Volume 27 Issue 3 - December 2021 / January 2022

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MAINLY CLUBS, MOSTLY JAZZ
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Canadian guitarist, Lucian Gray and his custom Americana playing Time After
Time with the Virginia MacDonald Quintet at the Emmet Ray in Toronto.
Lucian Gray
Later in the month, on December 18, The Emmet is host to guitarist
Lucian Gray. Though still young, Gray has already assembled an
impressive resume of professional achievements. A graduate of
Berklee College of Music, where he studied with Mick Goodrick, Gray
was a finalist in the 2015 Wes Montgomery International Jazz Guitar
Competition and a semi-finalist in the 2019 Herbie Hancock Institute
of Jazz International Guitar Competition. If the Wes Montgomery
competition wasn’t enough of a clue, it is readily apparent that Gray’s
playing is firmly rooted in a particular jazz guitar tradition. Favouring
big-box Benedetto instruments and minimal effects, Gray has a strong
command of bebop vocabulary, a full, robust tone and enough technique
to make his way confidently through a wide variety of musical
situations. All this being said, it is his sense of time that really sets
him apart. Coupled with a patient sense of phrasing that he employs
as frequently during flurries of 16th notes as he does in ballads, Gray’s
propulsive, confident rhythmic engagement with his instrument is
well worth the price of admission.
Colin Story is a jazz guitarist, writer and teacher based in Toronto.
He can be reached at www.colinstory.com, on Instagram and
on Twitter.
Burdock
1184 Bloor St. W. 416-546-4033
burdockto.com
Cameron House
408 Queen St. W. 416-703-0811
thecameron.com
Castro’s Lounge
2116 Queen St. E. 416-699-8272
castroslounge.com
Dec 9 6pm Mike Daley & Will Reid. Dec 10
5:30pm Little Magic Sam. Dec 11 6pm Thelonious
Hank. Dec 12 3pm A Charlie Brown
Christmas, 8pm Castro’s Christmas Party.
Dec 24 5:30pm Little Magic Sam. Jan 7
5:30pm Little Magic Sam. Jan 8 6pm Thelonious
Hank. Jan 9 3pm The Delfis. Jan 14
5:30pm Fraser & Daley. Jan 15 6pm Thelonious
Hank. Jan 21 5:30pm Little Magic Sam.
Jan 22 6pm Thelonious Hank. Jan 23 3pm
Lucas Stagg. Jan 28 5:30pm Fraser & Daley.
Jan 29 6pm Thelonious Hank. Jan 30 3pm
Tim Bradford.
C’est What
67 Front St. E. 416-867-9499
cestwhat.com
In the Clubs (Mostly Jazz)
Emmet Ray, The
924 College St. 416-792-4497
theemmetray.com
All shows at 8:00 PM, unless otherwise
noted.
Dec 5 Surefire Sweat Trio. Dec 6 Chris Parnis
Group. Dec 7 The Andy Sharp Folk Series
feat. Tasha White. Dec 8 Jenna Marie Jazz.
Dec 9 Phill Tessis Series feat. The Pawn Shop.
Dec 10 Fuat Tuac. Dec 11 4:30pm Andrew
Scott, 8pm Parade. Dec 12 4:30pm Diane Roblin
Lady Finger, 8pm Tiago Cardoso & Sean
McCarthy Duo. Dec 13 Paul Callander Group.
Dec 14 Andy Sharp Series. Dec 15 Where’s
Shane w/ Benjamin Weigensberg. Dec 16 Phil
Tessis Series feat. The Pawn. Dec 18 Lucian
Gray Group. Dec 19 4:30pm Opera Revue,
8pm The Ming & Mara Show. Dec 20 Andy
Sharp Series. Dec 22 Seu & Sam Mora.
Dec 23 Phil Tessis Series feat. The Pawn.
Grossman’s Tavern
379 Spadina Ave. 416-977-7000
grossmanstavern.com
Dec 3 8pm Fred Spek’s Camp Combo. Dec 4
8:30pm Junction. Dec 10 6pm Kensington
Holiday Bash. Dec 16 7:30pm The Action
Sound Xmas Party, The Moving Violations.
Dec 18 8:30pm Caution Jam Xmas Party.
Hirut Cafe and Restaurant
2050 Danforth Ave. 416-551-7560
hirut.ca
Home Smith Bar – See Old Mill, The
Hugh’s Room
2261 Dundas St. W 416-533-5483
hughsroom.com
Jazz Bistro, The
251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299
jazzbistro.ca
Dec 1 9pm Tanya Wills Quartet. Dec 2 9pm
Jozsef Botos Trio. Dec 3 8pm Colin Hunter
& The Joe Sealy Quartet. Dec 4 8pm Colin
Hunter & The Joe Sealy Quartet. Dec 8 6pm
John Russon Presents: Jazz Bistro’s Club
350 Jazz Jam. Dec 15 6pm John Russon Presents:
Jazz Bistro’s Club 350 Jazz Jam.
Jazz Room, The
Located in the Huether Hotel, 59 King St. N.,
Waterloo. 226-476-1565
kwjazzroom.com
All shows at 8:00 PM unless otherwise
noted.
Dec 3 8pm Bernie Senensky Quintet.
Dec 4 Rebecca Hennessy’s Makeshift Island.
Dec 10 Mary-Catherine Pazzano. Dec 11 Pat
LaBarbera Quartet. Dec 17 Tom Nagy’s Christmas
Experience. Dec 18 Jason White Christmas
Special. Dec 29 8pm Indigenous Artist
Showcase – 5 Artists, 5 Cities. Dec 31 8pm
New Year’s Eve with Gigi Marentette, KC Roberts,
and Adam Bowman.
Lula Lounge
1585 Dundas St. W. 416-588-0307
lula.ca
Check website for exact times; typically,
doors open at 7pm, salsa dance lessons at
8:30pm, music begins at 9pm.
Dec 3 Cuban Salsa Fridays: Charangon
Del Norte. Dec 4 Salsa Saturdays: Sean
Bellaviti & Conjunto Lacalu w/ DJ Trambo.
Dec 10 Salseros with Attitutde w/ Sebastian
Natal and DJ Suave. Dec 11 Salsa Saturdays:
Ricardo Barboza & DJ Trambo.
Dec 17 Salsa Saturdays: Yani Borrell w/ DJ
Suave. Dec 18 Salsa Saturdays: Son D’Aqui w/
DJ Trambo.
Manhattans Pizza Bistro & Music Club
951 Gordon St., Guelph 519-767-2440
manhattans.ca
Dec 2 6:30pm Joe Lucchetta. Dec 4 7pm Emily
Kemp + Rob Christian. Dec 9 6:30pm Joe Lucchetta.
Dec 10 7pm Belays Jazz Trio. Dec 11
7pm D’eve Archer. Dec 16 6:30pm Emily Kemp
+ Rob Christian. Dec 17 7pm Steven Taetz Trio.
Dec 18 7pm Belays Jazz Trio.
Mezzetta Restaurant
681 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-658-5687
mezzettarestaurant.com
Monarch Tavern
12 Clinton St. 416-531-5833
themonarchtavern.com
Nice Bistro, The
117 Brock St. N., Whitby. 905-668-8839
nicebistro.com
Old Mill, The
21 Old Mill Rd. 416-236-2641
oldmilltoronto.com
The Home Smith Bar:
Pilot Tavern, The
22 Cumberland Ave. 416-923-5716
thepilot.ca
Poetry Jazz Café
224 Augusta Ave. 416-599-5299
poetryjazzcafe.com
Reposado Bar & Lounge
136 Ossington Ave. 416-532-6474
reposadobar.com
Reservoir Lounge, The
52 Wellington St. E. 416-955-0887
reservoirlounge.com
Rex Hotel Jazz & Blues Bar, The
194 Queen St. W. 416-598-2475
therex.ca
Dec 1 5:30pm Trevor Giancola Quartet,
8:30pm Mike Downes Quartet. Dec 2 5:30pm
Kevin Quain, 8:30pm Mike Downes Quartet.
Dec 3 5:30pm Xmas w/ Kayla & Hannah,
8:30pm Mike Downes Quartet. Dec 4 5:30pm
Neon Eagle, 8:30pm Mike Downes Quartet.
Dec 5 5:30pm Keith Barstow Group, 8:30pm
Harley Card Group. Dec 6 5:30pm U of T Student
Jazz Ensembles, 8:30pm Harley Card
Group. Dec 7 5:30pm Paul Reddick Blues,
8:30pm Alan Heatherington – From Rio with
Love. Dec 8 5:30pm Trevor Giancola Quartet,
8:30pm Ernesto Cervini & Turboprop. Dec 9
5:30pm Kevin Quain, 8:30pm Ernesto Cervini
& Turboprop. Dec 10 5:30pm Emily Schultz,
8:30pm Ernesto Cervini & Turboprop. Dec 11
5:30pm Neon Eagle, 8:30pm Ernesto Cervini
& Turboprop. Dec 12 5:30pm Ketih Barstow
Group, 8:30pm Ted Warren Group.
Dec 13 5:30pm Peter Hill Group, 8:30pm Ted
Warren Group. Dec 14 5:30pm Paul Reddick
Blues, 8:30pm Chris Gale Hosts the Classic
Rex Jazz Jam. Dec 15 5:30pm Trevor Giancola
Quartet, 8:30pm Alison Young Quartet.
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