Volume 23 Issue 9 - June / July / August 2018
PLANTING NOT PAVING! In this JUNE / JULY /AUGUST combined issue: Farewell interviews with TSO's Peter Oundjian and Stratford Summer Music's John Miller, along with "going places" chats with Luminato's Josephine Ridge, TD Jazz's Josh Grossman and Charm of Finches' Terry Lim. ) Plus a summer's worth of fruitful festival inquiry, in the city and on the road, in a feast of stories and our annual GREEN PAGES summer Directory.
PLANTING NOT PAVING! In this JUNE / JULY /AUGUST combined issue: Farewell interviews with TSO's Peter Oundjian and Stratford Summer Music's John Miller, along with "going places" chats with Luminato's Josephine Ridge, TD Jazz's Josh Grossman and Charm of Finches' Terry Lim. ) Plus a summer's worth of fruitful festival inquiry, in the city and on the road, in a feast of stories and our annual GREEN PAGES summer Directory.
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mezzettarestaurant.com (full schedule)<br />
All shows: 9pm, $8 (unless otherwise noted).<br />
Every Wed 9 & 10:15pm Wednesday Concert<br />
Series. Cover $12.<br />
Mazetta’s Musical Festival<br />
Jun 6 Angela Turone & Chris Platt Bossa Duo.<br />
Jun 13 Jorge Miguel.<br />
Monarch Tavern<br />
12 Clinton St. 416-531-5833<br />
themonarchtavern.com (full schedule)<br />
Every Tues 9pm Vinyl Night $5; Every<br />
Thu 10pm Monarch Karaoke $5.<br />
Jun 5 8pm Belleville Ville.<br />
N’awlins Jazz Bar & Dining<br />
299 King St. W. 416-595-1958<br />
nawlins.ca<br />
All shows: No cover/PWYC.<br />
Every Tue 6:30pm Stacie McGregor. Every<br />
Wed 7pm The Jim Heineman Trio. Every Thur<br />
8pm Nothin’ But the Blues with Joe Bowden.<br />
Every Fri & Sat 8:30pm N’awlins All Star<br />
Band; Every Sun 7pm Brooke Blackburn.<br />
Nice Bistro, The<br />
117 Brock St. N., Whitby. 905-668-8839<br />
nicebistro.com (full schedule)<br />
Live jazz and dinner @ $39.99 per person.<br />
Dinner from 6pm and music from 7 to 9pm.<br />
Jun 6 Zoé Chilco Duo.<br />
Old Mill, The<br />
21 Old Mill Rd. 416-<strong>23</strong>6-2641<br />
oldmilltoronto.com<br />
The Home Smith Bar: No reservations. No<br />
cover. $20 food/drink minimum. All shows:<br />
7:30-10:30pm<br />
Every Tues, Thu, Fri, and Sat.<br />
Jun 1 Canadian Jazz Quartet & Friends.<br />
Jun 2 Jake Wilkinson Trio. Jun 5 Gene<br />
DiNovi, piano & vocals. Jun 7 Bonnie Brett<br />
Trio. Jun 8 Alexis Baro Quartet. Jun 9 Brian<br />
Blain’s Blues Campfire Jam with Guests.<br />
Jun 14 Andrew Scott Trio. Jun 15 Shannon<br />
Gunn Trio. Jun 16 Dave Young Quartet.<br />
Jun 21 Luis Mario Ochoa Quartet. Jun 22 &<br />
<strong>23</strong>, 29 & 30 Heather Bambrick & Friends.<br />
Jul 6 Drew Jurecka Trio. Jul 7 Duncan Hopkins<br />
Homecoming Trio. Jul 13 Vern Dorge<br />
Quartet. Jul 14 Lisa Martinelli & Kevin Turcotte<br />
Quartet in Tribute. Jul 20 Will Jarvis<br />
“Con Gracias” Quartet. Jul 21 Steve Amirault<br />
Trio. Jul 27 Alex Dean Quartet. Jul 28 Morgan<br />
Childs Quartet. Aug 3 Pat Collins Trio.<br />
Aug 4 Jake Koffman Trio. Aug 10 Lina Allemano.<br />
Aug 11 Jay Danley Trio. Aug 17 Vaughan<br />
Misener Trio. Aug 18 Emily Steinwall Quartet.<br />
Aug 24 Jack McFadden Trio. Aug 25 Worst<br />
Pop Band Ever. Aug 31 William Carn Quartet.<br />
Sep 1 Lenny Solomon Trio.<br />
Only Café, The<br />
972 Danforth Ave. 416-463-7843<br />
theonlycafe.com (full schedule)<br />
Pilot Tavern, The<br />
22 Cumberland Ave. 416-9<strong>23</strong>-5716<br />
thepilot.ca<br />
All shows: 3pm. No cover.<br />
Every Sat 3pm Saturday Jazz.<br />
Poetry Jazz Café<br />
224 <strong>August</strong>a Ave. 416-599-5299<br />
poetryjazzcafe.com (full schedule)<br />
Reposado Bar & Lounge<br />
136 Ossington Ave. 416-532-6474<br />
reposadobar.com (full schedule)<br />
Reservoir Lounge, The<br />
52 Wellington St. E. 416-955-0887<br />
reservoirlounge.com (full schedule).<br />
Every Tue & Sat, 8:45pm Tyler Yarema and<br />
his Rhythm. Every Wed 9pm The Digs. Every<br />
Fri 9:45pm Dee Dee and the Dirty Martinis.<br />
Rex Hotel Jazz & Blues Bar, The<br />
194 Queen St. W. 416-598-2475<br />
therex.ca (full schedule)<br />
Call for cover charge info.<br />
Every Fri 4pm (3pm on Jun 22 & 29) Hogtown<br />
Syncopators.<br />
Jun 1 9:45pm Jenna Marie – R&B. Jun 2<br />
12noon The Sinners Choir; 3:30pm Chris<br />
Hunt Tentet + 2; 7pm Alex Coleman A/C Unit;<br />
9:45pm Joe Bowden Sextet. Jun 3 12noon<br />
Humber Community Music Student Jazz<br />
Recitals; 4:30pm Club Django; 7pm Julian<br />
Anderson-Bowes; 9:30pm Ilios Steryannis<br />
Quartet. Jun 4 6:30pm Peter Hill Quintet;<br />
9:30pm Mike Malone & Writers Jazz Orchestra.<br />
Jun 5 6:30pm Trevor Giancola Quartet;<br />
9:30pm PSC Trio. Jun 6 6:30pm Worst Pop<br />
Band Ever; 9:30pm Jesse Ryan’s Bridges.<br />
Jun 7 6:30pm JV’s Bugaloo Squad; 9:30pm<br />
Kandinsky Effect. Jun 8 6:45pm The Jivebombers;<br />
9:45pm Soul Stew. Jun 9 12noon<br />
The Sinners Choir; 3:30pm Jerome Godboo;<br />
7pm Alex Coleman’s A/C Unit; 9:45pm Jake<br />
Chisholm Group. Jun 10 12noon Excelsior<br />
Dixieland Jazz; 3:30pm Red Hot Ramble; 7pm<br />
Julian Anderson-Bowes; 9:30pm Barry Romberg<br />
Group. Jun 11 6:30pm Peter Hill Quintet;<br />
9:30pm Steve Farrugia & Big City Band.<br />
Jun 12 6:30pm Trevor Giancola Quartet;<br />
9:30pm Classic Rex Jazz Jam. Jun 13 6:30pm<br />
Worst Pop Band Ever; 9:30pm Brad Cheeseman.<br />
Jun 14 6:30pm JV’s Bugaloo Squad;<br />
9:30pm Uncertainty Principle. Jun 15 6:45pm<br />
The Jivebombers; 9:45pm Russ Nolan. Jun 16<br />
12noon The Sinners Choir; 3:30pm Swing<br />
Shift Big Band; 7pm Alex Coleman’s A/C Unit;<br />
9:45pm Alex Pangman. Jun 17 12noon Excelsior<br />
Dixieland Jazz; 3:30pm Dr. Nick – Blues;<br />
7pm Julian Anderson-Bowes; 9:30pm Gabriel<br />
Palatchi Trio. Jun 18 6:30pm Peter Hill Quintet;<br />
9:30pm Mike Hunt’s OTR Big Band. Jun 19<br />
6:30pm Trevor Giancola Quartet; 9:30pm<br />
Classic Rex Jazz Jam. Jun 20 6:30pm Worst<br />
Pop Band Ever. Jun 21 5pm Emily Steinwall;<br />
8pm Will Vinson Trio; 10pm Shaun Martin Go<br />
Go Party. Jun 22 5pm The Jivebombers; 8pm<br />
Pat LaBarbera Quartet; 10pm Paris_Monster.<br />
Jun <strong>23</strong> 12noon The Sinners Choir; 3:30pm<br />
Laura Hubert Band; 8pm Joy Lapps Project;<br />
10pm Paris_Monster. Jun 24 12noon Excelsior<br />
Dixieland Jazz; 3:30pm Freeway Dixieland;<br />
8pm Becca Stevens; 10pm Rinse the<br />
Algorithm. Jun 25 5pm Robert Diack; 8pm<br />
Soul Jazz Revue; 10pm Breastfist. Jun 26<br />
5pm Harley Card; 8pm Mike Murley; 10pm<br />
Breastfist. Jun 27 5pm Alison Au; 8pm Geoffrey<br />
Keezer Trio; 10pm Dan Weiss & Starbaby.<br />
Jun 28 5pm Neon Eagle; 8pm Gray Matter;<br />
10pm Dan Weiss & Starbaby. Jun 29 10pm<br />
Ghost Note. Jun 30 12noon Humber Community<br />
Music; 3:30pm Paul Reddick; 8pm Joe<br />
Policastro; 10pm Gogo Penguin. Jul 1 12noon<br />
Excelsior Dixieland Jazz; 3:30pm Club Django;<br />
7pm Alison Young Quintet; 9:30pm Radiohead<br />
Jazz Project.<br />
Salty Dog Bar & Grill, The<br />
1980 Queen St. E. 416-849-5064<br />
Galas and Fundraisers<br />
●●Jun 9 11am: Dundas Valley Orchestra.<br />
Musical Café Fundraiser. Musical entertainment<br />
by members of the Dundas Valley<br />
Orchestra and friends. Includes Silent Auction.<br />
The Healthy and Happy Food Market, 24 King<br />
St. W., Dundas. dundasvalleyorchestra.ca.<br />
●●Jun 9 7:30pm: Symphony on the Bay. A<br />
Summer Serenade: Fundraising Chamber<br />
Concert. Musicians and friends of Symphony<br />
on the Bay playing works by Handel, Haydn,<br />
Mozart, Warlock, Kevin Lau and others.<br />
Reception to follow. Brant Hills Presbyterian<br />
Church, 2138 Brant St., Burlington. Tickets<br />
available through symphonyonthebay.ca or<br />
at the door $30(families); $20(adults); $10(12<br />
and under).<br />
●●Jun 9 8pm Arraymusic. Come Feel the Beat<br />
with Us. Featuring Rick Sacks, re-creating<br />
“Life in the Factory.” This piece features a conveyor<br />
belt that Sacks outfitted himself with<br />
found objects. There will be food, a cash bar,<br />
silent auction, and a surprise interactive art<br />
piece to which you are invited to contribute.<br />
E. The ETCeteras<br />
thesaltydog.ca (full schedule)<br />
Every Tue 7-10pm Jazz Night. Every<br />
Thu 8:30pm Karaoke. Every Fri 9:30pm<br />
Blues Jam - house band with weekly featured<br />
guest.<br />
Sauce on Danforth<br />
1376 Danforth Ave. 647-748-1376<br />
sauceondanforth.com<br />
All shows: No cover.<br />
Every Mon 9pm Funky Mondays. Every<br />
Tue 6pm Julian Fauth Plays Barrel-House<br />
Jazz. Every Thursday 8pm An Evening of<br />
Music with Steven Koven and Artie Roth.<br />
Every Sat 4pm Saturday Matinees.<br />
Jun 2 Michelle Rumball.<br />
The Senator WineBar<br />
249 Victoria St 416 364-7517<br />
thesenator.com<br />
All shows with $10 cover charge<br />
Tranzac<br />
292 Brunswick Ave. 416-9<strong>23</strong>-8137<br />
tranzac.org (full schedule)<br />
3-4 shows daily, various styles, in four different<br />
performance spaces. Mostly PWYC.<br />
Every Mon 10pm Open Mic Mondays. Every<br />
Tues 8pm Annex Ukelele Jam. Every Thur<br />
7:30pm Bluegrass Thursdays. Every Sun 7pm<br />
The Rhythmicaturgically Syncopated Social<br />
Hour Jazz Jam.<br />
Arraymusic, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019.<br />
$20.<br />
●●Jun 10 1pm: Niagara Symphony Orchestra.<br />
Face to Face and Fabulous. Meet Toronto<br />
Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Jonathan<br />
Crow at an intimate gathering in a<br />
charming vineyard setting for a memorable<br />
afternoon to benefit the NSO. Hosted by<br />
NSO music director Bradley Thachuk, guests<br />
and friends will revel in an elegant 3-course<br />
luncheon, sample a selection of marvellous<br />
wines, meet and chat with Jonathan Crow,<br />
and enjoy Jonathan’s fabulous performances!<br />
The Pavilion Trius Winery at Hillebrand,<br />
1249 Niagara Stone Rd., Niagara-on-the-<br />
Lake. Seating is limited. For reservations call<br />
905-687-4993 ext. 221. $125.<br />
●●Jun 10 7:30pm: Storytelling Toronto. Fundraising<br />
Benefit for Storytent. Curated program<br />
and open stage featuring Rubina Sinha,<br />
Sarah Abusarar, Ruth Danziger and others.<br />
Contact Pat Bissett at 647-346-1907 for tickets.<br />
$20. For dining reservations call 416-967-<br />
1078. Free Times Café. 320 College St, $20.<br />
Sunday, <strong>June</strong> 10 at 4:30pm<br />
William Carn Trio:<br />
William Carn (trombone)<br />
Nancy Walker (piano)<br />
Kieran Overs (bass)<br />
Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St.<br />
(north of St. Clair at Heath St.)<br />
Admission is free; donations are welcome.<br />
Featuring some of Toronto’s best<br />
jazz musicians with a brief reflection<br />
by Jazz Vespers Clergy<br />
Sunday, <strong>June</strong> 24 at 4:30pm<br />
Brian Barlow Big Band<br />
“The Sacred Music of<br />
Duke Ellington” (Beginning of<br />
the TD Toronto Jazz Festival)<br />
416-920-5211<br />
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