – independent)