Volume 17 Issue 8 - May 2012

Bigger Time. May 19 12pm Danny Marks &Friends; 3:30pm Chris Hunt Tentet + 2; 7pmJustin Bacchus; 9:45pm Joel Haynes Quartet.May 20 12pm Excelsior Dixieland Jazz;3:30pm Laura Hubert Band; 7pm Tom ReynoldsTrio; 9:30pm Jake Wilkinson’s Live Vinyl. May21 6:30pm Peter Hill Quintet; 9:30pm DaveYoung Octet. May 22 6:30pm Myriad Trio;9:30pm Roddy Elias with Lorne Lofsky Trio.May 23 6:30pm Victor Bateman Trio; 9:30pmMetalwood Reunion. May 24 6:30pm KevinQuain; 9:30pm Metalwood Reunion. May 254pm Hogtown Syncopators; 6:30pm Triodes;9:45pm Brad Turner Quintet. May 26 12pmDanny Marks & Friends; 3:30pm Swing ShiftBig Band; 7pm Justin Bacchus; 9:45pm BradTurner Quintet. May 27 12pm Excelsior DixielandJazz; 3:30pm Freeway Dixieland; 7pmTom Reynolds Trio; 9:30pm Brad Turner Trio.May 28 6:30pm Peter Hill Quintet; 9:30pmJohn MacLeod’s Rex Hotel Orchestra. May 296:30pm Allison Au Quartet; 9:30pm ClassicRex Jazz Jam. May 30 6:30pm Victor BatemanTrio; 9:30pm Patrick Lehman. May 31 6:30pmKevin Quain; 9:30pm Mike Janzen Trio.Ristorante Roma1090 Bloor St. W. 416-531-4000All shows: 8pm. No Cover.Every Thu Open Jam. Every Fri Live Jazz: May4 Victor Monsivais (guitar/vocals); Sarah Begin(vocals); Brendan Cassidy (tenor sax/flute); PaulDonat (bass). May 11 Victor Monsivais (guitar/vocals);John Farrel (guitar); Frank Sants(bass); Lui Botos (drums). May 18 Bossa Tres.May 25 Victor Monsivais (guitar/vocals); FernandoTavares (piano); Frank Sants (bass); LuiBotos (drums).Le Saint Tropez315 King St. W. 416-591-3600Live piano jazz 7 days a weekwww.lesainttropez.comSomewhere There227 Sterling Rd. Unit #112 416-262-2883All shows: $10 Cover or PWYC.www.somewherethere.org (complete listingsand personnel)May 1 8pm Arnd Jurgensen (guitar) andguests. May 2 8pm Octopus: Mark Zurawinski,Germaine Liu (drums). May 3 8pm Mark Segger(drums). May 4 Leftover Daylight Series. May5 Chris Cawthray (drums); Percy Adler (guitar).May 6 5pm Jason Steidman & Michael Kaler.Improvised music and light art collaboration;8pm Now Series: Ken Aldcroft (guitar). May 88pm Rob Clutton (bass); Doug Tielli (trombone);and guests. May 9 8pm Octopus (see May 2).May 10 8pm Mark Segger (drums). May 118pm Leftover Daylight Series. May 12 8pm TheSwyves: Jeremy Strachan and Jay Hay (reeds);Dan Gaucher (drums); Jim Sexton (bass). May13 5pm Jason Steidman and Michale Kaler(see May 6); 8pm NOW Series. May 14 8pmGone Fishing Series: Hybrid Frequency (electroacousticsound art); Roman Pilates (musiqueconcrète). May 15 8pm John RussonQuintet; Red, Blue, Green. May 16 8pm Octopus(see May 2). May 17 8pm Mark Segger(drums). May 18 8pm Leftover Daylight Series.May 19 8pm The State of Solo Guitar Improvisation:L.A. Jenkins, Ken Aldcroft. Nilan Perera,Tom Gill (guitars). May 20 5pm Jason Steidmanand Michale Kaler (see May 2); 8pm SomewhereThere Monthly Rent Party. May 21 8pmPanic! May 22 8pm Ken Aldcroft (guitar). May23 8pm Octopus (see May 2). May 24 MarkSegger (drums). May 25 8pm Leftover DaylightMay 1 – June 7, 2012Series. May 26 8pm Ali Berkok Ensemble. May27 5pm Jason Steidman and Michael Kaler (seeMay 6). May 27 8pm NOW Series. May 308pm Octopus (see May 2). May 31 Mark Segger(drums).Trane Studio964 Bathurst St. 416-913-8197www.tranestudio.com (full schedule)May 2 8pm Liberty Wednesdays w/ Noah Zacharin.No Cover. May 3 Delta Alterative Fundraiser.May 4 8:30pm Ricardo Grilli & LorenzoCa5telli Quintet $15/$10(adv). May 5 8:30pmMiss Robin Bank$ honours Etta James $10.May 6 8pm Steve Hall Group $10. May 8Steve Peterson Group. May 9 8pm Liberty Wednesdaysw/ Noah Zacharin. No Cover. May 10Live Art & Music: Bruce Cassidy Ensemble w/Artist Judy Singer $10. May 11 8pm WaleedAbdulhamid & the Kush Ensemble $15. May12 8pm Azar Lawrence & Shane Harvey $15.May 13 8pm Jim Heineman’s Dream Band: RHPositive w/ Stacie McGregor (keys); Brandi Disterheft(bass). May 14 8pm NuBlue Mondaysw/ Son Roberts Band $5. May 15 8pm ChrisLesso’s Modus Factor $10. May 16 8pm LibertyWednesdays w/ Noah Zacharin. No Cover.May 17 8pm Singer’s Den w/ host Al St. Louis$10. May 18 8pm Trouble feat. AlexanderBrown $15. May 21 8pm Michiel Borstlap Trio$15. May 22 8pm Bossa Tres Presents: TheLangston Hughes Project $10. May 23 8pmLiberty Wednesdays w/ Noah Zacharin. No Cover.May 24 8pm John Cheesman Sextet $10.May 25 8pm Das Kaff $20/$15(adv). May 278pm Bentroots Blues Band: CD Release $TBA.May 28 8pm NuBlue Mondays with Son RobertsBand $5. May 29 8pm Jazz Jam w/ TaylorCook Quintet $10. May 31 8pm Liberty Wednesdaysw/ Noah Zacharin. No Cover.Tranzac292 Brunswick Ave. 416-923-8137www.tranzac.org (full schedule)3-4 shows daily, various styles; most showsPWYC.Every Mon 7pm This is Awesome; 10pm OpenMic. Every Fri 5pm The Foolish Things. EverySat 3pm Jamzac. Multiple performances nightly,including: May 1 10pm Peripheral Vision.May 5 9pm Ryan Driver. May 6 5pm Monk’sMusic; 10:30pm The Woodchoppers. May8 10pm Stop Time. May 13 10pm Lina AllemanoFour. May 20 5pm Monk’s Music; 10pmRyan Driver Quartet. May 24 9:30pm MichaelDavidson. May 26 5pm Ilana Waldston. May27 10:30pm Steve Ward Presents. May 297:30pm Das Kaff; 10:30pm Drumheller.Whitlock’s Restaurant & Wine Café1961 Queen St. E. 416-691-8784www.whitlocks.caEvery Fri 8-10pm Gerry Mackay, solo jazz guitarNo Cover.Winchester Kitchen & Bar51 Winchester St. 416-323-0051www.winchesterkitchen.comAll shows: 7-10pm. No Cover.May 3 Wayne Cass Trio. May 17 BrownmanAkoustic Trio. May 31 Eric St. Laurent Trio.Zemra Bar & Lounge778 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-651-3123www.zemrabarlounge.comEvery Wed Open Mic and Jam.Every Fri Live Music Fridays.thewholenote.com 53