Volume 20 Issue 1 - September 2014

SAXEBeat by Beat | In the Clubs (continued)Walsh on bass and IanPam HyattWright on drums. Maythese new jams live longand prosper, creatingcountless memorablemoments of music!Speaking of which,Lisa Particelli, founderand host of GNO JazzJam, just celebrated500 weeks of singing!This jam has travelledaround the city,from Cabbagetown tothe Beaches, and for years now its home has been at Chalkers Pub onMarlee Avenue. As of a few months back, in addition to Wednesdaynights at Chalkers, you can find the GNO East Jam between 2 and5pm on the last Sunday of every month at Morgans on the Danforth,with guest pianist Mark Kieswetter. All are welcome to sing with theaccompaniment of this very talented musician.I’m always happy to let readers know about new venues for livemusic. While these days there are only a few actual jazz clubs in themetropolitan of Toronto, hotels and restaurants that have opened uptheir weekends for live entertainment are always a welcome addition.The charm of Yorkville’s Toni Bulloni includes the food, service andatmosphere. There are only a few dozen seats at this intimate restaurantso the space easily becomes a cabaret. Saturday nights at 9pm andSunday evenings at 6pm you can find entertainment by duos like SamBroverman and Mark Kieswetter on September 6, Jordana Talsky andMark Kieswetter on September 21, Genevieve Marentette and MarkKieswetter on September 27, myself and Mark Kieswetter on October 4and so on. Come and find out why Kieswetter’s a walking masterclassin accompanying jazz singers!Of the non-Kieswetter dates, one gig of note is that of the duoperforming on Saturday, September 14: Pam Hyatt and Peter Hill.Hyatt is a gifted actress and singer, a comedienne par excellence,and one hell of a cabaret act. From the gorgeous tendernessof “Something Cool” to the sheer insanity that takes place on“Easy Street,” it’s inspiring that this lady recently released her firstrecording, Pamalot at age 76 years young! Peter Hill is famous foraccompanying thousands of Girls Night Out singers at Lisa Particelli’sGNO Jazz Jam and maintains a busy schedule as accompanistand leader. Their collaboration is well-captured on Hyatt’s aforementioneddebut album. For dinner reservations at Toni Bulloni’s call416-967-7676.Elsewhere in Toronto, the weekend of mid-September is a good one!The Rex alone features four fabulous shows on September 13: DannyMarks sings all kinds of blues at noon, Laura Hubert sings blues, jazzand western swing at 3:30pm, Justin Bacchus sings soul and R&B at7pm and then for dessert, jazz fusion with Vito Rezza at 9:45pm. If youmiss Rezza’s group, a great opportunity to catch them is the followingweekend, September 18, 19 and 20 at Jazz Bistro, with Cat Conner’sCD Release Sunday September 21 at 7pm.Thanks for reading, and an even greater thanks for getting out thereand listening!Ori Dagan is a Toronto-based jazz vocalist, voiceactor and entertainment journalist. He can becontacted at jazz@thewholenote.com.C. IN THE CLUBS (MOSTLY JAZZ)of These Nights: A Live Concert Tribute toThe Eagles featuring Lori Yates, SamanthaMartin & Delta Sugar, The Claytones,Tracey Brown & Randall Prescott, James“Champagne” Robertson, The Echo Hunters,Suzie Vinnick, and Burke Carroll & Co.Hosted by Michael Wrycraft $30/$25(adv).September 6 Friends of Fiddler’s Green$22.50/$20(adv). September 7 LoudonWainwright lll $45/$42.50. September11 Poor Angus $22.50/$20(adv). September12 Ron Nigrini $22.50/$20(adv). September13 Pharis & Jason Romero $22.50/$20(adv).September 17 Jen Chapin with Chris Brown& Kate Fenner $20/$18(adv). September18 Fearing & White (Stephen Fearing& Andy White) $25/$22.50(adv). September19 The MacKenzie Blues Band CDRelease $22.50/$20(adv). September20 Rita Chiarelli $22.50/$30(adv). September24 Starzz Jazz Night featuring ShannonButcher & Lori Cullen $35/$30(adv).September 26 Chris Smither CD Release$30/$27.50(adv). September 27 JaneBunnett & Maqueque $27.50/$25(adv). Sun,September 28 North Meets South: Old SongsFor A New Day $30/$27.50(adv).JAZZ BISTRO, THE251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299jazzbistro.caSeptember 3 8pm R&B Night with SoulStew: Michael Dunston (voice, percussion),David Gray (guitar, voice), Matt Horner (keyboards,voice), John Johnson (saxophones),Mark Kelso (drums, voice), Roberto Occhipinti(bass, voice) $15. September 4, 5, 6 9pmAndrew Craig Quartet: Andrew Craig (piano),Paa Joe (guitar), Rich Brown (bass), Altaf Vellani(drums, percussion) $12 (Thurs)/$15 (Fri/Sat). September 10 Kevin Barrett & PatriciaCano. September 11, 12, 13 9pm MicahBarnes and His Trio. September 16 8pm RosKindler “Sugar Blues” CD Release: Ros Kindler(voice), Mark Kieswetter (piano), Ross Mac-Intyre (bass), Ben Riley (drums), featuringspecial guests Ian MacGillivray (trumpet,voice), and Alison Young (saxophone) $20.September 17 Kevin Barrett & Mark Duggan.September 18, 19, 20 9pm Piano Chameleons$20. September 21 7pm Cat ConnerCD Release $15. September 24 Kevin Barrett& Gillian Margot. September 25, 26, 27 9pmAdi Braun (voice), Dave Restivo (piano), PatCollins (bass), Daniel Barnes (drums).JAZZ ROOM, THELocated in the Huether Hotel, 59 King St.N., Waterloo. 226-476-1565kwjazzroom.com (full schedule)Call for cover info. Attendees must be 19+.September 5 8:30pm Ray Podhornik Sextet.September 6 8:30pm Dave Young Quintet.September 12 8:30pm Dave WiffenQuintet. September 13 8:30pm September13 8:30pm Lorne Lofsky Trio. September 198:30pm Paul Mitchell Quintet. September 208:30pm Brian Dickinson Quintet. September26 8:30pm Derek Hines Band. September 278:30 Barry Elmes Quintet.JOE MAMA’S317 King St. W 416-340-6469joemamas.caEvery Tue 6pm Jeff Eager. Every Wed 6pmThomas Reynolds & Geoff Torrn. Every Thurs9pm Blackburn. Every Fri 10pm The Grind.Every Sat 10pm Shugga. Every Sun 6:30pmOrganic: Nathan Hiltz (guitar); BernieSenensky (organ); Ryan Oliver (sax), MorganChilds (drums).KAMA214 King St. W. 416-599-5262kamaindia.com (full schedule)LOCAL GEST, THE424 Parliament St. 416-961-9425 (call for concertschedule)Jazz Sundays 4:30-7:30pm. No cover.LULA LOUNGE1585 Dundas St. W. 416-588-0307lula.ca (full schedule)September 4 8:30 9th Annual Patsy ClineTribute $15. September 5 7:30pm Eric St.Laurent Trio; 10:30pm Cuba Libre Friday withYani Borrell $15 for both events. September6 10:30pm Salsa Saturday with Ricky Franco$15. September 7 11am Salsa Sunday Brunchwith Jorge Maza $15. September 11 10pmYasgur’s Farm $10. September 12 7:30pmYami Duo; 10:30pm Cuba Libre Fridays withCafe Cubano $15 for both events. September13 10:30pm Salsa Saturday: 10 piece salsaorchestra $15. September 14 11am SalsaSunday Brunch with Jorge Maza $15. September18 7:30 Ron Davis’s Symphronica:Neo-Artmusik feat. Jason Nett $20. September19 7:30pm Ahmed Mitchel Trio; 10:30pmCuba Libre Fridays with Changui Havana$15 for both events. September 20 10:30pmSalsa Saturday with Orquesta Fantasia $15.September 24 8pm Monkey’s Friggin’ LunchBox $20/$15(adv). September 26 7:30pmCarlos Miyares Trio $15 after 8pm; includesdance lessons and salsa at 9:30pm. September28 11am Salsa Sunday Brunch with JorgeMaza $15.MANHATTANS PIZZA BISTRO951 Gordon St., Guelph 519-767-2440manhattans.ca (full schedule)All shows: PWYCSeptember 3 7pm Harpist, Leslie Shapiro.September 4, 14, 28 8pm Hammerton/Wagler/O’Neill. September 5 8:30pm KelseyMcNulty Trio CD Release. September 6 7:30-9:30pm Jeff Daniels Trio feat. Tyler Walger &Jane Ellenton; 10pm Eccodek Live P.A. feat.Andrew McPherson & Les Hartai. September10, 24 John Zadro. September 17 Jokela& Vogan. September 21 Stan Chang.54 | September 1, 2014 – October 7, 2014 thewholenote.com