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JAZZ NOTES<br />
by Jim Galloway<br />
This month I'm on the rqad which<br />
gives me the opportunity to report<br />
back on the jazz scene in another<br />
part of the world.<br />
I spent a few days in London,<br />
England, where the nightlife is, to<br />
say the ·least, vibrant. The crowds<br />
around Piccadilly Circus and Covent<br />
Garden at 1 :00 o'clock in the<br />
morning are indeed something to<br />
behold- a multi-national throng<br />
milling around; enjoying the sights<br />
and sounds and imparting a magnetic<br />
feeling to the city that would<br />
be hard to match anywhere else.<br />
Normally I am not one for throngs,<br />
but I have to confess that I got<br />
caught up in the atmosphere - the<br />
hustle-bustle of thousands of people<br />
out to enjoy themselves.<br />
Getting about in London is always<br />
an experience. There is the<br />
ubiquitous London taxi and unlike,<br />
for example, a lot of New<br />
York City cab drivers, your London<br />
cabbie knows the city like the<br />
back of his hand - indeed that is a<br />
qualification for getting the job.<br />
The London double-decker bus<br />
is also a pretty good means of<br />
transportation. There are bus lanes<br />
throughout central London, which<br />
make it a relatively fast way of<br />
getting around and also seeing the<br />
city, especially if you manage to<br />
bag a front seat on the upper deck.<br />
It then becomes, as described by<br />
musical humorists of yesteryear,<br />
Flanders and Swann, a "transport<br />
of delight". And don't forget. the<br />
underground, or tube, as it is<br />
known locally; the London system<br />
is one of the largest in the<br />
world. It is an amazing network<br />
Toronto singer Beverly Taft<br />
performs Nov 6th at the Arbor<br />
Cafe in Oakville, Nov 22nd at<br />
Amato's and Nov 30th at Lisa's<br />
Cafe. See page 54 for more details<br />
for these shows - and all the other<br />
great jazz in Toronto this month!<br />
of tunnels criss-crossing underneath<br />
the city. Some of the tunnels<br />
are so deep that one almost expects<br />
to see a bunch of miners coming<br />
off shift! It is also safe at any hour'<br />
of the day. ·<br />
But, be warned - for this is sure-<br />
1 y one of the most expensive cities<br />
in the world - the exchange rate<br />
doesn't do you many favours and<br />
if you go about doing a conversion<br />
from pounds to dollars in your<br />
head it will turn out to be a very<br />
depressing exercise!<br />
Jazz? Well, there is still Ronnie<br />
Scott's in the heart of Soho: It has<br />
been around for 44 years, consistently<br />
featuring '11ame' players, often<br />
from the United States; the<br />
week I was in town ~e headliner<br />
was Roy Ayres, while a five<br />
minute walk away, the Pizza Express<br />
had Geoff Keezer, familiar<br />
to Toronto audiences for his appearances<br />
at the Montreal Bistro<br />
and Top O' The Senator.<br />
Featuring some of Toronto's best jazz musicians<br />
with a brief reflection by Jazz Vespers Clergy<br />
Sunday, Nov. 2 - 4:30 p.m<br />
ROB PILTCH DUO<br />
CONTINUES NEXT PAGE<br />
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Sunday, December 7 - 4:30 pm<br />
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