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Jazz Concert Quick Picks<br />
Here's a quick guide to the jazz related concerts<br />
in the comprehensive listings starting on page 24.<br />
Dec 2 · 1 :30pm CAMMAC/McMichael Gallery. Rosemary Galloway and Friends.<br />
Dec 2 · Bpm: Music Gallery. Baker/Kye Marshall Duo. CD release concert for Chiaroscuro<br />
Dec 3 · Bpm: Jazz.FM91. Sound of Toronto Jazz. George Gallus Trio<br />
Dec 5 · 8:30pm: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. A Night of Vocal Jazz Solos<br />
Dec 7 ·B • Bpm: Toronto Centre for the Arts. An Evening with Branford Marsalis<br />
Dec 7 ·Bpm: Toronto Jazz Orchestra/Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra.<br />
Dec 8 · Bpm: Classic Jazz Society of Toronto. Marty Grosz & His Orphan Newsboys<br />
Dec 8 ·Bpm: Millpond Centre. Christmas Jazz<br />
Dec 9 · 7pm: Mississauga Big Band Jazz Ensemble<br />
Dec 13 · Bpm: Royal Conservatory of Music Community School. In Voice.<br />
Dec 14 · Spm: JANG Arts & Entertainment. Nathaniel Oett Chorale: An Indigo Christmas<br />
Dec 14'· 9pm: TR/lNZAC. Club Ojango Sextet.<br />
Dec 17 · Bpm: Jazz.FM91. Sound of Toronto Jazz. Barry Elmes Ouintet<br />
'Dec 19 · Bpm: Nathaniel Dett Chorale. An Indigo Christmas<br />
Jan 7 · Bpm: Jazz.FM91. Sound of Toronto Jazz. Heather Bambrick & Trio<br />
Jan 7 · Spm: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Club Swing<br />
· Jan 9 · 2 & Spm: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Club Swing<br />
Jan 16 · 8:30pm: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Small Jazz Ensembles<br />
Jan 21 · Bpm: Jazz.FM91. Sound of Toronto Jazz. Tony Ouarrington Trio<br />
Jan 23 · 8:30pm: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Small Jazz Ensembles<br />
Jan 25 , 8p1J1: CBC Radio Jazz Beat. The Sax Summit. Seamus Blake, Phil Dwyer,<br />
Andre Leroux, Mike Murley, P.J. Perry & other musicians .<br />
Jan 30 · 8:30pm: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Small Jazz Ensembles<br />
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by Merlin Williams<br />
THE HOLIDAYS seem to be rapidly<br />
approaching once again, and I'm<br />
sure there are plenty of you who<br />
need some guidance in buying<br />
gifts for the band musician in<br />
your life. Herewith are some<br />
ideas, hopefully good ones:<br />
A metronome. If you know<br />
a mm~ician who doesn't own one<br />
of these, get it for them. Make<br />
them use it. Please. The new· ones<br />
are small, convenient, electronic,<br />
and usually have an earphone'<br />
jack to minimize the annoyance to<br />
friends and family.<br />
An electronic tuner. Ditto<br />
94 Billings Ave. everything I said about the<br />
Toronto, ON metronome.<br />
A practice mute (for brass<br />
M4L 294<br />
players). OK, this sort of counts<br />
.•.. as a gift for yourself. Yamaha.<br />
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makes a nifty high-tech version<br />
called the Silent Brass System -<br />
the mute almost completely<br />
blocks the sound, but the<br />
· instrument blows relatively<br />
normally while the player listens<br />
to themself through headphones.<br />
Now if they could only make a<br />
version for saxophones ....<br />
A music stand. A decent<br />
sturdy folding stand is a must for<br />
every band musician. If they've<br />
already got one, how about a set<br />
of wind clips for outdoor<br />
concerts?<br />
A case cover. My wife .<br />
bought me one of these for my<br />
bassoon several years ago. It's<br />
great! My bassoon doesn't get so<br />
cold on the way to rehearsals in<br />
the winter, and it's got backpack<br />
straps so I can free niy hands up<br />
to carry other things.<br />
Recordings! The True<br />
North Brass Quintet has just<br />
released "A True North Christmas"<br />
on Opening Day Records<br />
(ODR 9323). I highly recommend<br />
it both for the excellent<br />
playing and the sparkling<br />
arrangements. Al Kay's setting of<br />
"Silver Bells" as a Brazilian<br />
Samba has to be heard to<br />
believed!<br />
Still stuck? I have it on<br />
good authority that very few of<br />
them will tum up their nose at a<br />
bottle of single malt Scotch.<br />
. ON TO THE CONCERT HIGHLIGHTS<br />
of the month. Please check the<br />
listings for complete info,<br />
venues, ticket prices etc.<br />
-Scarborough Community<br />
Concert Band is performing<br />
seasonal music, including singalongs<br />
on Dec 3, 10, 16 & 17.<br />
All four events are free.<br />
-East York Concert Band and<br />
conductor Erllie Walker are -<br />
.presenting a concert of popular<br />
seasonal favourites at an unusual<br />
venue, The Blue D~ube Restaurant,<br />
on Monday Dec 3.<br />
-The Etobicoke Youth Band and<br />
their guests, the Etobicoke<br />
Suzuki Strings are presenting<br />
their Decemf?er Musicale concert<br />
on Saturday Dec 8.<br />
-Saturday Dec 8, the University<br />
of Toronto Wind Symphony,. &<br />
Concert Band are presenting<br />
perhaps the only band concert<br />
· that ~oesn't centre around holiday<br />
music this month. The program<br />
includes Tower's Fanfare for the<br />
Uncommon Woman &<br />
Schoenberg's Theme and<br />
V ariatioris.<br />
The Hannaford Street Silver<br />
Band seems to be the ensemble<br />
of choice for Toronto's top ·<br />
choirs. Sunday Dec 9 the HSSB<br />
is in Season's Greetings - Festival<br />
of Carols with the Toronto<br />
Mendelssohn Choir. On Saturday<br />
Dec 15, the band join forces with<br />
0<br />
the Amadeus Choir for their<br />
Glad Tidings concert.<br />
-The Festival Wind Orchestra<br />
and guest vocalists Tracey<br />
Wilkins and Mark Ruhnke<br />
perform a programs of classics ,<br />
and carols on Dec 11 at St.<br />
John's Rehabilitation Centre.<br />
-The Northdale Concert Band ·<br />
are presenting Band Music for the<br />
Holidays at Church of the<br />
Redeemer on Dec 15. This is a<br />
good band, and it should be a ,<br />
treat to hear them in this venue:<br />
-The Slide Rule Trombone<br />
Ensemble is presenting their<br />
annual holiday concert on Wed.<br />
Dec. 19 at Saint Thomas Church.<br />
It's my fer\tent hope that I'll<br />
finally be al;>le to c.atch this group<br />
in concert this year.<br />
Merlin Williams is probably going<br />
to get a lump of coal in his stocking<br />
this Christmas. If you 'd like to let<br />
him know about an upcoming band.<br />
event, he can be reached at (416)<br />
803-0275 (cell), or on the web at<br />
www.attcanada.ca/-merlinw or by<br />
e-mail: merlinw@attcanada. ca ..<br />
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