▁Canada ▁and ▁abroad . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Re es ▁app r entic ed ▁with ▁the ▁jazz ▁pian ist ▁Barry ▁Harris ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Re es ▁founded ▁the ▁" How ard ▁Re es ' ▁Jazz ▁Work sh ops ", ▁a ▁Toronto - based ▁jazz ▁school . ▁The ▁school , ▁which ▁has ▁attract ed ▁over ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁students ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁is ▁Canada ' s ▁oldest ▁independent ▁jazz ▁school . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Re es ▁c of ounded ▁the ▁Toronto ▁organization ▁Art ▁of ▁Jazz . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁its ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors , ▁he ▁helped ▁plan ▁the ▁Art ▁of ▁Jazz ▁C ele br ation , ▁an ▁annual ▁event ▁which ▁takes ▁place ▁at ▁The ▁Dist illery ▁on ▁Toronto . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁helped ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁Art ▁of ▁Jazz ▁Community ▁Vo ices , ▁a ▁ 2 4 0 - member ▁ch oral ▁group ▁of ▁young ▁jazz ▁sing ers , ▁which ▁gave ▁a ▁performance ▁at ▁Music ▁Hall ▁Theatre , ▁and ▁later ▁at ▁Roy ▁Thom son ▁Hall , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁direct s ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Jazz ▁Ch orus . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Re es ▁founded ▁the ▁" We ▁Are ▁One ▁Jazz ▁Project ", ▁a ▁ment or ship ▁project ▁that ▁matches ▁master ▁mus icians ▁with ▁children ▁from ▁lower ▁income