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C. In the Clubs (Mostly Jazz)IN THE CLUBS continued from page 15Alleycatz2409 Yonge St. 416-481-6865 alleycatz.caEvery Mon 8pm Salsa Night w/ Frank Bischunand free lessons. Every Tue 8:30pmCarlo Berardinucci Band. No Cover. EveryWed 8:30pm City Soul Swinging Blues & VintageR&B. No Cover. Every Thu 9pm Soul andR&B (bands alternate weekly). Every Fri/Sat 9:30pm Funk, Soul, R&B, Top 40 $10 after8:30pm. Sep 5 The Community Soul Project.Sep 6, 7 Lady Kane. Sep 12 Daniella Walters.Sep 13 Ascension. Sep 14 Soular. Sep 19 Dustin Jones & the Rising Tide. Sep 20, 21 LadyKane. Sep 26 Blues & Troubles. Sep 27 LadyKane. Sep 28 Jamesking.Annette Studios566 Annette St. 647-880-8378annettestudios.comEvery Mon 9:30pm Jazz Jam w/ Nick MorganQuartet. Suggested donation $12/$9(st).Artword Artbar15 Colbourne St., Hamilton. 905-543-8512artword.net (full schedule)Bon Vivant Restaurant1924 Avenue Rd. 416-630-5153bonvivantdining.comEvery Thu 6-9pm Bill Naphan Solo Guitar.Every Fri 6-9pm Margaret Stowe Solo Guitar.Castro’s Lounge2116 Queen St. E. 416-699-8272castroslounge.com No Cover/PWYC.Every Sun 4pm Live jazz. Every Mon 9pmRockabilly Night w/ the Cosmotones. EveryTue 8pm rotating bluegrass bands; 10:30pmblueVenus. Every Wed 8pm MediterraneanStars. Every Thu 9pm Jerry Leger & the Situation.Every Fri 5pm Ronnie Hayward. EverySat 4:30pm Big Rude Jake.Chalkers Pub, Billiards & Bistro247 Marlee Ave. 416-789-2531chalkerspub.comAll weekend events: $10 cover;free(under 16).Every Wed 8pm-midnight Girls Night OutJazz Jam w/ host Lisa Particelli. PWYC.Sep 14 6-9pm Mike Murley Trio: Murley (sax);Reg Schwager (guitar); Steve Wallace (bass)$10. Sep 21 6-9pm Robi Botos Trio. Sep 277-10pm We Are One Jazz Voices w/ HowardReese Trio $10. Sep 28 6-9pm Lorne LofskyTrio: Lofsky (guitar); Kieran Overs (bass);Barry Romberg (drums).Classico Pizza & Pasta2457 Bloor St. W. 416-763-1313Every Thu 7pm Nate Renner. No Cover.Communist’s Daughter, The1149 Dundas St. W. 647-435-0103Every Sat 4-7pm Gypsy Jazz w Michael Johnson& Red Rhythm. PWYC.DeSotos1079 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-651-2109Every Thu 8pm-midnight Open Mic Jazz Jam,hosted by Double A Jazz.Dominion on Queen500 Queen St. E. 416-368-6893dominiononqueen.com (full schedule)Every Sat 4-7:30pm Ronnie Hayward. EverySun 11am-3pm Rockabilly Brunch w/ AlistairChristl and the Cosmotones. No Cover. EveryTue 8:30pm Hot Club of Corktown DjangoJam w/ host Wayne Nakamura. PWYC. EveryWed 8pm Corktown Ukelele Jam $5. Sep 57pm Wee Folk Club $10. Sep 6 9pm Havana toToronto: Afro Cuban Jazz $10. Sep 8 4:30pmWintergarten Orchestra $10. Sep 14 9pmPeter Karp & Sue Foley $TBA. Sep 19 WeeFolk Club $10. Sep 20, 21 22 East End RockabillyRiot (details TBA).Dovercourt House805 Dovercourt Rd. 416-537-3337odd-socks.org (full schedule)Every Sat 9pm-1am Saturday Night Swing:Dance featuring Live Swing Bands and twopre-party dance classes. Dance $13; $15 withone class, $18 with both. Sep 7 Bertie & theGents. Sep 14 Alex Pangman & the Alleycats.Sep 21, 28 TBA.EDO Sushi484 Eglinton Ave. W. 416-322-3033Every Thu Live Jazz 7-10pm. No Cover.Sep 5 Joel Hartt (vocals); Mike Daley (guitar);Don Thompson (bass). Sep 12 Reg Schwager(guitar); Kiki Misumi (cello); Drew Jurecka(violin). Sep 19 Serafin LaRiviere (vocals);Tony Quarrington (guitar); Lee Saba Hutchinson(bass). Sep 26 Zoey Adams (vocals); TonyQuarrington (guitar); Tony Laviola (bass).Emmet Ray, The924 College St. 416-792-4497theemmetray.com (full schedule)All shows: No Cover/PWYC.Sep 1 9pm Graham Playford. Sep 2 7pm GramWhitty Trio; 9pm Brendan Davis, Chris Gale& Reg Schwager. Sep 4 9pm Kevin Butler.Sep 5 9pm John Wayne Swingtet. Sep 8 9pmJon Shearsmith, Soren Nissen & Eric West.Sep 9 7pm Matt Rait Trio; 9pm Adam Arruda.Sep 11 pm Peter Boyd. Sep 12 9pm FindersKeepers. Sep 15 9pm Union Duke. Sep 16 7pmAlex Fournier Quartet; 9pm Composers’ Collective.Sep 18 Kevin Butler & Friends. Sep 199pm Vokurka’s Vicarious Virtuoso Violin.Sep 22 9pm Tropical Punch. Sep 23 7pm DaveChan, Ryan Butler & Phill Albert; 9pm GeoffYoung Trio. Sep 25 9pm Peter Boyd. Sep 269pm Ghetto Hicks. Sep 29 2pm-midnightEmmett Ray One Day Music Festival. Sep 307pm Norbert Botos; 9pm Chris Gale Quartet:Gale (sax); Harley Card (guitar); Dan Fortin(bass); Anthony Michelli (drums).Fionn MacCool’s181 University Ave. 416-363-1944fionnmaccools.comEvery Sun 8-11pm Classical Social, hosted bySimon Capet. No Cover.Flying Beaver Pubaret, The488 Parliament St. 647-347-6567pubaret.com (full schedule)Sep 6, 7 7pm Broadsway: Heather Bambrick,Julie Michels & Diane Leah $25/$20(adv).Sep 13 7pm Alex Tait Trio $15/$10(adv). Seewebsite for updated listings.Gate 403403 Roncesvalles Ave. 416-588-2930gate403.com All shows: PWYC.Sep 1 5pm Yanis Khamsi Solo; 9pm AimeeButcher Jazz Band. Sep 2 5pm Mike DaleyJazz Trio; 9pm Richard Whiteman Jazz Bandreading some ofthe press aboutEuphonia, startedto have a conversationamong hiscolleagues, andthey were saying,“when did weget so afraid ofpushing ourselvesoutside of thecomfort zone?”And it’s true:musicians tend tofeel that they’rereally good whenthey play withinthis comfortzone ... but theexcitement is, forexample, TanyaCharles directingher piece for thefirst time, placedColleen Allen.her outside ofher comfortzone; us playing at the Lula Lounge, places us outside of our comfortzone because we have no acoustic to make life easy for us. If weplay in a church, or at Koerner Hall, there is a little bit of resonancethat will help us tune, but we have to be so much more accurate atLula because there is no acoustic to help us. But the audience isn’tcomplaining about our tuning, or the occasional wrong note; whatthey are responding to is the authenticity and energy of the experience.And that’s where music comes alive, because music is anemotional communication between human beings, and it starts withthe musicians, not with the music.”Here’s hoping you’ll all check out what Simon Capet is doing atFionn MacCool’s and Lula Lounge; these are exciting times for theensemble. For those who wish to plan ahead, Euphonia will beback at Lula Lounge on September 16, October 21, November 11 andDecember 16. Admission is pay-what-you-can, suggested $10.On a closing note, isn’t it great when risks pay off? Readers mayrecall that the Fridays at Five series featuring the Canadian JazzQuartet was forced to pause when Quotes (220 King St. W.) closedits doors. A few months back, the series moved a few doors downand one day back. Thursdays at Five takes place at KAMA ClassicalIndian Cuisine (214 King St. W.) and word is that it has been incrediblysuccessful.“We’ve been thrilled with the big crowds we’ve been generatingall summer,” says Fay Olson, who books the series. “Summer isa time when a lot of clubs don’t want to risk that attendance willgo down. We took a chance after only having been going for a fewweeks when it was summer, but I think the fact it’s on Thursdays(instead of Fridays) is why it’s working. Even on long weekendswhen a lot of people leave town on Fridays, we’ve done really well onThursday nights.”According to what I’ve heard, the buffet is spectacular and managerKen Clarke has arranged for a Jazz Menu on Thursdays, featuringclassical Indian takes on sliders, nachos and wings!Let’s be sure to keep this excellent series going. The CanadianJazz Quartet features Don Vickery on drums, Gary Benson on guitar,Frank Wright on vibes and Duncan Hopkins on bass. Their exquisitehorn playing guests this month are Dave Dunlop on September 5,Kelly Jefferson on September 12, Mike Malone on September 19 andColleen Allen on September 26.Happy fall to all, and here’s hoping to see you in the clubs!Ori Dagan is a Toronto-based jazz vocalist,voice actor and entertainment journalist. He canbe contacted at jazz@thewholenote.com.thewholenote.com September 1 – October 7, 2013 | 51