Volume 25 Issue 2 - October 2019
Long promised, Vivian Fellegi takes a look at Relaxed Performance practice and how it is bringing concert-going barriers down across the spectrum; Andrew Timar looks at curatorial changes afoot at the Music Gallery; David Jaeger investigates the trumpets of October; the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution (and the 20th Anniversary of our October Blue Pages Presenter profiles) in our Editor's Opener; the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir at 125; Tapestry at 40 and Against the Grain at 10; ringing in the changing season across our features and columns; all this and more, now available in Flip Through format here, and on the stands commencing this coming Friday September 27, 2019. Enjoy.
Long promised, Vivian Fellegi takes a look at Relaxed Performance practice and how it is bringing concert-going barriers down across the spectrum; Andrew Timar looks at curatorial changes afoot at the Music Gallery; David Jaeger investigates the trumpets of October; the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution (and the 20th Anniversary of our October Blue Pages Presenter profiles) in our Editor's Opener; the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir at 125; Tapestry at 40 and Against the Grain at 10; ringing in the changing season across our features and columns; all this and more, now available in Flip Through format here, and on the stands commencing this coming Friday September 27, 2019. Enjoy.
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Old Mill, The<br />
21 Old Mill Rd. 416-236-2641<br />
oldmilltoronto.com (full schedule)<br />
The Home Smith Bar: No reservations. No<br />
cover. $20 food/drink minimum. All shows:<br />
7:30-10:30pm unless otherwise listed.<br />
Oct 1 Gene DiNovi. Oct 4 Canadian Jazz Quartet<br />
w/ Brian O’Kane. Oct 9 John MacLeod.<br />
Oct 10 Sophia Perlman & Adrean Farrugia’s<br />
Thursday Night Jazz Party. Oct 12 Brian<br />
Blain’s Campfire Jam. Oct 16 Russ Little.<br />
Oct 17 Bob DeAngelis. Oct 18 6pm Groove<br />
Night w/ DJ Ian. Oct 19 6pm Enrico Galante.<br />
Oct <strong>25</strong> 6pm Groove Night w/ DJ Ian.<br />
Oct 26 6pm Spooktacular Halloween Party.<br />
Oct 30 John MacMurchy.<br />
Only Café, The<br />
972 Danforth Ave. 416-463-7843<br />
theonlycafe.com (full schedule)<br />
Pilot Tavern, The<br />
22 Cumberland Ave. 416-923-5716<br />
thepilot.ca<br />
All shows: 2:30pm. No cover.<br />
Oct 5 Jim Gelcer Quartet. Oct 12 Aaron Davis<br />
Quintet. Oct 19 Bernie Senensky Quartet.<br />
Oct 26 Jeff King Quartet.<br />
Poetry Jazz Café<br />
224 Augusta 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<br />
and his Rhythm. Every Wed 9pm The Digs.<br />
Every Thurs 9:45pm Stacey Kaniuk. 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 />
Oct 1 6:30pm Chris Wallace Group, 9:30pm<br />
Big Smoke Brass. Oct 2 6:30pm Ernest Cervini’s<br />
Tetrahedron, 9:30pm Rafael Zaldivar<br />
Group. Oct 3 6:30pm Artie Roth Quartet,<br />
9:45pm Barry Elmes Quintet. Oct 4<br />
4pm Hogtown Syncopators, 6:30pm Colleen<br />
Allen, 9:45pm Barry Elmes Quintet.<br />
Oct 5 12pm Adam & Adam’s Remnants,<br />
3:30pm Chris Hunt Tentet + 2, 7pm Jenna<br />
Marie R&B, 9:45pm Dave Young Quintet.<br />
Oct 6 12pm Excelsior Dixieland Jazz Band,<br />
3:30pm Club Django, 7pm Alex Lakusta Electric<br />
Trio, 9:30pm Barry Romberg Group.<br />
Oct 7 6:30pm U of T Student Jazz Ensembles,<br />
9:30pm Mike Malone & The Writer’s<br />
Jazz Orchestra. Oct 8 6:30pm Chris Wallace<br />
Group, 9:30pm Chris Gale Hosts Classic Rex<br />
Jazz Jam. Oct 9 6:30pm Ernesto Cervini’s<br />
Tetrahedron, 9:30pm Snarky Puppy’s Chris<br />
Bullock. Oct 10 6:30pm Artie Roth Quartet,<br />
9:45pm Annual Coltrane Tribute feat. Pat<br />
LaBarbera, Kirk MacDonald, Joe LaBarbera.<br />
Oct 11 4pm Hogtown Syncopators, 6:30pm<br />
Colleen Allen, 9:45pm Annual Coltrane Tribute<br />
feat. Pat LaBarbera, Kirk MacDonald,<br />
Joe LaBarbera. Oct 12 12pm Adam & Adam’s<br />
Remnants, 3:30pm Laura Hubert Band, 7pm<br />
Neon Eagle, 9:45pm Annual Coltrane Tribute<br />
feat. Pat LaBarbera, Kirk MacDonald,<br />
Joe LaBarbera. Oct 13 12pm Excelsior Dixieland<br />
Jazz Band, 3:30pm Red Hot Ramble, 7pm<br />
Alex Lakusta Electric Trio, 9:30pm Dan Willis.<br />
Oct 14 6:30pm U of T Student Jazz Ensembles,<br />
9:30pm Hannah Barstow Trio. Oct 15<br />
6:30pm Chris Wallace Group, 9:30pm Chris<br />
Gale hosts Classic Rex Jazz Jam. Oct 16<br />
6:30pm Ernesto Cervini’s Tetrahedron,<br />
9:30pm Andrew Boniwell. Oct 17 6:30pm<br />
Artie Roth Quartet, 9:30pm Paul DeLong’s<br />
One Word. Oct 18 4pm Hogtown Syncopators,<br />
6:30pm Colleen Allen, 9:45pm Joe Policastro<br />
Trio. Oct 19 12pm Adam & Adam’s<br />
Remnants, 3:30pm Swing Shift Big Band, 7pm<br />
Jenna Marie R&B, 9:45pm Joanna Majoko<br />
Sextet. Oct 20 12pm Excelsior Dixieland Jazz<br />
Band, 3:30pm Dr. Nick & The Rollercoasters,<br />
7pm Alex Lakusta Electric Trio, 9:30pm<br />
Brian Charette Organ Trio. Oct 21 6:30pm<br />
U of T Student Jazz Ensembles, 9:30pm Chelsea<br />
McBride’s Socialist Night School. Oct 22<br />
6:30pm Chris Wallace Group, 9:30pm Chris<br />
Gale hosts Classic Rex Jazz Jam. Oct 23<br />
6:30pm Ernesto Cervini’s Tetrahedron,<br />
9:30pm Florian Hoefner Trio. Oct 24 6:30pm<br />
Artie Roth Quartet, 9:30pm Florian Hoefner<br />
Trio. Oct <strong>25</strong> 4pm Hogtown Syncopators,<br />
6:30pm Colleen Allen, 9:45pm Dayna Stephens<br />
& Pluto Juice. Oct <strong>25</strong> 4pm Hogtown<br />
Syncopators, 6:30pm Colleen Allen, 9:45pm<br />
Dayna Stephens & Pluto Juice. Oct 26 12pm<br />
Adam & Adam’s Remnants, 3:30pm Paul Reddick<br />
Blues, 7pm Neon Eagle, 9:45pm Dayna<br />
Stephens & Pluto Juice. Oct 27 12pm Dixieland:<br />
Louisiana Havana, 3:30pm The Butter<br />
& Egg Men, 7pm Alex Lakusta Electric Trio,<br />
9:30pm Jacob’s Cattle. Oct 28 6:30pm U of T<br />
Student Jazz Ensembles, 8:30pm John Mac-<br />
Leod’s Rex Hotel Orchestra. Oct 29 6:30pm<br />
Chris Wallace Groups, 9:30pm Chris Gale<br />
hosts Classic Rex Jazz Jam. Oct 30 6:30pm<br />
Ernesto Cervini’s Tetrahedron, 9:30pm JV’s<br />
Boogaloo Squad. Oct 31 6:30pm Artie Roth<br />
Quartet, 9:30pm Mareika Weining Quintet.<br />
Salty Dog Bar & Grill, The<br />
1980 Queen St. E. 416-849-5064<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. Every Sat 3pm Salty Dog Saturday<br />
Matinée.<br />
Sauce on Danforth<br />
1376 Danforth Ave. 647-748-1376<br />
sauceondanforth.com<br />
All shows: No cover.<br />
Every Mon 9pm Gareth Parry’s Book Club.<br />
Every Tue 6pm Julian Fauth. Every Wed Paul<br />
Reddick & Friends. Every Thu 8pm Steve<br />
Koven and Artie Roth. Sat and Sun Matinees<br />
4pm various performers.<br />
The Senator Winebar<br />
249 Victoria St 416 364-7517<br />
thesenator.com (full schedule)<br />
Tranzac<br />
292 Brunswick Ave. 416-923-8137<br />
tranzac.org (full schedule)<br />
3-4 shows daily, various styles, in three different<br />
performance spaces. Mostly PWYC.<br />
Clubs & Groups<br />
●●Oct 06 2:00: Toronto Opera Club. Scenes<br />
from Verdi’s Macbeth. Guest speaker: Iain<br />
Scott. Edward Johnson Bldg., Faculty of Music,<br />
80 Queens Park, Room 330. 416-924-3940. $10.<br />
●●Oct 13 2:00: Classical Music Club Toronto.<br />
Massenet and His Exotic Operas. For further<br />
information, visit classicalmusicclubtoronto.<br />
org or contact John Sharpe at 416-898-<strong>25</strong>49<br />
or torontoshi@sympatico.ca. Annual membership:<br />
$<strong>25</strong>(regular); $10(sr/st). Free for<br />
first-time visitors. Donations accepted for<br />
refreshments.<br />
Competitions<br />
●●Dec 01: Toronto Mozart Violin Competition.<br />
Application deadline: Dec 1 but applications<br />
are being accepted now. Further<br />
information at mozartproject.ca.<br />
●●Dec 01: Toronto Mozart Vocal Competition.<br />
Application deadline: Dec 1 but applications<br />
are being accepted now. Further<br />
information at mozartproject.ca.<br />
Film Screenings<br />
●●Oct 19 7:30: Mississauga Festival<br />
Choir. Phantom of the Opera. Film screening<br />
of the 19<strong>25</strong> silent film The Phantom of<br />
the Opera. Music for chamber orchestra by<br />
Andrew Downing. RBC Theatre, Living Arts<br />
Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga.<br />
905-306-6000 or livingartscentre.ca. $30.<br />
●●Oct 29 7:30: Toronto Theatre Organ Society.<br />
Silent Film Screening: Nosferatu. Live<br />
improvised pipe-organ accompaniment.<br />
David Simon, organ. Roncesvalles United<br />
Church, 240 Roncesvalles Ave. 416-499-6262.<br />
$20/$17(adv).<br />
Galas, Tributes and Fundraisers<br />
●●Oct 06 2:00: Orpheus Choir of Toronto.<br />
Sidgwick Scholars 30th Anniversary Fundraiser.<br />
Opera hits in celebration of the 30th<br />
anniversary of our emerging artists program.<br />
Holy Blossom Temple, 1950 Bathurst St. 416-<br />
530-4428. Free admission (suggested minimum<br />
donation $150).<br />
●●Oct 11 7:00: Magisterra Soloists. Glitz &<br />
Glam Fundraiser. Sonja Gustafson, vocalist.<br />
Performances by Young Performer’s Award<br />
recipients. Hors d’oeuvres and silent auction.<br />
Design House London, 186 York St., London.<br />
Information at magisterra.com.<br />
●●Oct 11 7:00: Musical Colleagues and Friends<br />
of Neil Crory. Tribute Concert. Presented by<br />
his musical colleagues and friends. A fundraiser<br />
for The Neil F. Crory Endowment Fund in<br />
support of the Stratford Summer Music Vocal<br />
Academy. An celebration of music and the<br />
human voice in honour of legendary CBC Music<br />
producer, mentor, impresario, colleague, and<br />
friend who died on January 10 at the age of 68.<br />
Performers include Phillip Addis; Isabel Bayrakdarian;<br />
Isaiah Bell; Benjamin Butterfield;<br />
Tracy Dahl; Ellen McAteer; Nathalie Paulin;<br />
Brett Polegato; Jean Stilwell; Krisztina Szabó;<br />
Daniel Taylor; Erin Wall; Monica Whicher; members<br />
of the Stratford Summer Music Academy;<br />
Howard Dyck, conductor; Joseph Macerello;<br />
Ryan Scott; members of the Tafelmusik Baroque<br />
Orchestra, Canadian Opera Company<br />
Orchestra, and Toronto Symphony Orchestra;<br />
pianists Emily Harper, Robert Korgaard, Stephen<br />
Ralls, and Peter Tiefenbach. Participating<br />
will be CBC Radio-Canada personalities Ben<br />
E. The ETCeteras<br />
Heppner, Eric Friesen, and Françoise Davoine.<br />
This concert will be recorded by CBC Music for<br />
future broadcast. Featuring spoken tributes<br />
and a pre-concert panel discussion moderated<br />
by Robert Harris. Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-<br />
St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. Tickets and<br />
information are available at 416-964-6337 or<br />
tafelmusik.org/crory. $60 general admission.<br />
●●Oct 15 7:00: BALANCE for Blind Adults. An<br />
Evening in the Key of B: Benefit Concert for BAL-<br />
ANCE. Works by Bach, Brahms and Prokofiev;<br />
Arnowitt: jazz compositions; and other works.<br />
Michael Arnowitt, piano; Susanna McCleary, fiddle.<br />
Al Green Theatre, 750 Spadina Ave. 416-236-<br />
1796 or balancefba.org/events. $45; donations<br />
welcomed. Wine and cheese to follow.<br />
●●Oct 19 8:00: Acoustic Harvest/Live Music<br />
East/Patio Records. The Healing Garden<br />
Musicfest Fundraiser. Featuring Marla &<br />
David Celia and Kobo Town. Opening set:<br />
Meg Tennant. St. Paul’s United Church,<br />
200 McIntosh St., Scarborough. Wheelchair<br />
accessible. $30/$<strong>25</strong>(adv) on our website<br />
acousticharvest.ca.<br />
●●Oct 24 7:30: Canadian Music Therapy<br />
Fund. The Second Annual Un-Gala. Come<br />
dressed however you feel, listen to great<br />
live music, and support an incredible cause.<br />
Food truck, open bar, and an intimate performance<br />
featuring K-Os, Skratch Bastid, and<br />
Matata 6. Propellor Coffee Co., 50 Wade Ave.<br />
musictherapyfund.ca.<br />
●●Oct 31 5:30: Ken Page Memorial Trust. The<br />
Irresistible Spirits of Rhythm Halloween Jazz<br />
Party. Warren Vaché, cornet; Guido Basso,<br />
trumpet/flugelhorn; Ken Peplowski, reeds,<br />
Houston Person, tenor saxophone; Russ Phillips,<br />
trombone; and others. Old Mill Toronto,<br />
21 Old Mill Rd. Call Anne at 416-515-0200.<br />
Complimentary cocktail reception, gala dinner<br />
service and grand raffle. $200.<br />
●●Nov 02 8:00: Roy Thomson Hall. 6th Annual<br />
Dream Serenade Benefit Concert. A benefit<br />
concert and celebration of the Toronto community<br />
of children with developmental and<br />
or physical disabilities and their caregivers.<br />
60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4<strong>25</strong>5. $34.50-$199.50.<br />
Lectures, Salons and Discussions<br />
● ● Oct 02 7:00: Canadian Opera Company.<br />
Opera Insights: Crossing Borders – The<br />
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