Monkey House

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Monkey House began in the nineties as an outlet for songs Don Breithaupt thought were “a bit too quirky or jazzy” for the pop and R&B artists he was pitching at the time. An acclaimed debut album and a string of high-performing AC singles followed, with solid followings in Canada, U.S., Europe, Japan etc. Over the years, the Toronto-based project became a quartet: Breithaupt on lead vocals and keyboards; Mark Kelso on drums; Pat Kilbride on bass; Justin Abedin on guitar. Today, that line-up continues to be supplemented by high-calibre rock and jazz guest stars, including Jay Graydon, The Manhattan Transfer, Mark Lettieri, Elliott Randall, Michael Leonhart, Drew Zingg, Donny McCaslin, Kim Mitchell, Marc Jordan, Lucy Woodward, David Blamires and Richie Hayward. Monkey House has been an ALMA Records artist since 2012’s Headquarters. The new album, Friday, debuted at #1 on the iTunes jazz chart and #11 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.