These realizations came gradually to the internationally renowned musician, as did the creation of his most ambitious project to date, The Gonzervatory, an eight-day residential music performance workshop where seven musicians (chosen from a pool of 800 international applicants) join him for an unparalleled sort of education. As for the city where he has chosen to settle for the last 10 years, Gonzales adds, “I truly feel most at home here.” “I always found myself attracted to Jewish culture – its musicians, comedians, writers,” Gonzales says. He is on a park bench with a view of one of the city’s few synagogues that survived the Second World War. ![]() Canadian-born, German-based, Grammy-award winning Chilly Gonzales, who is playing two shows at Toronto’s Koerner Hall this week, is talking to me from Cologne.
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