Pink Martini

Pink Martini brings its cosmopolitan big‑band sound to Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto on March 17, 2027. Formed in Portland in the 1990s, the ensemble unites eleven musicians around a lead singer, gliding from jazz to retro Latin rhythms and other global influences. The group broke through with Sympathique in 1997 and its emblematic refrain “Je ne veux pas travailler,” then returned to the studio for Hang On Little Tomato after years on the road, before releasing Get Happy in 2013 with guests including Philippe Katerine.

On stage, Pink Martini plays the long game: tight arrangements built on piano, brass and percussion, melodies that travel, and grooves that shift from swing to bolero to slow-burning ballads. The set tends to pull from across their catalog, balancing early favorites with later chapters, all shaped with the clarity of an acoustic core and a taste for timeless songwriting. In Toronto, expect a concert that maps their journey from Sympathique to more recent material, with the band’s signature blend of elegance, rhythm and easygoing charm filling the hall.