Volume 23 Issue 3 - November 2017

D. In the Clubs (Mostly Jazz)
E. The ETCeteras
N’awlins 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 The Jim Heineman Trio. Every Thur
8pm Nothin’ But the Blues with Joe Bowden.
Every Fri & Sat 8:30pm N’awlins All Star
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
Every Tues, Thu, Fri, and Sat.
Nov 2 Fern Lindzon with George Koller,
Nick Fraser; Nov 3 Canadian Jazz Quartet
and Friends Celebrate First Fridays;
Nov 4 Laura Fernandez with Colleen Allen,
Don Naduriak; Nov 6 John McLeod & The
Rex Hotel Orchestra; Nov 7 In Concert and
Conversation with Gene DiNovi; Nov 9 Steve
McDade with Adrean Farrugia, Scott Alexander,
Davidé DiRenzo; Nov 10 Sophia Perlman
with Adrean Farrugia, Ross McIntyre, Jeff
Halischuk; Nov 11 Brian Blain Blues Campfire
Jam with Chris Whitely, Jenie Thai, Alec Fraser;
Nov 16 Pat Collins with Tom Szczesniak,
Ted Quinlan; Nov 17 Dina LaCroix, David Restivo;
Nov 18 Julie Michels with Russ Boswell,
Tim Shia; Nov 23 Bob Brough with Adrean
Farrugia, Artie Roth; Nov 24 Ahmed Mitchell
with Alexander Brown, David Restivo,
Roberto Riveron; Nov 25 Monica Chapman
with Bartosz Hadala, Jordon O’Connor, Chris
Wallace; Nov 30 Robin Banks with Ted Quinlan,
Richard Whiteman; Dec 1 Canadian Jazz
Quartet & Friends Celebrate First Fridays;
Dec 2 Mike Downes with David Restivo, Larnell
Lewis; Dec 5 In Concert and Conversation
with Gene DiNovi; Dec 7 Genevieve
Marentette Trio with Robert Scott, George
Koller
Only Café, The
972 Danforth Ave. 416-463-7843
theonlycafe.com (full schedule)
All shows: 8pm unless otherwise indicated.
Nov 1 Jamick w/ Gary LaRocca; Nov 2 In
Between Sounds; Nov 4 Mudpunch; Nov 4
& 5 5pm Beerfest; Nov 5: Brian Passmore;
Nov 7 Kristy Hagerman; Nov 8 & 22 PSS Presents
An Evening of Improvised Creations;
Nov 16 Mid-November Mighty Moustache
Mayhem: Sawdust City Tap Takeover at the
M’OnlyCafe; Nov 18 Blakeley-Walker Band
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.
Every Sat 3pm Saturday Jazz.
Nov 4 Tune Town; Nov 11 Bob Brough Quartet;
Nov 18 Kevin Turcotte Quartet; Nov 25 Dan
Faulk Quartet; Dec 2 Alex Dean Quartet.
Poetry Jazz Café
224 Augusta Ave. 416-599-5299
poetryjazzcafe.com (full schedule)
Reposado Bar & Lounge
136 Ossington Ave. 416-532-6474
reposadobar.com (full schedule)
Reservoir Lounge, The
52 Wellington St. E. 416-955-0887
reservoirlounge.com (full schedule).
All shows: 9:45pm
Every Tue, Sat Tyler Yarema and his Rhythm.
Every Wed The Digs. Every Thu Stacey
Kaniuk. Every Fri Dee Dee and the Dirty
Martinis.
Rex Hotel Jazz & Blues Bar, The
194 Queen St. W. 416-598-2475
therex.ca (full schedule)
Call for cover charge info.
Every Sun 12 noon Excelsior Dixieland Jazz;
7pm Marilyn Lerner Trio. Every Mon 6:30pm
University of Toronto Student Jazz Ensembles.
Every Tue 6:30pm Chris Platt Trio.
Every Tue (except Nov 28) 9:30pm Classic
Rex Jazz Jam. Every Wed 6:30pm Thompson
Egbo-Egbo. Every Thu 6:30pm Kevin
Quain. Every Fri 4pm Hogtown Syncopators;
6:30pm James Brown Trio. Every Sat 12noon
The Sinners Choir; 7:30pm Justin Bacchus.
Nov 1 9:30pm François Jalbert & Jerome
Beaulieu Duo. Nov 2 9:30pm The North.
Nov 3 & 4 9:45pm Rinse the Algorithm. Nov 5
3:30pm Club Django; 9:30pm Samuel Bonnet
Quartet. Nov 6 9:30pm Socialist Night
School. Nov 8 9:30pm Manuel Valera Trio.
Nov 9 & 10 9:45pm Carn / Davidson 9. Nov 11
9:45pm Rhythm Method. Nov 12 9:30pm Harley
Card Quintet. Nov 13 9:30pm Sonuskapos
Big Band. Nov 15 9:30pm Steve Wallace.
Nov 16 9:30pm Aubrey Dayle Quartet. Nov 17
9:45 pm Avi Granite. Nov 18 9:45pm Easy
Answers. Nov 19 9:30pm Nick Maclean Quartet.
Nov 20 9:30pm Writers Jazz Orchestra.
Nov 22 9:30pm Modus Factor. Nov 23 & 24
9:45pm ‘Nuf Said. Nov 25 9:45pm Jefferson /
Murley. Nov 26 9:30pm Mary-Catherine Pazzano.
Nov 27 8:30pm Rex Hotel Orchestra.
Nov 28 9:30pm Joe Policastro Trio. Nov 29
9:30pm Matt Lagan Quintet. Nov 30 9:30pm
Robb Cappalletto Group.
Salty Dog Bar & Grill, The
1980 Queen St. E. 416-849-5064
thesaltydog.ca (full schedule)
Every Tue Jazz Night. Every Thu Karaoke.
Every Fri Blues Jam.
Sauce on the Danforth
1376 Danforth Ave. 647-748-1376
sauceondanforth.com
All shows: No cover.
Every Mon 9pm Funky Mondays. Every
Tue 6pm Julian Fauth Plays Barrel-House
Jazz. Every Sat 4pm Saturday Matinees.
Tranzac
292 Brunswick Ave. 416-923-8137
tranzac.org
3-4 shows daily, various styles. Mostly PWYC.
Every Mon 10pm Open Mic Mondays. Every
Fri 5pm The Friends of Hugh Oliver (folk).
Book Launches
●●Nov 7 7:00: The Gladstone Hotel Ballroom.
Book Launch. Release of Jaymz Bee’s new
book Cosmic Fishing. Presented by Pages
Unbound and Insomniac Press. Readings
from plus interviews and music performances.
1214 Queen St. W. 416-531-4635. $10
($5 book rebate).
Galas and Fundraisers
●●Nov 1 5:30: Canadian Opera Company.
Centre Stage. Featuring the Ensemble Studio
Competition, a vocal showcase of young
Canadian singers selected from nationwide
auditions. Host: Ben Heppner. Four Seasons
Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen
St. W. at University Ave. Cocktails at 5:30pm.
Competition at 6:30pm. Tickets available
online at COCCentreStage.ca or 416-363-
8231. $100 (cocktail reception and competition);
$1,500 (Gala dinner).
●●Nov 5 8:00: Big Rude Jake and Pivotal Productions.
Blues for the Red Door. 4th annual
star-studded blues revue to benefit the Red
Door Family Shelter in Toronto. Lula Lounge,
1585 Dundas St. W. Tickets $25, Advance tickets
at www.bluesforthereddoor.ca.
●●Nov 17 6:30: Church of St. Mary
Magdalene. Art Show & Silent Auction.
477 Manning Ave. 416-531-7955.
$25/$20(adv).
CANCELLED
COME TO THE
CABARET
With Elizabeth Beeler as M. C.
Sat. Nov. 18 at 4pm
THE EDWARD JACKMAN CENTRE
www.torontooperetta.com
416-366-7723 | www.stlc.com
●●Nov 18 4:00: Toronto Operetta Theatre.
Come to the Cabaret. An afternoon with
songs and chats. Elizabeth Beeler, Master
of Ceremonies. Edward Jackman Centre,
947 Queen St. E., 2nd Floor. 416-366-7723.
$45. CANCELLED.
Lectures, Salons, Symposia
●●Nov 2 7:30: Darchei Noam Synagogue.
Four Jewish Musical Titans (Part 2: Artur
Rubinstein). Rick Phillips examines four master
musicians and their music. A mix of lecture,
music and discussion. 864 Sheppard
Ave. W. 416-638-4783. $20 per lecture. Also
Nov 16, Dec 7.
●●Nov 4 7:00: The Toronto Gilbert and Sullivan
Society. Loops and Whorls: The Men,
the Malice and the Fascinating History of Fingerprinting.
Illustrated talk with musical
accompaniment. St. Andrew’s United Church,
117 Bloor St. E. Parking below church, off
Hayden St. Refreshments included. Nonmembers
welcome. $5.
●●Nov 6 1:30: Miles Nadal JCC. Ten Types of
Tenors. Lecture by Iain Scott, opera educator.
750 Spadina Ave. 416-924-6211 x0. $22.
●●Nov 8 7:00-9:00: Royal Conservatory of
Music. Get Happy: The Music of Hollywood’s
Golden Age. Lecture and sing-along. Pianist
and music appreciation instructor Jordan
Klapman. Join the fun and sing all of the
greatest hits from Hollywood’s Golden Age.
Temerty Theatre, Royal Conservatory of
Music, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-2824. $30.
●●Nov 12 2:00: Toronto Opera Club. Opera:
Fact vs. Fiction. Guest speaker: opera producer
and lecturer Sue Elliott. Room
330, Edward Johnson Bldg., Faculty of
Music, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-924-3940. $10.
●●Nov 16 7:30: Darchei Noam Synagogue.
Four Jewish Musical Titans (Part 3: Vladimir
Horowitz). Rick Phillips examines four master
musicians and their music. A mix of lecture,
music and discussion. 864 Sheppard Ave. W.
416-638-4783. $20 per lecture. Also Dec 7.
●●Nov 25 3:00: Gallery 345. ClimateKeys:
Talking About Climate Change. Lecture
and discussion led by Prof. Matthew Hoffmann.
Music for solo piano by Berio, Ravel,
Takemitsu and Lavallée. Erika Crino, piano.
345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. PWYC.
●●Nov 26 2:00-5:00: Classical Music Club
Toronto. Prokofiev: 1917 Premieres. Many of
Prokofiev’s most interesting works were premiered
100 years ago. We will be presenting a
number of audio and video recordings exploring
these important works. Annual membership:
$25(regular); $10(sr/st). Free for
first-time visitors. Donations accepted for
refreshments. 416-898-2549.
●●Dec 3 2:00: Toronto Opera Club. Love at
First Sight! Guest Speaker: Iain Scott. Room
330, Faculty of Music, Edward Johnson Bldg.,
80 Queen’s Park. 416-924-3940. $10.
●●Dec 7 7:30: Darchei Noam Synagogue. Four
Jewish Musical Titans (Part 4: George Szell).
Rick Phillips examines four master musicians
and their music. A mix of lecture, music, and
discussion. 864 Sheppard Ave. W. 416-638-
4783. $20 per lecture.
Masterclasses
●●Nov 4 10:00am-12:00noon: Kawartha
Youth Orchestra. Violin Masterclass. Toronto
Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Jonathan
Crow. The Mount Community Centre,
“The Gathering Room”, 1545 Monaghan Rd.,
Peterborough. 705-927-0768. Audit fee $15;
$5(st).
●●Nov 11 11:00am-1:00pm: Tafelmusik. Fortepiano
Masterclass. Christian Bezuidenhout.
Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall,
427 Bloor St. W. Open to the public. 416-964-
9652. Free admission. Donations welcome.
●●Nov 24 6:00-9:00: ORMTA Central Toronto
Branch. Composition Master Class with
Omar Daniel. In honour of Canada Music
Week. Participants and auditors of all ages
and levels welcome. Canadian Music Centre
20 St Joseph St. $15-$45. Contact: Avila Lotoski
at avila.lotoski@hotmail.com.
●●Nov 24 7:00-10:00: University of Toronto,
Faculty of Music. Robert Dick - Flute Masterclass.
Edward Johnson Building, University of
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