Volume 21 Issue 3 - November 2015

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
November 3 In Concert & Conversation
with Gene DiNovi. November 5 Micah
Barnes (voice, piano) Trio with Russ Boswell
(bass), Daniel Barnes (drums). November
6 Colina Phillips (voice) Quartet with Stacie
McGregor (piano), Mike Milligan (bass), Ted
Warren (drums). November 7 Drew Jurecka
(violin, sax, voice) Trio with Mark Kieswetter
(piano), Clark Johnston (bass). November
12 Whitney Ross-Barris (voice) Quartet
with Mark Kieswetter (piano), Ross MacIntyre
(bass), John MacMurchy (sax). November
13 Tom Szczesniak (piano) Trio with Neil
Swainson (bass), Ethan Ardelli (drums). November
14 Vern Dorge (sax) Trio with Nancy
Walker (piano), Paul Novotny (bass). November
19 The Satin Dolls: Karen Bell, Donna
Green, Liz Tansey, Ilana Waldston (voices),
Mark Kieswetter (piano). November 20 Mike
Cadó (guitar) Trio with Patricia Wheeler
(sax), Ross MacIntyre (bass). November
21 Maureen Kennedy (voice) Trio with Bernie
Senensky (piano), Steve Wallace (bass). November
26 Terra Hazelton (voice) Trio with
Richard Whiteman (piano), Drew Jurecka
(violin, sax, voice). November 27 Shirantha
Beddage (bari sax) Trio with Mike Downes
(bass), Mark Kelso (drums). November
28 Russ Little (trombone) Quartet with Tom
Szczesniak (piano), Scott Alexander (bass),
David DiRenzo (drums).
Only Café, The
972 Danforth Ave. 416-463-7843
theonlycafe.com (full schedule)
Nov 11, 25 Lazersuzan.
Paintbox Bistro
555 Dundas St. E. 647-748-0555
paintboxbistro.ca (Full schedule)
November 8 1pm Moo’d Swing Concert & CD
Launch $18(adv)/$20(door).
Pilot Tavern, The
22 Cumberland Ave. 416-923-5716
thepilot.ca
All shows: 3:30pm. No cover.
November 7 Pat LaBarbara Quartet. November
14 Mike Murley Quartet. November
21 Bob Brough Quartet. November 28 Barry
Elmes Quartet.
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)
Every Wed Spy vs. Sly vs. Spy. Every Thurs,
Fri 10pm Reposadists Quartet: Tim Hamel
(trumpet), Jon Meyer (bass), Jeff Halischuck
(drums), Roberto Rosenman (guitar).
C. In the Clubs (Mostly Jazz)
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.
November 1 12pm Excelsior Dixieland Jazz
Band; 3:30pm Club Django; 7:30pm Scott
Kemp Trio; 9:45pm New York’s Ari Hoenig
with Jacam Manricks Trio. November 2
6:30pm University of Toronto Student Jazz
Ensembles; 9:30pm Mike Malone & The Writers
Jazz Orchestra. November 3 6:30pm
Jordana Talsky’s Standard Deviation; 9:30pm
Classic Rex Jazz Jam hosted by Chris Gale.
November 4 6:30pm The Cookers Quintet;
9:30pm Laura Swankey. November 5
6:30pm Kevin Quain; 9:45pm Mark Eisenman
Quintet. November 6 4pm Hogtown Syncopators;
6:30pm Artie Roth Quartet; 9:45pm
Mark Eisenman Quintet. November 7 12pm
Rachel Piscione Rhythm & Blues; 3:30pm
Swing Shift Big Band; 7pm Sara Dell; 9:45pm
Mark Kelso’s Jazz Exiles. November 8 12pm
Excelsior Dixieland Jazz Band; 3:30pm Red
Hot Ramble; 7pm Scott Kemp Trio; 9:30pm
Greg DeDenus Trio. November 9 6:30pm
University of Toronto Student Jazz Ensembles;
9:30pm Edmonton’s Jenie Thai. November
10 6:30pm Jordana Talsky’s Vintage
Pop; 9:30pm Classic Rex Jazz Jam hosted by
David Diao. November 11 6:30pm Ryan Oliver
Trio; 9:30pm Lorne Lofsky Quartet. November
12 6:30pm Kevin Quain; 9:30pm Lorne
Lofsky Quartet. November 13 4pm Hogtown
Syncopators; 6:30pm Artie Roth Quartet;
9:45pm Alison Young. November 14 12pm
The Sinners Choir; 3:30pm Advocats Big
Band; 7:30pm Justin Bacchus; 9:45pm Kiki
Misumi Sextet. November 15 12pm Excelsior
Dixieland Jazz Band; 3:30pm Dr. Nick
& The Rollercoasters; 7pm Bugaloo Squad;
9:30pm James Brown Quartet. November 16
6:30pm University of Toronto Student Jazz
Ensembles; 9:30pm Brampton’s Jazz Mechanics
Big Band. November 17 6:30pm Jordana
Talsky’s Mixed Bag; 9:30pm Classic Rex
Jazz Jam hosted by Chris Gale. November 18
6:30pm Ryan Oliver Trio; 9:30pm New York’s
Greg Osby with Luis Deniz Quintet. November
19 6:30pm Kevin Quain; 9:30pm New York’s
Greg Osby with Luis Deniz Quintet. November
20 4pm Hogtown Syncopators; 6:30pm Artie
Roth Quartet; 9:45pm Alex Pangman. November
21 12pm The Sinners Choir; 3:30pm
Laura Hubert Band; 7:30pm Justin Bacchus;
9:45pm Al Henderson Quintet. November
22 12pm Excelsior Dixieland Jazz Band;
3:30pm Mr. Rick’s Tin Pan Alley; 7pm Bugaloo
Squad; 9:30pm Three Blind Mice. November
23 6:30pm University of Toronto Student
Jazz Ensembles; 9:30pm Taylor Cook Quintet.
November 24 6:30pm Jordana Talsky’s Cabaret
Jazz; 9:30pm Classic Rex Jazz Jam hosted
by Chris Gale. November 25 6:30pm Ryan
Oliver Trio; 9:30pm Ken McDonald Quartet.
November 26 6:30pm Kevin Quain; 9:30pm
Mike Murley Quartet. November 27 4pm Hogtown
Syncopators; 6:30pm Artie Roth Quartet;
9:45pm New York’s Russ Nolan Quartet.
November 28 12pm The Sinners Choir;
3:30pm George Lake Big Band; 7:30pm Sara
Dell; 9:45pm Humber Faculty Nonet. November
29 12pm Excelsior Dixieland Jazz Band;
3:30pm Freeway Dixieland Band; 7pm Bugaloo
Squad; 9:30pm Sammy Jackson Group.
November 30 6:30pm University of Toronto
Student Jazz Ensembles; 9:30pm University
of Toronto Jazz Orchestras.
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)
November 2 7:30pm Advocats Big Band No
cover. November 9 7:30pm The Big City Big
Band No cover. November 16 7:30pm George
Lake Big Band No cover. November 23
7:30pm Mega City Swing Band.
Stori Aperitivo
95 King St. E 416-361-0404
stori.ca (full schedule)
Competitions
●●NUMUS. Student Curator Competition
2015. Open to all undergraduate students
currently enrolled at accredited Canadian
universities or colleges, up to a maximum
age of 25. The winner will curate a concert in
NUMUS’ MIX Music Series in the 2015-2016
concert season, to be presented on Sunday,
April 10, 2016 at The Block 3 Brewery
in St. Jacobs. Winners will receive financial
support from NUMUS (up to a maximum of
$500) to cover programming costs such as
artist fees, tech fees, and equipment rentals if
applicable. Winners will also receive advertising
and marketing support from NUMUS and
mentorship from NUMUS’ artistic director.
numus.on.ca Deadline: November 27 2015.
●●Orchestra Toronto. Marta Hidy Concerto
Competition 2016. This year’s prize awarded
to a percussionist. For Canadian virtuosos
aged 23 and younger. Prize includes a scholarship
of $1,000 and an opportunity to perform
as a soloist with Orchestra Toronto at
its December 2016 youth-oriented concert at
the Toronto Centre for the Arts. For full history
and registration form:
orchestratoronto.ca Deadline for mailing the
application form and registration fee: February
1 2016.
●●Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Choral Composition
Competition for emerging composers.
Winner receives $1000, Debbie
Fleming Prize for Choral Composition, and
TMC premiere of work at the January 20th
D. The ETCeteras
Tattoo
567 Queen St. W 416-703-5488
tattooqueenwest.com (full schedule)
Nov 25 8pm Galen Weston CD Release:
Plugged In $15(adv)/$20(door).
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
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: November
1, 15 5pm Monk’s Music. November 2 7:30pm
Jeremy Cunningham (drums) Quartet with
Jeff Parker (guitar), Josh Johnson (sax),
Matt Ulery (bass). November 3 7:30pm Ali
Berkok; 10pm Peripheral Vision. November
8 10pm The Lina Allemano Four. November
10 7:30pm Aurochs; 10pm Bedroom. November
15 7:30pm Diane Roblin. November 17
10pm The Ken McDonald Quartet. November
24 10pm Nick Fraser Presents. November 27
10pm The Ryan Driver Sextet.
Symposium concert. For more info and
submission requirements: tmchoir.org/
new-choral-composition-competition-foremerging-composers/
Deadline for submissions: November 13 2015.
Festivals, Fairs, Festivities
●●Nov 15: Iceland Naturally. An Evening in
Iceland. Interactive ticketed event showcasing
the best cuisine Iceland has to offer. Join
chef Helgadóttir along with Oliver & Bonacini’s
Anthony Walsh and Michael Wilson
for a meet and greet cocktail reception, followed
by a four-course tasting menu. Chefs
will walk guests through the menu while they
dine at communal tables and are treated to a
musical performance throughout the night.
Luma Restaurant, 330 King St. W.
icelandnaturally.com. $115.
Lectures, Salons, Symposia
●●Nov 01 2:30-5:30: International Resource
Centre for Performing Artists. Who’s Who
in the Industry. William Littler moderates a
high-voltage session that examines the challenges
and advantages of the present day,
through the perspectives of music presenters,
managers, performers, journalists, publicists
and more. Panelists include Annette
Sanger, Women’s Musical Club; Anthony Sargent,
Luminato Festival; Stan Passfield, Orillia
Concert Society; Faye Perkins, Real World
Management/Records; Kathy Domoney,
Domoney Artists Management; and others.
Performing Arts Lodge, 110 The Esplanade.
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