Snarky Puppy at the Phoenix Concert Theatre
2019-09-07 23:00 - 23:30 (America/Toronto) | Phoenix Concert Theatre, 410 Sherbourne St., Toronto, Ontario, M5X 1K2, Canada
Presented by the TD Toronto Jazz Festival
19+, Doors open at 10:00pm, no opening act

The last four years have brought dramatic changes for Snarky Puppy.
After a decade of relentless touring and recording in all but complete obscurity, the Texas-bred/New York-based quasi-collective suddenly found itself held up by the press and public as one of the major figures in the jazz world. But as the category names for all three of the band’s Grammy® awards would indicate (Best R&B Performance in 2014, Best Contemporary Instrumental Album in 2016 and 2017), Snarky Puppy isn’t exactly a jazz band. It’s not a fusion band, and it’s definitely not a jam band. It’s probably best to take Nate Chinen of the New York Times’ advice, as stated in an online discussion about the group, to “take them for what they are, rather than judge them for what they’re not.”
Snarky Puppy is a collective of sorts with as many as 25 members in regular rotation. They each maintain busy schedules as sidemen (with such artists as Erykah Badu, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, and D’Angelo), producers (for Kirk Franklin, David Crosby, and Salif Keïta), and solo artists (many of whom are on the band’s indy label, GroundUP Music). At its core, the band represents the convergence of both black and white American music culture with various accents from around the world. Japan, Argentina, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Puerto Rico all have representation in the group’s membership. But more than the cultural diversity of the individual players, the defining characteristic of Snarky Puppy’s music is the joy of performing together in the perpetual push to grow creatively.
The band was formed by bassist and primary composer Michael League in 2003, starting inconspicuously enough as a group of college friends at the University of North Texas’ Jazz Studies program. Three years later, a serendipitous intersection with the Dallas gospel and R&B community in Dallas transformed the music into something funkier, more direct, and more visceral. It was at this time that the group absorbed musicians like Robert “Sput” Searight (drums), Shaun Martin (keyboards), and Bobby Sparks (keyboards), and were heavily influenced by legendary keyboardist Bernard Wright (Miles Davis, Chaka Khan, Marcus Miller).

Jazz Sundays at the Vista: The DTK Trio
2019-09-08 14:30 - 17:30 | Vista Eatery, 955 Lake Shore Blvd W, Toronto, Ontario, M6K 3B9, Canada
Presented by Ontario Place
New this year, the Vista Eatery has turned into a weekly live music venue for emerging jazz musicians from across Ontario to perform on our waterfront patio! These musicians are students or recent grads from University of Toronto, York University, Humber College and Mohawk College. The program will provide these musicians the opportunity to gain experience, develop their audiences, network with fellow musicians and industry professionals and perform in one of the few venues in the city that features live jazz music.
The program is co-curated and hosted by Robert Missen, who has had a long and distinguished career in the Canadian performing arts as artist manager, agent, producer and promoter. Robert has worked with some of Canada’s most notable performers and has a real passion and ability to nurture and showcase musical talent.
So sit back in a muskoka chair and let us provide the entertainment!
Please visit the Vista Eatery page for more info, including location and regular hours of operations.
This Sunday: The DTK Trio
The DTK Trio is a jazz group consisting of Kevin Mak(Piano), Dan Cunningham(Bass), and Tommy Metcalfe(Drums). Upon request we can add guitars, horns, and/or vocals to fit the occasion. We can supply entertainment ranging from Jazz and Funk to Pop and Rock. The DTK Trio is available for events, functions, and weddings in Southern Ontario, Canada.

Guelph Jazz Festival
2019-09-11 - 2019-09-16 | Ontario
September 11-15, 2019
This year’s lineup includes…

Jen Shyu, Nine Doors
Tomas Fujiwara’s 7 Poets Trio
Ingrid Laubrock, Tom Rainey & Hank Roberts
Brodie West Quintet
Erwan Keravec with Hamid Drake
NAIL: Lori Freedman, Nicolas Caloia, Ig Henneman & Ab Baars
Paula Shocron, Guillermo Gregorio & Pablo Díaz
Karuna: Hamid Drake & Adam Rudolph Duo
Susan Alcorn

…and many more.
Passes can be purchased through the River Run Centre Box office online (tickets to individual concerts are available through the schedule and artist pages), by phone (519-763-3000 or 877-520-2408), or in person (35 Woolwich Street, Guelph). Ticket prices include HST and a service charge. Additional handling charges may apply.
Full Festival Passes are $160 (general admission) and $130 (students, seniors, and the under-waged). Saturday Passes, valid for the three ticketed concerts on 15 September, are $70 (general admission) and $55 (students, seniors, and the under-waged). The number of passes available is limited.
Purchase your passes here
Individual concert ticket prices are listed on the schedule page.

Kensington Market Jazz Festival
2019-09-13 - 2019-09-16 | Ontario
September 13-15, 2019
Toronto’s acclaimed Kensington Market Jazz Festival will continue its annual tradition, showcasing hundreds of Canadian musicians this September 13th, 14th, and 15th.
Celebrating its fourth year in a row, the three-day event will feature more than 300 Canadian jazz musicians with over 100 JUNO Awards to their names, from across the country in some 150 performances throughout 23 venues drawing more than 4,000 concertgoers.
This year’s line-up includes: Jim Cuddy, Carol Welsman, Joe Sealy & Dave Young, Tom Wilson, Hilario Duran, Lighthouse, the Brandi Disterheft Trio, Manteca, Jackie and Kim Richardson, and the John MacLeod Jazz Orchestra.
Visit kensingtonjazz.com for more information.
Kensington Market Jazz Festival, promoting live musical excellence since 2016.

Jazz Sundays at the Vista: The Cameron Watson Trio
2019-09-15 14:30 - 17:30 | Vista Eatery, 955 Lake Shore Blvd W, Toronto, Ontario, M6K 3B9, Canada
Presented by Ontario Place
New this year, the Vista Eatery has turned into a weekly live music venue for emerging jazz musicians from across Ontario to perform on our waterfront patio! These musicians are students or recent grads from University of Toronto, York University, Humber College and Mohawk College. The program will provide these musicians the opportunity to gain experience, develop their audiences, network with fellow musicians and industry professionals and perform in one of the few venues in the city that features live jazz music.
The program is co-curated and hosted by Robert Missen, who has had a long and distinguished career in the Canadian performing arts as artist manager, agent, producer and promoter. Robert has worked with some of Canada’s most notable performers and has a real passion and ability to nurture and showcase musical talent.
So sit back in a muskoka chair and let us provide the entertainment!
Please visit the Vista Eatery page for more info, including location and regular hours of operations.
This Sunday: The Cameron Watson Trio
Cameron is a bassist originally from Lindsay, Ontario. He started out playing drums at age 10, then moved to guitar at age 12, and finally settled on bass at age 15. In 2017, Cameron was accepted to Mohawk College and began his studies in early September. At Mohawk he met other like minded musicians and has formed multiple groups with his peers. In addition to these bands he also works as a freelance bassist and finds work commonly in the jazz trio setting, such as the one he finds himself in currently, with drummer Lucas Hibbs and pianist Kevin Mak. After finishing his studies at Mohawk college, Cameron plans on attending university, and hopes to become a well known musician in Toronto and the GTA.

Tarragon Theatre presents YAGA
2019-09-17 - 2019-10-21 | Tarragon Theatre, 30 Bridgman Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada
YAGA
Tarragon Theatre Mainspace
On stage Sept. 17 to Oct. 20
From Kat Sandler, the mind that brought you Mustard, YAGA is a fairy tale meets whodunit inspired by the legend of Baba Yaga. A gruesome murder in a small town leads a local sherriff, a young detective and a university professor with a taste for younger men into a labyrinth of secret lives, ancient magic and multiple suspects. Featuring legendary Stratford actor Seana McKenna, Claire Armstrong and William Greenblatt.
Tickets available now at tarragontheatre.com

Blues Revival with Danny Marks, Paul James and Jack de Keyzer
2019-09-20 19:30 - 22:30 | Revival Bar, 783 College St., Toronto, ON, M6G1C5, Canada
ME Entertainment presents BLUES REVIVAL featuring Danny Marks, Paul James and Jack de Keyzer on Friday, Sept. 20 at the Revival Bar in the heart of Little Italy, 783 College St.
Performances by award-winning veteran blues performers in a state-of-the-art sound-performance venue.
Expect exciting live performances from three of the finest blues guitarists in Canada and beyond.
Visit ticketscene.ca for tickets.

Jazz Sundays at the Vista: Anthony D’Alessandro Trio
2019-09-22 14:30 - 17:30 | Vista Eatery, 955 Lake Shore Blvd W, Toronto, Ontario, M6K 3B9, Canada
Presented by Ontario Place
New this year, the Vista Eatery has turned into a weekly live music venue for emerging jazz musicians from across Ontario to perform on our waterfront patio! These musicians are students or recent grads from University of Toronto, York University, Humber College and Mohawk College. The program will provide these musicians the opportunity to gain experience, develop their audiences, network with fellow musicians and industry professionals and perform in one of the few venues in the city that features live jazz music.
The program is co-curated and hosted by Robert Missen, who has had a long and distinguished career in the Canadian performing arts as artist manager, agent, producer and promoter. Robert has worked with some of Canada’s most notable performers and has a real passion and ability to nurture and showcase musical talent.
So sit back in a muskoka chair and let us provide the entertainment!
Please visit the Vista Eatery page for more info, including location and regular hours of operations.
This Sunday: Anthony D’Alessandro Trio
The award-winning Anthony D’Alessandro Trio is a swinging piano trio featuring Nick Donovan on drums and Evan Gratham on bass. The Trio was assembled by pianist and bandleader Anthony D’Alessandro, as a means to pay homage to the rich tradition of the jazz piano trio, while simultaneously composing new and exciting music audiences of the modern generation can appreciate and enjoy. The Anthony D’Alessandro Trio has performed in many of Ontario’s finest venues and concert series including the Toronto Summer Music Festival, the Barrie Jazz and Blues Festival, the Jazz Sudbury Festival, the Toronto Undergraduate Jazz Festival, the Old Mill Toronto’s Year ‘Round Jazz Festival, the Rex Hotel Jazz and Blues Bar, the Home Smith Bar, Heliconian Hall and Lula Lounge. Recent accolades for the Trio include winning first prize at the 2018 Jazz Sudbury Festival’s Emerging Artist Showcase, receiving the opportunity to open for legendary Canadian musicians Molly Johnson, Robi Botos, and Michael Kaeshammer on the Jazz Sudbury Festival’s main stage. In July 2018, the Toronto Summer Music Festival featured the Anthony D’Alessandro Trio in concert alongside the great jazz trumpeter Chase Sanborn. This Trio is heavily influenced by the level of polish, precision and hard-swinging approach of the legendary Oscar Peterson Trio. In addition to Peterson, this Trio has a wide variety of influences ranging from Ray Charles, Monty Alexander, and Cedar Walton, to Robi Botos, Larnell Lewis, and Christian McBride.

Jazz Sundays at the Vista: Jenna Marie Pinard Trio
2019-09-29 14:30 - 17:30 | Vista Eatery, 955 Lake Shore Blvd W, Toronto, Ontario, M6K 3B9, Canada
Presented by Ontario Place
New this year, the Vista Eatery has turned into a weekly live music venue for emerging jazz musicians from across Ontario to perform on our waterfront patio! These musicians are students or recent grads from University of Toronto, York University, Humber College and Mohawk College. The program will provide these musicians the opportunity to gain experience, develop their audiences, network with fellow musicians and industry professionals and perform in one of the few venues in the city that features live jazz music.
The program is co-curated and hosted by Robert Missen, who has had a long and distinguished career in the Canadian performing arts as artist manager, agent, producer and promoter. Robert has worked with some of Canada’s most notable performers and has a real passion and ability to nurture and showcase musical talent.
So sit back in a muskoka chair and let us provide the entertainment!
Please visit the Vista Eatery page for more info, including location and regular hours of operations.
This Sunday: Jenna Marie Pinard Trio
At the vanguard of ‘The New Jazz Generation’ and freshly graduated from the University of Toronto’s prestigious jazz studies program, JENNA MARIE PINARD possesses a signature jazz and blues voice that hints at Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Aretha Franklin, but is distinctly her own. She is best known for her smooth-sounding jazz and rich R&B vocals, her wide vocal range, and passionate performances. She is quickly gaining reputation in Toronto as a uniquely warm spirit and engaging performer. Originally from Montreal, Jenna Marie now lives in Toronto and plays weekly all over the city. Jenna Marie will be releasing “Here, Now”, a duo album with Toronto guitarist and long-time collaborator Jay Yoo, in September 2019. The album consists of original music and arrangements by both Jay and Jenna. The album has been generously funded by the University of Toronto Faculty of Music Undergraduate Association. The young singer has been featured with the University of Toronto Hart House Big Band led by Ernesto Cervini, the 11 O’Clock Jazz Orchestra led by Jim Lewis featuring Tim Haggans, the Toronto Rhythm Initiative’s production of “A Jazz Night Out: The Music of Ella Fitzgerald” in Ottawa. Her compositions and arrangements have been performed multiple times by the University of Toronto Vocal Jazz Ensemble led by Christine Duncan. In March 2019, she performed at the Home Smith Bar at the Old Mill Toronto with international jazz superstars Chase Sanborn and Steve Wallace. Jenna Marie has played in respected venues all over Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa including the Home Smith Bar at the Old Mill Toronto, The Rex Hotel, The Canadian Stage, Relish Bar, the Great Hall, Tranzac Club, Lula Lounge and countless street festivals. She has also performed at the Montreal International Jazz Festival with the BHS Big Band, Club Soda, Metropolis, Bar St-Denis, House of Jazz Montreal and at the Arts Court Theatre in Ottawa.

The Jungle at Tarragon Theatre
2019-10-01 - 2019-11-04 | Tarragon Theatre, 30 Bridgman Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada
She’s from Moldova, he’s the son of Chinese immigrants. She’s a factory worker by day and a waitress by night. He’s a cab driver. The Jungle, onstage at Tarragon Theatre from Oct. 1 to Nov. 3, is a typical Toronto love story, stolen in the moments between shifts. For tickets, visit tarragontheatre.com.

Soundstreams presents Top Brass
2019-10-03 20:00 - 22:00 | Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Canada
Don’t miss Top Brass, a fanfare celebration to open the Soundstreams season, October 3 at 8 pm at Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre!
Three virtuoso trumpeters together for the first time, complete with full string orchestra, performing works ranging in style from baroque to jazz to established new music and world premieres. Immerse yourself as the entire concert hall becomes our stage with spellbinding spatial and theatrical elements.
Performers include Canadian Jens Lindemann, Norway’s trumpet god Ole Edvard Antonsen, and familiar to jazz.fm91 listeners, Ingrid Jensen.
Top Brass – October 3rd at 8pm at Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre.
Tickets start at just $25 – Visit soundstreams.ca

Yamaha Canada Jazz Orchestra
2019-10-05 19:30 - 22:30 | University of Toronto Faculty of Music, 80 Queens Park, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2C5, Canada
Yamaha Canada Music presents the Yamaha Canada Jazz Orchestra featuring Bobby Shew.

Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 7:30 pm
Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building Faculty of Music, University of Toronto

Program highlights include:

Musical Director: Rick Wilkins
Saxes: John Johnson, Campbell Ryga (from Vancouver), Tara Davidson, Andy Ballantune, Shirantha Beddage
Trumpets: Jason Logue, Steve McDade, Brian O’Kane, Kevin Turcotte, Chase Sanborn
Trombones: Al Kay, Terry Promane, Mark Ferguson (from Ottawa), Christian Overton
French horns: Janet Anderson, Christine Passmore
Rhythm section: Reg Schwager (guitar), Brian Dickinson (piano), Neil Swainson (bass), Terry Clarke (drums)

Tickets are just $25.
Visit shew.yamahamusic.ca or call 416-408-0208.

George Paginton: Painting a Nation
2019-10-10 - 2020-02-10 | Peel Art Gallery, Museum + Archives, 9 Wellington St E, Brampton, ON, Canada
George Paginton: Painting a Nation
Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA)
October 10, 2019 – February 9, 2020

Explore the vast beauty of Canada through the art of one of Ontario’s most prolific landscape painters, George Paginton – a contemporary of the Group of Seven, October 11th to February 9th at the Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives in historic downtown Brampton.
Program highlights include:

Curator Talk – Sunday, October 27th at 2:00pm
PAMA Paints: Landscape Workshop – Thursday, December 5th at 6:30pm
Panel Discussion – Thursday, February 6th at 7:00pm

Tickets are just $5. For more information visit pama.peelregion.ca.

Mandela at Meridian Arts Centre
2019-10-10 - 2020-01-06 | Meridian Arts Centre, 5040 Yonge St., Toronto, ON, M2N 6R8, Canada
Mandela
October 10, 2019 to January 5, 2020
Meridian Arts Centre
Explore Nelson Mandela’s fight for justice and human dignity in South Africa. At Robben Island Prison, a former leper colony and animal-quarantine station off Cape Town, Nelson Mandela — Prisoner 466/64 — was kept by South Africa’s white-supremacist regime for 18 years. Among the exhibition’s many dramatic visual features and original artifacts is a replica of Mandela’s eight-foot by seven-foot prison cell.
To purchase tickets, go to meridianartscentre.com.

Ballet Creole: Heart of Cuba
2019-10-11 - 2019-10-13 | Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St., North York, Ontario, M2N 6R8, Canada
Ballet Creole’s Heart of Cuba celebrates Cuba’s African roots and two of the country’s most influential figures in Cuban modern dance. Featuring choreography by Cuban-Canadian artists Arsenio Andrade Calderon (National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica) and Jose Angel Carret (Danza Corpus), alongside Ballet Creole’s artistic director Patrick Parson.
October 11-12 at The Maridian Centre, 5040 Yonge Street
Visit balletcreole.org

JPEC Presents… The Best of Blue Note Records
2019-10-11 08:00 - 17:00 | Aga Khan Museum, 77 Wynford Dr., North York, Ontario, M3C 1K1, Canada
Jazz Performance and Education Centre presents…
The Best of Blue Note Records: 80 Years of Jazz
A tribute concert for JPEC co-founder Rochelle Koskie.
Saturday, Oct. 26 at the Aga Khan Museum
Introduced by Brad Barker, in conversation with Bernie Senensky
Tickets are $40, or $20 for students.
Buy tickets at jazzcentre.ca or call 416-839-3252.

jazz.fm91 presents Chandrika Tandon with Kenny Werner
2019-10-15 20:00 - 22:30 | Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria Street, Toronto, Canada
jazz.fm91 presents… Breaking Boundaries, a special duo performance of Grammy-nominated artists Chandrika Tandon and pianist Kenny Werner on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at the Jazz Bistro.
Described as “two maestros joining in storytelling of enchanted fairytales of the ancient melodies and jazz harmonies, with unexpected rhythmical patterns that combine a wealth of jazz and classical Indian music,” Breaking Boundaries promises to be an unforgettable musical experience.
Opening set: The Colleen Allen Trio featuring Colleen Allen (sax), Rob Piltch (guitar) and George Koller (bass)
Tickets are $25 in advance with a dinner reservation and $30 at the door. For more information, call the Jazz Bistro at 416-363-5299.

Tafelmusik presents Baroque Roots
2019-10-16 - 2019-10-21 | Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Canada
Baroque Roots
October 16-20
Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre
This October, improvisation takes centre stage when Tafelmusik lets loose for Baroque Roots, October 16-20 at Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul Centre.
Featuring early baroque music, renowned for its free expression and virtuosity, don’t miss your chance to hear Tafelmusik’s inspiring musicians showcase their own flexibility and daring in this stunning program capped by Vivaldi.
Tickets from $42, to book visit tafelmusik.org.

Dave Brubeck and Oscar Peterson Tribute
2019-10-17 20:00 - 23:00 | Flato Markham Theatre, 171 Town Centre Blvd, Markham, Ontario, Canada
Rémi Bolduc Jazz Ensemble
Thursday, October 17th, 8pm
Flato Markham Theatre
In the 1950s and ’60s very few jazz artists had as much influence or were as popular as Dave Brubeck and Oscar Peterson.
The Rémi Bolduc Jazz Ensemble featuring guest pianists Taurey Butler and Bernie Senensky perform the music of Dave Brubeck and Canada’s very own Oscar Peterson, Thursday, October 17th at Flato Markham Theatre, presented by Minken Employment Lawyers.
WholeNote credits Rémi and ensemble for playing inspired roles “in bringing the melodic, harmonic and rhythmic genius [of these jazz icons] to life for us again,” and applauds their songful dialogue “which makes for an utterly breathtaking experience.”
To purchase tickets, call 905-305-7469 or visit flatomarkhamtheatre.ca

Brillante Merci Monsieur Chopin
2019-10-18 19:30 - 22:00 | Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W, Toronto, ON, Canada
Brillante Merci Monsieur Chopin
October 18, 2019, 7:30pm
Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto
Presented by… International Arts & Performers Society
Don’t miss an evening of superlative performances in a tribute to Frederic Chopin’s remarkable music. Legendary jazz icon Adam Makowicz and piano virtuoso Daniel Wnukowski celebrate one of the greatest Pianist’s and Composer’s in the history of music, Wednesday, October 18 at Glen Gould Studio.
For tickets visit bemusednetwork.com/chopin

The Official Blues Brothers Revue
2019-10-25 20:00 - 23:00 | Flato Markham Theatre, 171 Town Centre Blvd, Markham, Ontario, Canada
The Official Blues Brothers Revue
Friday, October 25, 8pm
Flato Markham Theatre
The Blues Brothers are back!
There have been many imitators, but there is only one duo with the official stamp of approval to walk in the legendary footsteps of Jake and Elwood Blues.
See Wayne Catania and Kieron Lafferty don the official hat and sunglasses Friday, October 25th in an unforgettable concert event that captures the infectious humour, unbridled spirit and soulful sound of Aykroyd and Belushi’ original Blues Brothers.
For tickets visit flatomarkhamtheatre.ca

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band at Roy Thomson Hall
2019-10-29 20:00 - 23:00 | Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe Street, Toronto, ON, M5J 2H5, Canada
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Tuesday October 29th, 2019
Roy Thomson Hall
For nearly 50 years, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band has been traveling the globe, bringing the joy of traditional New Orleans jazz to music fans around the world. Whether performing at prestigious centers like Symphony Hall in Boston, contemporary music festivals like Austin City Limits, or private engagements for Presidents and Kings, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band of New Orleans never fails to bring their audiences dancing into the aisles.
Purchase tickets at roythomsonhall.com

Lizz Wright and Catherine Russell at Koerner Hall
2019-10-30 20:00 - 23:00 | Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Canada
Lizz Wright and Catherine Russell
Wednesday, October 30th, 8:00pm
Koerner Hall
Two headlining performances, one night only. On Wednesday, October 30, Koerner Hall welcomes acclaimed American jazz vocalists Catherine Russell and Lizz Wright. Russell, known for her powerful, soulful voice, is the perfect complement to Wright’s smooth, honey-timbered tones.
To purchase tickets call 416-408-0208 or visit rcmusic.com/performance.

Ken Page Memorial Trust 21st anniversary gala and Halloween party
2019-10-31 17:30 - 23:00 | The Old Mill Toronto, 21 Old Mill Road, Toronto, Canada
Ken Page Memorial Trust 21st Anniversary Gala and Halloween Party
Thursday, October 31, 5:30pm
The Old Mill
jazz.fm91 presents the 21st anniversary celebration of the Ken Page Memorial Trust, October 31st at The Old Mill. Under the magical musical direction of Warren Vache, the spirits of rhythm – Guido Basso, Ken Peplowski, Houston Person, Russ Phillips, Rossano Sportiello, Reg Schwager, Neil Swainson, Terry Clarke, will cast their musical spells Halloween night.
For tickets visit kenpagememorialtrust.com

Brazil Film Festival Toronto
2019-11-01 - 2019-11-04 | Bell Tiff LIghtbox, 350 King St West, Toronto, On, M5V 3X5, Canada
The Brazil Film Festival Toronto is back for its 13th edition, November 1-3 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox.
The lineup includes a number of Cannes Film Festival award winners, including Los Silencios, Amazonia Groove, Simonal and more.
For tickets and info, visit www.brazilfilmfest.net.

Toronto Sings the Breithaupt Brothers Songbook
2019-11-02 20:00 - 23:00 | Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Canada
The Royal Conservatory presents… Toronto Sings the Breithaupt Brother’s Songbook
America has Gershwins, Canada’s got the Breithaupts! Don and Jeff Breithaupt’s jazz and musical theatre neo-standards have been hailed as the next Great American Songbook.
On Saturday, November 2, Toronto’s best vocalists — Jackie Richardson, Kellylee Evans, Denzal Sinclaire, Heather Bambrick and more — will bring their songs to life at Koerner Hall.
For tickets visit rcmusic.com/performance

Copy That | Tarragon Theatre
2019-11-06 - 2019-12-09 | Tarragon Theatre, 30 Bridgman Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada
“So what people watch on TV, it’s got nothing to do with the real world?”
Renowned playwright Jason Sherman’s caustic look at the entertainment industry, Copy That takes us behind the scenes of network television. Four writers struggle to get their new cop show approved for production. When the team’s only Black writer is roughed up by an actual cop, the fallout threatens to not only kill the show, but expose the systemic racism at the heart of popular entertainment itself.
From the author of last season’s moving account of the life of Marshall McLuhan (The Message).
For tickets, go to tarragontheatre.com.

Etobicoke Jazz Festival
2019-11-07 - 2019-11-08 | Ontario
IC Savings presents the fifth annual Etobicoke Jazz Festival, November 7 and 10 at Humber College and the Crooked Cue Etobicoke.
Four days of world-class performances from jazz’s best: Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez, Robi Botos, Hilario Duran, Lorne Lofsky and Alex Dean, Pat LaBarbera, jazz.fm91’s Laura Fernandez and many more.
For tickets visit etobicokejazz.com.

Bravo Niagara's Voices of Freedom Festival
2019-11-08 19:30 - 22:30 | Partridge Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 50 St Paul St, St Catherines, ON, L2R 3M2, Canada
Voices of Freedom featuring Monty Alexander’s Harlem-Kingston Express and The Larnell Lewis Band
November 8, 2019, 7:30pm
Partridge Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines

Monty Alexander and his Harlem-Kingston Express blend the sounds of his native Kingston, Jamaica, with the classic jazz tradition of New York’s Harlem. Grammy Award nominee Monty Alexander has established himself as one of jazz music’s most diverse and globally recognized piano titans. For six decades, Monty has led some of the most celebrated groups in the genre’s history. Joining Monty for this special Voices of Freedom Festival concert is The Larnell Lewis Band with special guest Bakithi Kumalo.
For tickets visit bravoniagara.org.

JW-Jones Big Band at Flato Markham Theatre
2019-11-08 20:00 - 23:00 | Flato Markham Theatre, 171 Town Centre Blvd, Markham, Ontario, Canada
JW-Jones Big Band World Premiere
Flato Markham Theatre
Friday, November 8 at 8 pm
Billboard Top 10 Blues Artists, IBC winner, and JUNO nominee, Canadian singer/guitarist JW-Jones is known for his high energy shows. Raw, real, and from the heart, JW and his new 17-piece big band show make their world premiere in Markham. The veteran bluesman has been praised as a red hot young Canadian guitar slinger/singer by Grammy-winning producer Tom Hambridge. The Globe and Mail refers to this Maple Blues Award winner “as one of this country’s top blues guitar stars.” Billboard calls JW part of “a new wave of young talent moving onto Canada’s blues stage.” JW-Jones and company are sure to deliver thrills and chills with vitality and panache.
For tickets, please visit flatomarkhamtheatre.ca.
