Volume 21 Issue 1 - September 2015

the same improvisational spirit as any good horn player – Anita O’Day,
Sarah Vaughan, and company. Swankey is in that company. She, like
many singers, (including the aforementioned Sheila Jordan, who
studied with Lennie Tristano) studied with at least one instrumentalist;
during her time at U of T, she studied with saxophonist, Toronto
jazz scene fixture and Shuffle Demon Mike Murley. Swankey describes
those lessons as “Amazing! I felt very connected to him as a person
and the way he teaches and approaches his playing. Mike is a very
lyrical and soulful player.”
One more gig I need to mention. Sadly, I won’t be present at either
of the two listed performances – at the Jazz Bistro September 28 and
the KW Jazz Room September 19 – of saxophonist and arranger Bobby
Hsu’s A Sondheim Jazz Project. But I feel the need to convince as
many people as possible to go in my place. In addition to the fantastic
musicianship of the band, and the tremendous voice of Alex Samaras,
Hsu is doing something important with this group.
It’s a given that a lot of jazz standards have their origins in Broadway
musicals (many of which failed, despite the success of the songs that
later rose from the ashes). What Hsu’s group is doing, in bringing
songs into the jazz world (from a composer whose work is not nearly
present enough in it), is a natural extension of the tradition we all
already knew existed. A Sondheim Jazz Project does it with dedication
and love, and it’s very entertaining.
I cannot wait to see you all in the clubs this fall.
Bob Ben is The WholeNote’s jazz listings editor. He
can be reached at jazz@thewholenote.com.
Morgans on the Danforth
1282 Danforth Ave. 416-461-3020
morgansonthedanforth.com (full schedule)
All shows: 2pm-5pm. No cover.
September 27 Lisa Particelli’s ‘Girls Night
Out’ Jazz Jam.
Musideum
401 Richmond St. W., Main Floor
416-599-7323
musideum.com (full schedule)
September 1 8pm Russ Nerwich $20. September
20 8pm The Steve Koven (piano) Trio
with Rob Clutton (bass), Anthony Michelli
(drums) $20. September 23 8pm Fawn
Fritzen $20.
Nawlins Jazz Bar & Dining
299 King St. W. 416-595-1958
nawlins.ca
All shows: No cover/PWYC.
Every Tue 6:30pm Stacie McGregor. Every
Wed 7pm Jim Heineman Trio. Every Thu 8pm
Nothin’ But the Blues w/ guest vocalists.
Every Fri 8:30pm All Star Bourbon St. Band.
Every Sat 6:30pm Sam Heinman; 9pm All
Star Bourbon St. Band. Every Sun 7pm
Brooke Blackburn.
Nice Bistro, The
117 Brock St. N., Whitby. 905-668-8839
nicebistro.com (full schedule)
Old Mill, The
21 Old Mill Rd. 416-236-2641
oldmilltoronto.com
The Home Smith Bar: No reservations. No
cover. $20 food/drink minimum. All shows:
7:30pm-10:30pm
September 4 Fern Lindzon (piano, voice)
Trio with George Koller (bass), Nick Fraser
(drums). September 5 Adrean Farrugia
(piano) Trio with Pat Collins (bass),
Ernesto Cervini (drums). September 10 Bob
DeAngelis (clarinet, sax), Trio with Danny
McErlain (piano), Ron Johnston (bass).
September 11 John MacMurchy (sax, flute)
Trio with Mark Kieswetter (piano), Ross
MacIntyre (bass). September 12 Lina Allemano
(trumpet) Trio with Ryan Driver
(voice, piano), Rob Clutton (bass). September
17 Jesse Barksdale (guitar) Trio with Jon
Meyer (bass), Ethan Ardelli (drums). September
18 Broadsway: Heather Bambrick
(voice), Julie Michels (voice), Diane Leah
(piano, voice). September 19 Dave Caldwell
(sax, flute) Quartet with Mike Allen (guitar),
Pat Collins (bass), Don Vickery (drums).
September 24 Sophia Perlman (voice) Trio
with Adrean Farrugia (piano), Mark Cashion
(bass). September 25 John Alcorn (voice)
Trio with David Restivo (piano), Steve Wallace
(bass). September 26 Mark Kelso (drums
vocals) Trio with Brian Dickinson (piano),
Kieran Overs (bass).
Paintbox Bistro
555 Dundas St. E. 647-748-0555
paintboxbistro.ca (full schedule)
Pilot Tavern, The
22 Cumberland Ave. 416-923-5716
thepilot.ca
All shows: 3:30pm. No cover.
September 5 Alexis Baro (trumpet, flugelhorn)
Quintet CD RELEASE PARTY with Stan
Fomin (piano), Yoser Rodriguez (bass), Jeff
King (sax), Amhed Mitchel (drums). September
12 Steve Holt (piano) Quartet with Kirk
MacDonald (sax), Kieran Overs (bass), Barry
Romberg (drums). September 19 The Travelling
Wall-Baries: Alex Dean (bari sax), Shirantha
Beddage (bari sax), Chris Gale (bari sax),
Jeff McLeod (organ), Andy Scott (guitar),
Morgan Childs (drums). September 26 Sugar
Daddies.
Poetry Jazz Café
224 Augusta Ave. 416-599-5299
poetryjazzcafe.com (full schedule)
All shows: 9pm
Reposado Bar & Lounge
136 Ossington Ave. 416-532-6474
reposadobar.com (full schedule)
September 2 9:30pm Spy vs. Sly vs. Spy:
James Robertson (guitar), Sly Juhas (drums),
Michael Herring (bass). September 3, 4 10pm
Reposadists Quartet: Tim Hamel (trumpet),
Jon Meyer (bass), Jeff Halischuck (drums),
Roberto Rosenman (guitar), with Sandy Alexander
(voice).
Reservoir Lounge, The
52 Wellington St. E. 416-955-0887
reservoirlounge.com (full schedule).
Every Tue 9:45pm Tyler Yarema and his
Rhythm. Every Wed 9:45pm Bradley and the
Bouncers. Every Thu 9:45pm Mary McKay.
Every Fri 9:45pm Dee Dee and the Dirty Martinis.
Every Sat 9:45pm Tyler Yarema and his
Rhythm.
Rex Hotel Jazz & Blues Bar, The
194 Queen St. W. 416-598-2475
therex.ca (full schedule)
Call for cover charge info.
September 1 6:30pm Harley Card Quintet;
9:30pm Chris Gale Hosts Classic Rex
Jam. September 2 6:30pm Richard Whiteman
Group; 9:30pm Steve Amirault’s 70s
Project. September 3 6:30pm Kevin Quain;
9:45pm Manuel Valera (NYC) & Groove
Square. September 4 4pm Hogtown Syncopators
feat. Terra Hazleton; 6:30pm Sara
Dell Group; 9:45pm Manuel Valera (NYC)
& Groove Square. September 5 12pm The
Sinners Choir; 3:30pm Chris Hunt Tentet;
7:30pm The Bacchus Collective; 9:45pm
NYC’S Arthur Sadowsky. September 6 12pm
Excelsior Dixieland Jazz Band; 3:30pm Club
Django; 7pm Victor Bateman Trio; 9:30pm
Ethio-Jazz Project. September 7 6:30pm
U of T Jazz Ensembles; 9:30pm Brooklyn’s
Progger. September 8 6:30pm Harley Card
Quintet; 9:30pm Chris Gale Hosts Classic Rex
Jam. September 9 6:30pm Richard Whiteman
Group; 9:30pm Steve Cole. September
10 6:30pm Kevin Quain; 9:45pm New York’s
Joel Frahm & Dan Loomis with Ernesto Cervini’s
Turboprop. September 11 4pm Hogtown
Syncopators feat. Terra Hazleton; 6:30pm
Sara Dell Group; 9:45pm New York’s Joel
Frahm & Dan Loomis with Ernesto Cervini’s
Turboprop. September 12 12pm Laura Marks
& Friends; 3:30pm Paul Reddick - Blues;
7:30pm The Bacchus Collective; 9:45pm
Eric St. Laurent Group. September 13 12pm
Excelsior Dixieland Jazz Band; 3:30pm Dr.
Nick & The Rollercoasters; 7pm Victor Bateman
Trio; 9:30pm Jacob’s Cattle. September
14 6:30pm U of T Jazz Ensembles; 9:30pm
Mike Malone & The Writers Jazz Orchestra.
September 15 6:30pm Harley Card Quintet;
9:30pm Chris Gale Hosts Classic Rex
Jam. September 16 6:30pm Richard Whiteman
Group; 9:30pm Andrew Boniwell Group.
September 17 6:30pm Kevin Quain; 9:45pm
Annual Birthday Tribute to John Coltrane --
Pat LaBarbera & Kirk MacDonald Quintet.
September 18 4pm Hogtown Syncopators
feat. Terra Hazleton; 6:30pm Sara Dell Group;
9:45pm Annual Birthday Tribute to John Coltrane
-- Pat LaBarbera & Kirk MacDonald
Quintet. September 19 12pm Danny Marks
& Friends; 3:30pm Jerome Godboo; 7:30pm
The Bacchus Collective; 9:45pm Annual Birthday
Tribute to John Coltrane -- Pat LaBarbera
& Kirk MacDonald Quintet. September 20
12pm Excelsior Dixieland Jazz Band; 3:30pm
Red Hot Ramble; 7pm Victor Bateman Trio;
9:30pm Three Blind Mice. September 21
6:30pm U of T Jazz Ensembles; 9:30pm Dave
Young / Terry Promane Octet. September 22
6:30pm Harley Card Quintet; 9:30pm Classic
Rex Jazz Jam - Hosted by Humber College
Faculty Ensemble. September 23 6:30pm
Richard Whiteman Group; 9:30pm Nick Fraser
Four. September 24 6:30pm Kevin Quain;
9:30pm Dave Neill CD Quintet. September 25
4pm Hogtown Syncopators feat. Terra Hazleton;
6:30pm Sara Dell Group; 9:45pm Mike
Downes Quartet. September 26 12pm Danny
Marks & Friends; 3:30pm Laura Hubert
Group; 7:30pm The Bacchus Collective;
9:45pm Mike Downes Quartet. September 27
12pm Excelsior Dixieland Jazz Band; 3:30pm
Freeway Dixieland Band; 7pm Victor Bateman
Trio; 9:30pm Peter Hum (Ottawa). September
28 6:30pm U of T Jazz Ensembles;
8:30pm John MacLeod’s Rex Hotel Orchestra.
September 29 6:30pm Harley Card Quintet;
9:30pm Danjam Orchestra (New York). September
30 6:30pm Richard Whiteman Group;
9:30pm Danjam Orchestra (New York).
Salty Dog Bar & Grill, The
1980 Queen St. E. 416-849-5064 (full
schedule)
Sauce on the Danforth
1376 Danforth Ave. 647-748-1376
sauceondanforth.com
All shows: No cover.
Every Mon 9pm The Out Of Towners: Dirty
Organ Jazz. Every Tue 6pm Julian Fauth.
Seven44
(Formerly Chick n’ Deli/The People’s Chicken)
744 Mount Pleasant Rd. 416-489-7931
seven44.com (full schedule)
September 7 7:30pm Advocats Big Band No
cover. September 14 7:30pm The Big City
Big Band No cover. September 21 7:30pm
George Lake Big Band No cover. September
28 7:30pm Mega City Swing Band.
Stori Aperitivo
95 King St. E 416-361-0404
stori.ca (full schedule)
Toni Bulloni
156 Cumberland St. 416-967-7676
tonibulloni.com (full schedule)
No cover. Saturday shows: 9pm. $30 food/
drink minimum. Sunday shows: 6pm. $25
food/drink minimum.
Tranzac
292 Brunswick Ave. 416-923-8137
tranzac.org (full schedule)
3-4 shows daily, various styles. Mostly PWYC.
Every Mon 10pm Open Mic Mondays. Every
Thurs 7:30pm Bluegrass Thursdays: Houndstooth.
Every Fri 5pm The Foolish Things
(folk). This month’s shows include: September
1 10pm Peripheral Vision. September 4
7:30pm Tania Gill, with special guests Lina
Allemano, Rob Clutton, Nico Dann. September
6, 20 5pm Monk’s Music. September 8
7:30pm Aurochs; 10pm Bedroom. September
13 10pm The Lina Allemano Four. September
15 10pm The Ken McDonald Quartet. September
16, 30 7:30pm Tom Richards Quartet.
September 25 10pm The Ryan Driver Sextet.
September 29 10pm Nick Fraser Presents.
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