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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.

jazz.fm91 presents Chandrika Tandon with Kenny Werner
2019-10-15 20:00 - 22:30 (America/Toronto) | 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

One-Stop Vocal Jazz Safari with Jaymz Bee
2019-09-19 19:00 - 22:00 | Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Canada
Join Jaymz Bee as he hosts the One-Stop Vocal Jazz Safari — the most renowned vocal showcase in Canada. Up to 24 singers perform in a three-hour show, backed by an all-star house band under the musical direction of Attila Fias.
More than 140 singers have performed at this event over the years. Every singer is unique and talented. Their CDs are available onsite, and you can get them autographed or have a photo taken with the artist.
Singers featured are a surprise every time, but we can tell you that in the past we’ve welcomed Molly Johnson, Errol Fisher, Luis Mario Ochoa, Don Francks, Barbra Lica and David Statham — just to name a few.

DONATE HERE to attend, or call 1-800-811-2400
Double: $500/$42 monthly
Single: $250/$21 monthly

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

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.

Kensington Market Jazz Festival
2019-09-13 - 2019-09-16
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.

Guelph Jazz Festival
2019-09-11 - 2019-09-16
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.

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.

Snarky Puppy at the Phoenix Concert Theatre
2019-09-07 23:00 - 23:30 | 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).

World of Jazz Festival
2019-09-06 - 2019-09-08
Presented by B-Jazzed
World of Jazz = discovering, listening, exploring, learning, educating, performing, and defining the word “Jazz,” presented by musicians from around the world, influenced by their world, on display for the world.
Performers include:

Count Basie Orchestra
Morgan Childs Soul Jazz Revue
Dawn Tyler Watson
Simone Morris
The Sidemen
The Ault Sisters
Avataar
Rich Brown & The Abeng
Frank Adriano Quartet

…and many more.

Live to Air concert with Jane Bunnett and Maqueque
2019-09-05 19:00 - 20:00 | Long & McQuade Performance Hall, 4 Pardee Avenue, Toronto, Canada
In less than five years, Jane Bunnett and Maqueque has evolved from a project to support a new generation of young women in jazz into a Grammy-nominated, critically acclaimed band that’s in high demand at major jazz festivals around the world.
This fall, a day before the release of their new album On Firm Ground / Tierra Firme, the all-female collective will be playing an intimate, interactive concert for a small crowd at jazz.fm91 that will also be broadcast live to our radio audience.
The group is led by veteran Canadian saxophonist, flutist and composer Jane Bunnett, who has won five Juno Awards, earned three Grammy nominations and been appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. Recently, she has dedicated herself to bringing the Maqueue project to the world. Jane Bunnett and Maqueque have toured constantly throughout Canada as well as Colombia, Brazil, Cuba and Panama, and have performed at major U.S. jazz festivals and venues including at Newport, Monterey, Saratoga, Birdland and the Lincoln Center.
We’re offering jazz.fm91 donors a rare opportunity to see the group play a one-hour concert in the small, intimate atmosphere of the Long & McQuade Performance Hall on Thursday, Sept. 5, as they kick off their new album.
How to attend
Invitations to jazz.fm91’s Live to Air concerts are our gift to you for your donation of $150 for one seat or $300 for a pair. Donations are eligible for a full tax receipt issued in February, 2020.
To donate, call 1-800-811-2400, email events@jazz.fm or click below.

Jazz Sundays at the Vista: Stil Trio
2019-09-01 16:00 - 19:00 | 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: Stil Trio
Stil Trio (German: Style) is composed of three accomplished undergraduate students from the University of Toronto’s Jazz Studies program. Inspired and informed by art of the 20th century, David Hodgson (saxophone), Evan Gratham (bass), and Keith Barstow (drums) transform qualities otherwise reserved for visual arts (such as colour, form, and space) into a musical medium. Stil Trio attempts to recreate visualisation through their shared musical experiences, unique improvisational voices, and compositional structures and arrangements. Their music is highly expressive and nuanced, while still full of energy and groove.

jazz.fm91 presents… Matt Dusk: JetSetJazz Live at Casa Loma
2019-08-29 19:30 - 21:30 | Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace, Toronto, Ontario, M5R1X8, Canada
Update: This is event is now sold out
Welcome back to a time when flying was glamorous and jazz reigned supreme.
Join multi-platinum-selling jazz sensation Matt Dusk and his Swinging Little Big Band with special guest, Montreal’s favourite chanteuse Florence K, on Thursday, Aug. 29, at Casa Loma for JetSetJazz, a musical journey through the ’50s and ’60s, when big-band swing was the pop music of the day and all the airlines had plenty of leg room.

Jazz Sundays at the Vista: Ben Frost Trio
2019-08-25 15:00 - 18:00 | 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: Ben Frost Trio
Ben Frost is a trumpet player and composer from Vancouver, British Columbia now based in Toronto. Ben has just completed a Master of Music degree in Jazz Studies at the University of Toronto where he studied with Jim Lewis, Chase Sanborn, Terry Promane and Andrew Downing. Frequently playing at established venues in both Vancouver and Toronto, Ben has also performed at major Canadian festivals including the Vancouver International Jazz Festival and the TD Ottawa Jazz Festival.

jazz.fm91 Open House
2019-08-24 12:00 - 16:00 | jazz.fm91, 4 Pardee Avenue, Suite 100, Toronto, Canada
We’re opening our doors to you!

Saturday, Aug. 24: noon to 4 pm
4 Pardee Ave., Unit 100 (directly south of Lamport Stadium in Liberty Village)

We’ll give you a tour inside our space — the one that Canada’s jazz community calls home.
We’ll have live performances from Connor Moe and the Frequencies Trio, plus Mateo Mancuso and members of the jazz.fm91 Youth Big Band.
You can even meet some of your favourite on-air hosts and enjoy treats from our local bakery, Brodflour. Plus, browse through our vintage vinyl collection, CDs, books and a selection of high-quality speakers.
See you there!

Soulpepper Theatre presents 'ART'
2019-08-23 - 2019-09-08 | Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 50 Tank House Lane, Toronto, Ontario, M5A 3C4, Canada
There’s no accounting for taste… or friends.
Lines are drawn when an extravagant purchase leads three life-long friends to question the bonds they’ve taken for granted. A sharp comedy about modern friendships.
TONY AWARD WINNER – BEST PLAY
LAURENCE OLIVIER AWARD – BEST COMEDY
Approximate running time: 90 minutes. There will be no intermission.

Northwest Jazz Festival
2019-08-23 - 2019-08-25
Join us for western New York’s largest outdoor jazz festival, located in historic Lewiston, N.Y.
Featuring main-stage headliners Roberta Gambarini and Monty Alexander, along with more than 150 other musicians in 30 bands including Carol Welsman & Nicki Parrott, Mike Jones, Vincent James Explosion, Elliot Scozzaro Quintet, Paradigm Shift and many more.
The festival is free for everyone! More than 35,000 people are expected to attend this year’s festival.
Lewiston, N.Y. is a 20-minute drive from Buffalo, and less than a 90-minute drive from Toronto.

TD Markham Jazz Festival
2019-08-16 - 2019-08-19
The TD Markham Jazz Festival is a fabulous, fun musical event featuring established professional musicians performing jazz and blues on three stages in the magical setting of beautiful Main Street Unionville in Markham.
Starting on Aug. 14 with a ticketed concert featuring Oakland Stroke at the Markham Museum and continuing Aug. 16-18, Main Street Unionville grooves with 30+ FREE performances including headliner Michael Kaeshammer, Low Down Brass Band, Kollage, Heather Bambrick and many more.
Website: www.markhamjazzfestival.com
Email: contactus@markhamjazzfestival.com
Facebook: Markhamjazzfestival
Twitter: @markhamjazzfest
Instagram: markhamjazzfesival

Prince Edward County Jazz Festival
2019-08-13 - 2019-08-19
Every summer, the Prince Edward County Jazz Festival brings together top jazz talent, from local heroes to international stars in our beautiful wine-country setting. With the generous help of local sponsors, the PEC Jazz Festival has gained a reputation as the true jazz-lover’s festival. From classic to cutting edge modern and everything in between, the PEC Jazz Festival has something for every jazz fan.
This year’s PEC Jazz Festival lineup includes Colleen Allen, Jane Bunnett & Maqueque, Jodi Proznick, Robi Botos, Mike Murley, the Brian Barlow Big Band and many more.
More details at pecjazz.org.

Steven Taetz Ensemble - Jazz for the Soul (Princ Marg Hospital)
2019-08-09 12:00 - 13:30 | princess margaret hospital, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Steven Taetz Ensemble
Free noon-time concert at Princess Margaret Hospital for Jazz for the Soul series.
16th floor patio
