As temperatures cool down, we’re heating things up!
Each Friday in October, join Afternoon Drive host Brad Barker at 5 p.m. ET for FRIDAY LIVE, a live-to-air concert series featuring some of the most accomplished and sought-after musicians and performers in Toronto’s jazz scene.
FRIDAY LIVE concert series schedule
Singer-songwriter Dione Taylor shares music from her latest release Spirits in the Water, a continuation of her unmistakable “Prairie blues” sound.
Friday, Oct. 16: The Heavyweights Brass Band
With tracks from their forthcoming studio album and some classics from earlier recordings, the Heavyweights Brass Band brings a stellar melting pot of New Orleans-inspired jazz, funk, blues and R&B.
Friday, Oct. 23: Ernesto Cervini’s Tetrahedron
Juno-winning musician Ernesto Cervini is joined by two of Canada’s top improvisers, Luis Deniz and Rich Brown, for an hour of engaging, toe-tapping, funky originals and rearranged groovy standards.
Versatile Cuban trumpeter Alexis Baro performs songs from his 2019 Juno-nominated album Sandstorm, a musical journey through a variety of contemporary jazz styles fused with modern Cuban flavours.
Support great jazz artists in your community. Tune in to JAZZ.FM91 on Fridays at 5 p.m. ET, or watch the concerts live on Facebook.