Volume 25 Issue 4 - December 2019 / January 2020
Welcome to our December/January issue as we turn the annual calendar page, halfway through our season for the 25th time, juggling as always, secular stuff, the spirit of the season, new year resolve and winter journeys! Why is Mozart's Handel's Messiah's trumpet a trombone? Why when Laurie Anderson offers to fly you to the moon you should take her up on the invitation. Why messing with Winterreisse can (sometimes) be a very good thing! And a bumper crop of record reviews for your reading (and sometimes listening) pleasure. Available in flipthrough here right now, and on stands commencing Thursday Nov 28. See you on the other side!
Welcome to our December/January issue as we turn the annual calendar page, halfway through our season for the 25th time, juggling as always, secular stuff, the spirit of the season, new year resolve and winter journeys! Why is Mozart's Handel's Messiah's trumpet a trombone? Why when Laurie Anderson offers to fly you to the moon you should take her up on the invitation. Why messing with Winterreisse can (sometimes) be a very good thing! And a bumper crop of record reviews for your reading (and sometimes listening) pleasure. Available in flipthrough here right now, and on stands commencing Thursday Nov 28. See you on the other side!
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Mezzetta Restaurant<br />
681 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-658-5687<br />
mezzettarestaurant.com (full schedule)<br />
Dec 4 9pm Jordana Talsky Duo. Dec 11 9pm<br />
Lorne Lofsky / David Occhipinti Duo. Dec 18<br />
9pm Rebecca Enkin Holiday Show.<br />
Monarch Tavern<br />
12 Clinton St. 416-531-5833<br />
themonarchtavern.com (full schedule)<br />
Dec 2 7:30pm Martin Loomer & His Orange<br />
Devils Orchestra. Dec 3 8pm Belleville-Ville.<br />
Dec 7 9pm Cherry Garcia Band w/ Drupe.<br />
Jan 7 8pm Belleville-Ville. Jan 13 7:30pm Martin<br />
Loomer & His Orange Devils Orchestra.<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 />
The Nice Bistro<br />
117 Brock St. N., Whitby. 905-668-8839<br />
nicebistro.com (full schedule)<br />
Live jazz and dinner, $45.00 per person. Dinner<br />
from 6pm and music from 7pm to 9pm.<br />
Dec 11 Farrucas Latin Duo (Jorge & Laura).<br />
Dec 31 New Year’s Eve: Larry Bond & Bob<br />
Mills.<br />
The Old Mill<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 />
Dec 3 Gene DiNovi. Dec 4 John MacLeod<br />
and Friends. Dec 5 Shannon Butcher Trio.<br />
Dec 6 Canadian Jazz Quartet and Friends.<br />
Dec 7 Sherie Marshall Quartet. Dec 12 Sophia<br />
Perlman & Adrean Farrugia’s Jazz Party.<br />
Dec 13 Brigham Phillips Trio. Dec 14 Brian<br />
Blain’s Blues Campfire Jam. Dec 18 Russ Little<br />
Quartet. Dec 19 Bob DeAngelis & Friends<br />
Dec 20 Carol McCartney Quartet. Dec 21 Paul<br />
Novotny Trio. Dec 31 New Year’s Eve Jazz<br />
Party w/ June Garber.<br />
The Only Café<br />
972 Danforth Ave. 416-463-7843<br />
theonlycafe.com (full schedule)<br />
The Pilot Tavern<br />
22 Cumberland Ave. 416-923-5716<br />
thepilot.ca<br />
All shows: 2:30pm. No cover.<br />
Dec 7 Pat LaBarbera Quartet. Dec 14 Dan<br />
Faulk Quartet. Dec 15 Sugar Daddies Xmas.<br />
Dec 21 Tony Peebles Quartet. Dec 28 Bob<br />
Brough Quartet. Jan 4 Alexander Brown<br />
Quartet. Jan 11 Tune Town Jan 18 Terry Logan<br />
Quartet Jan <strong>25</strong> Norbert Botos 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 />
The Reservoir Lounge<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 />
The Rex Hotel Jazz & Blues Bar<br />
194 Queen St. W. 416-598-2475<br />
therex.ca (full schedule)<br />
Call for cover charge info.<br />
Rex listings unavailable at time of going to<br />
press. Please consult therex.ca for details<br />
and visit thewholenote.com/just-ask for<br />
updates in early <strong>December</strong> and again at the<br />
beginning of <strong>January</strong>.<br />
The Salty Dog Bar & Grill<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 />
Dec 1 3pm Howard Gladstone Trio, 7:30pm<br />
Harrington and Sweet Pea, 10pm The Woodchoppers<br />
Association. Dec 3 10pm Peripheral<br />
Vision with The Lina Allemano 4. Dec 6<br />
7:30pm Starfires, 10pm Heavy Ethics. Dec 7<br />
7:30pm Abigail Lapell – Early Birds. Dec 8 1pm<br />
The Toronto Improvisers Orchestra, 7:30pm<br />
Nilan Perera’s Synaptic Circus Sundays,<br />
8:30pm Red Shift Records CD Launch Harbour<br />
featuring Anna Höstmann and Cheryl<br />
Duvall, 10pm The Lina Allemano 4. Dec 10<br />
7:30pm Ornate Presents Tyrannick Love,<br />
10pm Mic Touching featuring Laura McCoy<br />
and Christof Migone. Dec 11 7:30pm Brodie<br />
West Quintet, 10pm Ertel/Harrett/McCaroll-<br />
Butler/Sorbara. Dec 12 10pm Collette Savard<br />
and the Savants. Dec 13 7:30pm Nick Teehan<br />
solo, 10pm Colin Fisher/Evan Cartwright/<br />
Ted Crosby. Dec 14 6:30pm Q&A (Tony Quarrington<br />
& Zoey Adams). Dec 15 7:30pm<br />
Diane Robins Presents: A Christmas Jam, 10<br />
pm Makeshift Island. Dec 16 6pm The Holiday<br />
Brass Christmas Party. Dec 17 7:30pm<br />
Three Ring Circus, 10pm Aidan Funston Quintet.<br />
Dec 18 10pm Lina Allemano, Karen Ng,<br />
Rob Clutton and Blake Howard, 10pm Lauren<br />
Barnett’s Drawing Free For All. Dec 21<br />
6:30pm Jameison Mackay with Merival and<br />
Ten Moon, 10pm Blunt Object. Dec 22 3pm<br />
Michael Laderoute with Rob Fenton, 5pm<br />
Steve Paul Simms, 7:30pm Gathering Sparks<br />
featuring Eve Goldberg and Jane Lewis, 10pm<br />
Emilie Mover with Blake. Dec 27 7:30pm Aurochs,<br />
10pm The Ryan Driver Sextet. Dec 28<br />
6:30pm Kyp Harness, 9:30pm Tony Peebles<br />
Trio tribute to Sonny Rollins. Dec 29 3pm Cosmic<br />
Homeostasis, 5pm Ships, 7:30pm The<br />
Space Trio, 10pm the SPECIAL INTEREST<br />
group. Jan 3 7:30pm Tania Gill Quartet, 10pm<br />
Heavy Ethics, Jan 4 7:30pm Abigail Lapell -<br />
Early Birds, 10pm Arkose. Jan 5 5pm Howard<br />
Gladstone Trio, 7:30pm Harrington, 10pm The<br />
Woodchoppers Association. Jan 7 7:30pm<br />
Tzevi Sherman and the 401 Express, 10pm<br />
Clubs & Groups<br />
●●Dec 07 1:00: Recollectiv. A unique musical<br />
group whose members are affected by<br />
memory challenges caused by Alzheimer’s,<br />
dementia, traumatic brain injury, stroke, or<br />
PTSD. Volunteers of all ages also form part<br />
of the band making a positive intergenerational<br />
experience for all participants. The<br />
group’s mission is to help people with memory<br />
challenges find joy and a sense of community<br />
through music-making. Meets<br />
weekly and is free with pre-registration.<br />
For information visit recollectiv.ca or call<br />
Smile Theatre at 416-599-8440. Tranzac<br />
Club, 292 Brunswick Ave. Also Dec 14, 21, 28,<br />
Jan 4, 11, 18, <strong>25</strong>, and Feb 1.<br />
●●Dec 01 2:00: Classical Music Club<br />
Toronto. Bach: Christmas Oratorio. For further<br />
information, visit classicalmusicclubtoronto.org<br />
or contact John Sharpe at<br />
416-898-<strong>25</strong>49 or torontoshi@sympatico.ca.<br />
Annual membership: $<strong>25</strong>(regular); $10(sr/<br />
st). Free for first-time visitors. Donations<br />
accepted for refreshments.<br />
●●Jan 19 2:00: Classical Music Club<br />
Toronto. Beethoven Bicentennial I. For further<br />
information, visit classicalmusicclubtoronto.org<br />
or contact John Sharpe at<br />
416-898-<strong>25</strong>49 or torontoshi@sympatico.ca.<br />
Annual membership: $<strong>25</strong>(regular); $10(sr/<br />
E. The ETCeteras<br />
Peripheral Vision with Lina Allemano 4. Jan 8<br />
7:30pm Brodie West Quintet, 10pm Ertel/HarrettMcCarroll-Butler/Sorbara.<br />
Jan 9 10pm<br />
Collette Savard and the Savants. Jan 10<br />
7:30pm Katherine Walker-Jones (music and<br />
performance art), 10pm Colin Fisher/Patrick<br />
Smith/Mike Gennaro/Andrew Furlong. Jan 11<br />
6:30pm Constant Blue EP Release Party with<br />
Emma, 10pm Marilyn Lerner. Jan 12 7:30pm<br />
Nilan Perera’s Synaptic Circus Sundays, 10pm<br />
The Lina Allemano 4. Jan 14 7:30pm Ornate<br />
Music Presents, 10pm Mic Touching: Bit By Bit<br />
(Evan Cartwright), Karen Ng and Chris Wordon<br />
and Chris Wordon Stand-up.<br />
st). Free for first-time visitors. Donations<br />
accepted for refreshments.<br />
Competitions and Applications<br />
●●DEADLINE Dec 01: Toronto Mozart<br />
Vocal Competition. Applications are being<br />
accepted now. Further information at mozartproject.ca.<br />
●●DEADLINE Jan 06: Artists’ International<br />
Music & Dance Association. Lorenzo Bellini<br />
International Vocal Competition <strong>2020</strong>. Audition<br />
dates: Jan 11 & 12, <strong>2020</strong>. Registration<br />
and information: 416-<strong>25</strong>0-1882 or torontoschoolofmusiccanada@yahoo.ca.<br />
●●Jan 11 12:00noon: Don Wright Faculty of<br />
Music. Maritsa Brookes Concerto Competition.<br />
Von Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western<br />
University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London.<br />
519-661-3767. Free.<br />
●●DEADLINE Feb 01: International Music<br />
Festival and Competition. All ages and levels.<br />
Piano, voice, guitar, harp, strings, woodwinds,<br />
brass, conducting, composition.<br />
Competition dates: Mar 21-Apr 5, <strong>2020</strong>. For<br />
information: intermusic.ca or 905-604-<br />
8854 or office@intermusic.ca.<br />
●●DEADLINE Feb 18: Yip’s Music Festival<br />
Competition. Piano, violin, musical theatre<br />
and chamber music. Competition dates:<br />
Apr 18, 19, <strong>25</strong>, 26, May 2, 3, <strong>2020</strong>. For information:<br />
ymf.yips.com or 905-948-9477 x2211.<br />
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