Volume 10 Issue 4 - December 2004

In the Listings
h\· Sophia Perlman
Someumes the 1emp1acion to be self
5erving wi1h a column like this is
too much 10 take - especially when
1he first concert in this issue's concert
quick-picks is one that you're
in. December lst, Humber College
foaturcs 1he srudent ensembles of Pat
LaBarhera and 1he vocal jazz ensemble
of Trish Coller - which I get to
smg with!
Ac1uall) • December and Januaf)
are grea1 for vocal jazz in Toronto
at man) different levels - the next
mght. tcoumerpartensemble from
Uof T perlorms at Waller Hall, under
1he dm:ction of Lisa Martinelli,
and York Uni"ersity features its
apiringjazz vocalists in January (the
141h and 21s1). And just to redeem
the sclf-Strving opening to this column.
I should also point out that
Hampton A venue 4 is also performing
December lst, over at Hugh's
Room.
Top Of the Senator learures up
and cmning singer Sophie Milman
with the Bill King Quartet (Dec 7-
1055 Restaurant and Bar
1055 Yonge St. 416·482 8485
Every ThulFri Stacyb +Uglow Jan Every
Sun Richard Uglow.
Alleycatz
2409 Yonge St. 416·481·6865
Every Mon Sals8 N(Jht w/ flank 8isdlun. Ev.
TueChnstqih!f Plod Trio. Ev. Wed TheOut·
liws JilO Bhes Jlld Motown. Ev. Thu The flow
w/ Carlos Morgan flKI*. SrM, R&B BfKI Regg;Je.
Ev. Sun J8111 Se$S10ll w/ Tony Spmp Band.
Alto Basso
718 College Street. 1416) 534-9522
Ev ery Sun Trans Mod Airways
Ben Wicks
424 Parl1amen1 416·961·9425
www.benwickspub.com
All shows start at 8 or 8:30. No cover.
First Sat/month Myrne & Nick Van
We111erdenblJ(g & the Oowntown Ja11 Band.
Second Sat/month Ge01g1a Ambros. 4th
Sat/month Janine Blanch4rd
Black Swan
154 Danforth Avenue. (416)469·0537
Boiler House 55 Mdl Street 1416} 203·2121
Cameron House
408 Queen St. 416 7D3·0811
C'est What 67 Front St. E. 416-867·9499
Saturday afternoon traditional jazz from the
Hot five Jazzmakers
Chick N'Deli
744 Mount Pleasant Rd (416) 489·3363
81g Band Music every I st and 3rd Monday of
the month. Every Sun Rhonda SiWer. Dec 6
Advocats Bl!I Band. Dec 20 GeOfge lake Big
Band. Jan 3 Advouts 8Jg 8arrJ. Jan 17 George
lake 8Jg 8arrJ. Jan 24 Doc Green Band.
Gate 403
403 Roncesvarles 416·588 2930
www.gate403.com
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JAZZ: CLUB LISTINGS AND CONCERT QUICK PICKS
Sophie Milman
11) and Heather Bambrick the next
wt:ek "nh the Richard Whiteman
Trio . Over at the MontrI Bistro,
Adi Braun plays one night only (January
l Oth) There are also quite a few
singers with regular performances
worth checking out - The Rex features
Kevin Qua in on Thursdays
and Mclisi,a Stylianou on Fridays
(both at 6:30).
Most clubs didn't have complete
listings available for January at time
of press. but they'll be updating
websites as soon as they've finalized
their lineups. In the meantime. happy
listening!
JAZZ: CLUBS
Graffiti's Bar & Grill
17D Baldwin St. 416 506-6699
Every Wed. 16·8pm) James and Jay
Grasshopper Jazz & Blues Bar
460 Parliament St. 416-323· 12 IO
music stans at 10 No Cover.
Dec 4 CristJn LmdeH Tflo. Dec 11 Eanh/y
Soul Dec 18 Donkey.
Grossman's Tavern,
379 Spadma Ave, 416-977-7000.
www.grossmanstavern.com
Founded and led by Kid Bastien unt his death
in early 2003. the Happy Pals are still rock·
ing the house Saturdays 4:00 to 8:00 pm, or
later. Dec 1 Mike MacDonald Open Stage
Jam. Dec 2 Kirk Broadbridge. Dec 4 Happy
Pals. Fullerton. Dec 5 Nicola Vaughafl Acous·
llc Jam, The Nationals with Briafl Cober. Dec
& Laura Huben Band (Les5e Spft Treeo). Dec
7 Ch11s Caddell. Dec 8 Mike MacDonald Open
Stage Jam. Dec 9 Heahhy Scratch. Dec 10
O'N1/e Blues Band. Dec 11 The Happy Pals,
Jahmalama. Dec 12 Nicola Vaughan. The
Nationals. Dec 13 Laun Huben Band. Dec 14
Chris Caddell. Dec 15 Mike MacDonald Open
Stage Jam. Dec 17 Silver Dollars with Mike
McKenna. Dec 18 The Happy Pals, Espanola
Slim. Dec 19 Nicola Vaughan, The Netionals.
Dec 20 Laura Huben Band. Dec 21 Chris
Ceddell. Dec 22 Mike MacDonald Open Stage
Jem. Dec 26 Nicola Vaughan. The Nationals.
Des 27 Lsura Huben Band. Dec 28 Chris
Caddell. Dec 29 Mike Mac0ol18/d Open Stage
Jam. Jan 15 Cmdy Booth Blues Band. Jan
21 /.Jttle Bo/Jby and the Jumpstarts.
Honey Supper lounge
115 John Street 41 &977-9994
Hot Ho use Cale
Markel Square 416-366-7800
Jazz brunch every Sunday. alternating weeks:
Ken Churchill Quartet, 5spot
Hugh's Room
2261 Dundas West 41 &531-6604
www.hughsroom.com
Dec 1 Hampton Avenue four. Dec 5 Sunday
Gospel lunch. Dec 17 Marc Jordan.
Jazz at Oscars
Arbor Room. Hart House, U of T.
Jen 7 Beverly Taft. Jan 14 Toronto Jau
Orchestra. Jen 21 Kenny Kirkwood. Jen 28
Kye Marshall
le Saint Tropez
315 King St W 416·591·3600
Live music, 7 days a wee.
liberty Street Cale
25 liberty St. Unit 100 416-533-8828
Lula Lounge
1585 Dundas West.
www.lula.ca
Dec 2 Af11can Guitar Summft. Dec 3 Salsa
Friday w/ Cache. Dec 4 Salsa Saturday w/
Marron Mati1ado. Dec 9 Salsa Thursday w/
Cache. Due 10 Salsa Friday w/ Ru/Jen
Va1que1. Dec 11 Diego Marulanda + PaG ·
ande. Dec 15 Red: A Night of Live Perform·
ance. Dec 17 Cubafl Dance Party w/ Eva11sto
Machado. Dec 31 New Years w/ Cache.
Meuetta
681 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-658-5687
·wednesday Concerts in a Cale" Sets at 9:00
and I 0: 15 pm. Reservations recommended for
lust set. Dec 1 Norman Liota, Cameron Colly·
er. Dec 8 Ben O'Cunha, Bob Fenton. Dec 15
Mike Murley, David Occhipinti. Jan 12 Bernie
Sencnsky and Bill McBirnie
Mezzrows
1546 Queen St. W. 416-535·4906
Parkdale neighborhood pub featuring jazz end
blues on Saturday afternoons, Sunday evenings
and a live jam every other Wednesday.
Michelle's Brasserie
162 Cumberland St 416·944-1504
www.labrasserie.ca
Montreal Bistro
65 Sherbourne 416-363-0179
www.montrealbistro.com
Dec 1 ·4 John Abercrombie and Don Thomp·
son Duo. Dec 5 Michael Hynes. Dec 6 TorOfl·
to Jau Orchestra. Dec 8 Michael Dunston
Ouanet. Dec 9 Tommy Ambrose Ouintet. Dec
10 John Neudorf. Dec 13 Swing into the Holt:
day Season. Dec 14· 18 0.£. W. East and Reg
Schwager. Dec 20 Georgia Ambros Quintet.
Dec 32 Gary MOlgan & PanAmericane. Dec
22, 23 Ed Vokurka Jm Violin Ensemble. Dec
28-Jan 1 Jim GaHoway Trio. Jan 5 Dave
Young Octet. Jan 6·8 laila Biali Trio. Jan 10
Adi Braun. Jan 11-15 Mike Murley Ouanet.
Jan 17 Pat Collins Ouanet. Jan 18-22 Mark
Eisenman Trio. Jan 24 Oeb/Jie Flemiflg Ouin·
tet. Jan 25. 26 Swing Rosie Septet Jan 27·
29 Cedar Wahoo Trio. Jan 31 Jay Boehmer Trio.
WWW, ntEWHOLENO H .COM
N'Awlins Jau Bar and Dining
299 King St. W. 416-595-1958
Caj111 style cookirrJ and New Orleans style jazz
Orbit Room
508A College St. 416-535-0613
Every Fri The Stickmen, Every Sat The Dex·
ters, Every Sun Oare Murphy Band, Every
Mon Kevin Breft and the Sisters Euclid, Every
Tue School of Roots, Every Wed LMT Con·
nection, Every Thu Oe l e Funk,
Pilot Tavern
22 Cumberland 4 I 6·923-5 716
One of Toronto's oldest watering holes, estab·
l1shed in 1944 with a tradition of five 1azz
every Saturday afternoon.
Quigleys
2232 Queen E. 416-699-9998
Reservoir Lounge
52 Welli ngton 416-955-0887
www.reservoirlounge.com
Every Mon Bradley and the Bouncers. Every
Tues Tyler Yarema and his Rhythm, Every
Wed Guest Performer Night. Every Thu Jan
ice Hagen Every Fri Chet Valiant Combo,
Every Sat Tony Cassis
Rex Jau and Blues Bar
194 Queen St. W. 416-598-2475
www.1auintoronto.com
Sun·Fri 2 shows/evening. Sat, 3 shows/day
Dec 1 EXlfman. Tyler Summets Ouartet. Dec 2
Kem 01J8111. Shanon Mcleod Ouartet. Dec 3
Me/Jssa Styfianou Trio, Davide VrefJs Presents:
from New YOik: J8SlKI Palmer 81/d Warren Wolf.
Dec 4 Ed Vokurka Swil!J Trio, Pat CIJfey's J1111
NovigatOfS, Arnand8 Manine1 lstir1 Joa Ensem·
ble. 01H1Can Hopkins Ouanet. Dec 5 Coorinenta/
Rhythm. Club Ojango, POfk Chops fOf Dimer. Dec
6 Carey West Trio. UofT Student Jan Ensembles.
Dec 7 Tony OUNrir!jtoo & StWig Street ClasSIC
Rex Jall Jam w/ Nick Ai Dec 8 Eritman. Ro/J
Mcconnel Tentet. Dec 9Kevin0ua;i. Ro/JMc
Connel Tentet. Dec 10MemaStyfanou Tm.
Anl6 Roth Ocintet. Dec 11 Ed Vok11ka S
T no. l8U18 Hubett 8arrJ. Dec 12 Kevil Hifftch &
The 5 Spot. Dec 13 Carey West T no, Bruce Cos·
SK/y'sHotfootOrchestra. Dec 14 Tony0llllf·
ringtOfl & Sw Street Rex Jall Jam w/ Julie
Moherldran. Dec 15 Eritman, Joe Sha/Jason
Ouanet. Dec 16 Kevin Ouain. Dec 17 Melissa
Styianou Trio. Dec 20 Carey West Trio. Dec 21
T ooy Ouarringtoo & Switr} Street. Dec 22 Exit·
man. Dec 23 Kevin 0118in. Dec 24 Melssa
Styjanou Trio. Dec 27 C8teY West Trio. Dec 28
Tony Ocamgtoo & StWig Street. Dec 29 Exit·
man Dec 30 Kevin Ouain. Dec 31 The Rex's
Aflllll/ New Yew's Eve Bash: "Groweyanl". Jan
26 CMao. Jan 27 Cruzao.
Safari Bar & Grill
1 749 Avenue Rd 41 6-787-6584
Every Tues: Encore Jazz 8· 11
Sassafraz
100 Cumberland 416·964·2222
Thu·Sun Washington Savage Sat, Sun
(brunch) Roy Patterson Trio
Spezzo Ristorante
140 York Blvd Richmond Hill 905-886-
9703. Live Jazz every Thursday.
Top D' the Senator
253 Victoria St. 41&364·7517
www.jazzintoronto.com
Dec 2 Toru Dado. Dec 3 Oaiki Yasuksgawa,
Dec 4, 7 ·9, 11 Sophie Milman w/ Iha Bill Klng
Ouartet. Dec 14· 19 Heather Bambrick w/ the
Richard Whiteman Trio
The Trane Club
964 Bathurst St. 416-913·8197
T he Tranzac
292 Brunswick Ave. 41 &923-8137
Every Mon 9pm-12 OpenMic w/AdamBmil.
Every Thu 10· 1 Mighty Gil (Show f811 origi
nals) Every Fri 5· 7 Classic Jm Matinee w.
The foolish Things
Zazou
315 KingSt. W.
live Jazz every Friday and Saturday.
0EC£MU£K l 2004 -fEBRUAY l 2005