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Beat by Beat | Mainly Clubs, Mostly Jazz!<br />
stage, I nudged my friend and said, “This is definitely going to be my<br />
favourite.” I had said before that Sophia Perlman was my favourite<br />
jazz singer in the city and then quickly corrected myself. “One of my<br />
favourites. Top five.”<br />
The finale of the anniversary celebration invited the participation<br />
of the audience. A bunch of people with conducting experience<br />
came on stage, divided the audience into sections, and conducted each<br />
respective section in a rendition of the round Music Alone Shall Live,<br />
while Mary Lou Fallis accompanied us on the piano. “All things shall<br />
perish from under the sky. Music alone shall live, music alone shall<br />
live, music alone shall live, never to die.”<br />
The song is true. If not literally, then in some other way. Music may<br />
not survive the heat death of the universe, but it is transcendent and<br />
universal. It has existed since before recorded history and it – or at<br />
least evidence of it – will exist after our species has gone extinct. It<br />
could have been my imagination, or the nature of the music, or the<br />
elevation of the stage, or just the fact that we were in a church, but for<br />
me, it was a reverent moment. There was no dancing or even standing<br />
(excepting the conductors). Only a bunch of people simultaneously<br />
expressing a belief we all share, and which none of us takes lightly.<br />
Sophia Perlman: Vocal diamonds. Earlier that week I had gone to<br />
the Reservoir Lounge, a venue with less light, more food, and a louder<br />
audience, to hear Sophia Perlman. Accompanied by Farrugia on piano,<br />
the band also included Richard Underhill on alto sax, Jeff Halischuk<br />
on the drums and Mike Carson on bass. It was a marvellous show. The<br />
finale of the night, a cover of Paul Simon’s Diamonds on the Soles of<br />
Her Shoes, complete with vocal harmony from the band also invited<br />
audience participation. Before the night was over, everyone was on<br />
their feet. Most people danced. I’m not one for dancing, but I couldn’t<br />
sit for it. I had to sway.<br />
The music aside, the setting was different. The stage was less<br />
elevated. No one was in formal attire. Most people were drunk (I was<br />
not) and at times willing to talk over the band (also not I) – which I<br />
think made it all the more meaningful and beautiful when the audience<br />
did choose to hand over their attention to the musicians on stage.<br />
“Ta na na, Ta na na na” is not quite the statement that “music alone<br />
shall live, never to die” is. Nonetheless it lifted in a similar way to the<br />
Sophia Perlman at Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre (late September 2015)<br />
round in the church. So in retrospect, maybe it wasn’t the words.<br />
Maybe it was the joy of making music with other people.<br />
For the aforementioned jazz singer, Sophia Perlman, a large part of<br />
the joy of making music – specifically improvised music – with other<br />
people is the spontaneity of it. Jazz musicians aren’t known for their<br />
creative inflexibility or physical tension, but even in this idiom you<br />
will rarely see someone as loose, relaxed, comfortable on stage and<br />
comfortable in her skin as Perlman is.<br />
JOSHUA GOLDHAR<br />
C. In the Clubs (Mostly Jazz)<br />
bloomrestaurant.com<br />
All shows: 19+. Call for reservations.<br />
November 26 7pm Sophia Perlman (voice)<br />
Trio with Adrean Farrugia (piano), Ross Mac-<br />
Intyre (bass) $45 (includes dinner).<br />
Castro’s Lounge<br />
2116e Queen St. E 416-699-8272<br />
castroslounge.com (full schedule)<br />
All shows: No cover/PWYC<br />
Every Wed 6pm The Mediterranean Stars.<br />
C’est What<br />
67 Front St. E (416) 867-9499<br />
cestwhat.com (full schedule)<br />
November 7, 21 3pm The Boxcar Boys. November<br />
14, 28 3pm The Hot Five Jazzmakers.<br />
Chalkers Pub, Billiards & Bistro<br />
247 Marlee Ave. 416-789-2531<br />
chalkerspub.com (full schedule)<br />
De Sotos<br />
1079 St. Clair Ave. W 416-651-2109<br />
desotos.ca (full schedule)<br />
Every Sun 11am-2pm Sunday Live Jazz<br />
Brunch hosted by Anthony Abbatangeli No<br />
cover.<br />
Dominion on Queen<br />
500 Queen St. E 416-368-6893<br />
dominiononqueen.com (full schedule)<br />
Call for cover charge info.<br />
Emmet Ray, The<br />
924 College St. 416-792-4497<br />
theemmetray.com (full schedule)<br />
All shows: No cover/PWYC<br />
November 1 8pm Matt Marantz (sax) Quartet<br />
with Alex Goodman (guitar), Rick Rosato<br />
(bass), Jimmy MacBride (drums). November<br />
2 7pm Jacob Damelin Trio; 9:30pm Keith<br />
Price (guitar) Trio with Mark Godfrey (bass),<br />
Curtis Nowasad. November 5 9pm John-<br />
Wayne Swingtet: Wayne Nakamura (guitar),<br />
Abbey Sholzberg (bass), John Farrell (guitar).<br />
November 8, 22 5:30pm Monk’s Music.<br />
November 8 8pm Autobahn: Jeff LaRochelle<br />
(sax), James Hill (piano), Ian Wright. November<br />
9 7pm Christian Overton Quintet. November<br />
12 9pm Bossa Tres: Victor Monsiváis<br />
(guitar), Abbey Sholzberg (bass). November<br />
15 8pm Parker Abbott Trio: Teri Parker<br />
(piano), Simeon Abbott (piano, organ), Mark<br />
Segger (drums). November 16 9:30pm William<br />
Carn & Kelsey Grant (trombones). November<br />
19 9pm Vokurka’s Vicarious Virtuoso<br />
Violin with Ed Vokurka (violin), John Fletcher<br />
(guitar), Abbey Scholzberg (bass). November<br />
22 8pm Avi Granite & Ted Quinlan (guitars).<br />
November 23 7pm Max Senitt Trio; 9:30 Mark<br />
Godfrey Quartet.<br />
Fat City Blues<br />
890 College St. 647-345-8282<br />
Garage @ CSI Annex, The<br />
720 Bathurst St. 416-619-4621<br />
livefromtheannex.com<br />
November 3 ‘Live From the Annex’ monthly<br />
Cabaret $15(adv).<br />
Gate 403<br />
403 Roncesvalles Ave. 416-588-2930<br />
gate403.com<br />
All shows: PWYC.<br />
November 1 5pm Keith Price Blues Music<br />
from Winnipeg; 9pm Diablo’s Dust. November<br />
2 5pm Mike Daley Jazz Trio; 9pm Bruce<br />
Chapman Blues Duo. November 3 5pm Howard<br />
Willett Blues Duo; 9pm Grant Lyle Blues<br />
Music. November 4 9pm Julian Fauth Blues<br />
Night. November 6 9pm Fraser Melvin Blues<br />
Band. November 7 5pm Bill Heffernan and<br />
His Friends. November 9 9pm Chris Staig<br />
Trio. November 11 5pm Michelle Rumball with<br />
friend; 9pm Julian Fauth Blues Night. November<br />
12 9pm Kevin Laliberté Jazz & Flamenco<br />
Trio. November 13 9pm Denielle Bassels<br />
Jazz Band. November 14 5pm Bill Heffernan<br />
and His Friends. November 18 9pm Julian<br />
Fauth Blues Night. November 20 5pm<br />
Sam Broverman Jazz Duo. November 21 5pm<br />
Bill Heffernan and His Friends. November 25<br />
9pm Julian Fauth Blues Night. November 28<br />
5pm Bill Heffernan and His Friends. November<br />
30 Kalya Ramu Jazz Band.<br />
Grossman’s Tavern<br />
379 Spadina Ave. 416-977-7000<br />
grossmanstavern.com (full schedule)<br />
All shows: No cover (unless otherwise noted).<br />
November 1 4:30pm New Orleans Connection<br />
All Star Jazz Band; 10pm The National<br />
Blues Jam with Brian Cober. November<br />
2 9:30pm The Band is called NO BAND<br />
REQUIRED. November 3 9:30pm Ms. Debbie<br />
& The Don Valley Stompers.<br />
Harlem Restaurant<br />
67 Richmond St. E. 416-368-1920<br />
harlemrestaurant.com (full schedule)<br />
All shows: 7:30-11pm (unless otherwise<br />
noted). Call for cover charge info.<br />
November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Neil Brathwaite.<br />
November 5, 12, 19, 26 Dirty Jazz. November<br />
7 Liz Loughrey & Adrian X. November<br />
13 Mellow Dee. November 14 Kristin Fung.<br />
November 20 Gyles. November 21 The Jay<br />
Danley Ethiojazz Group.<br />
Hirut Cafe and Restaurant<br />
2050 Danforth Ave. 416-551-7560<br />
Home Smith Bar – See Old Mill, The<br />
56 | Nov 1 - Dec 7, 2015 thewholenote.com
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