JAZZ.FM91

International Jazz Day with Alex Pangman & Drew Jurecka
2019-04-30 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Toronto) | Long & McQuade Performance Hall, 4 Pardee Avenue, Toronto, Canada
jazz.fm91 is honoured to celebrate International Jazz Day with a special live broadcast from the Long & McQuade Performance Hall at 1 pm on April 30.
This live performance will be led by multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and educator Drew Jurecka, with Canada’s “Sweetheart of Swing” Alex Pangman. They’ll be accompanied by Clark Johnston (bass) and Nathan Hiltz (guitar).
Drew Jurecka is an accomplished violinist who also works frequently on viola, saxophone, clarinet and mandolin. An in-demand soloist, session player and sideman, Drew can be heard frequently in clubs and theatres throughout Canada with his own group or as a part of one of his bands, The Hot Jazz String Quartet and the Hogtown Syncopators. He has played and recorded with Dave Brubeck, Stevie Wonder, Russell DeCarle, Jim Cuddy, Bahamas, Sarah Slean, Ron Sexsmith and many more.
Alex Pangman is a Juno-nominated vocalist who has built a loyal fan base among jazz listeners and dancers alike through her critically acclaimed work with her Alleycats band. She has performed in nightclubs and concert halls across Canada, including three stellar showcases at the Montreal International Jazz Festival.
Joining them in the live audience will be music students from Humberview Secondary School in Bolton, Ont. These students are members of the school’s senior jazz orchestra and vocal jazz ensemble. They will have the opportunity to ask questions and learn more about jazz on a day that the world is celebrating the music and its history.
Tune in to jazz.fm91 on April 30 to join us in celebrating International Jazz Day.

Jazz At The Legion
2019-04-28 14:00 - 16:00 | Port Credit Legion (Branch 82), 35 Front Street North, Mississauga, Canada
Our monthly gig at the Legion featuring all 12 singers from our recent “Best of Big Band Open Mic”. This is a unique experience to hear some really amazing singers performing a wide variety of musical styles with The Mississauga Big Band Jazz Ensemble.

Live to Air: Heather Bambrick's Kitchen Party
2019-04-28 13:00 - 15:00 | jazz.fm91, 4 Pardee Avenue, Suite 100, Toronto, Canada
UPDATE: This event is now AT CAPACITY. Thank you to everyone who made donations. See you there!
The irrepressible Heather Bambrick brings back her Kitchen Party, a jazz.fm91 donor favourite, for our Live-to-Air concert series to celebrate the return of spring at the Long & McQuade Performance Hall in the jazz.fm91 studios.
She’ll be bringing by a few of her buddies for a song and chat, including Matt Dusk, Barbra Lica and fellow “broads” Julie Michels and Diane Leah. Michael Shand, Ross McIntyre and Larnell Lewis will be here to back them up with the music — and who knows who else might drop by.
Sunday, April 28 from 1 to 3 pm

ILANA WALDSTON AND THE JAZZ'N'LAUGHS BAND
2019-04-27 21:00 - 23:30
Two nights of swingin’ standards, quirky tunes, sultry bossas and beautiful ballads, all woven together with a sense of humour (and who doesn’t need THAT these days?). Come to one night or come to both and welcome spring with some jazz and laughs at the beautiful (and accessible!)Jazz Bistro.
The Jazz’n’Laughs Band:
Rob Thaller – piano
Pat Collins – bass
Daniel Barnes – drums
Friday: John MacMurchy – sax +…
Saturday: Drew Jurecka – violin + …
www.jazznlaughs.ca
Cover $20 Reservations highly recommended 416-363-5299

Igor Willcox Quartet at The Jazz Room
2019-04-27 19:00 - 23:30 | The Jazz Room at the Huether Hotel, 59 King Street North, Kitchener, Canada
Presented by the Grand River Jazz Society.
Doors open at 7:00 P.M. Come for dinner; stay for music!
Show starts at 8:30 P.M. Ends at 11:30 P.M.
Cover Charge: $20.00 / person. (Free to annual pass holders.)
Visit www.kwjazzroom.com and click on the desired concert’s listing to get additional information and to purchase advance tickets.

ILANA WALDSTON & THE JAZZ'N'LAUGHS BAND
2019-04-26 21:00 - 23:30 | Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria Street, Toronto, Canada
Two nights of swingin’ standards, quirky tunes, sultry bossas and beautiful ballads, all woven together with a sense of humour (and who doesn’t need THAT these days?). Come to one night or come to both and welcome spring with some jazz and laughs at the beautiful (and accessible!) Jazz Bistro.
The Jazz’n’Laughs Band:
Rob Thaller – piano
Pat Collins – bass
Daniel Barnes – drums
Friday: John MacMurchy – sax +…
Saturday: Drew Jurecka – violin + …
www.jazznlaughs.ca
Cover $20 Reservations highly recommended 416-363-5299

Kevin Nealon at the Flato Markham Theatre
2019-04-26 20:00 - 22:00 | Flato Markham Theatre, 171 Town Centre Blvd, Markham, Ontario, Canada
Kevin Nealon sets himself apart from other comedic performers with his unique sense of humour, dry wit and likeable demeanour. Nealon is best known for his nine-year stint as a cast member of NBC’s Saturday Night Live, and has received critical acclaim for his role in the Showtime series Weeds. Nealon has also found great comedic success in his extensive film career. He has teamed up with fellow Saturday Night Live comedian Adam Sandler in several well-known films, such as Just Go with It, Anger Management, The Wedding Singer and Happy Gilmore. Kevin’s other film credits include Daddy Day Care, Roxanne and Grandma’s Boy.

Alex Pangman & Her Allecyats in Hamilton ON
2019-04-26 20:00 - 22:00 | artword artbar, 15 Colbourne Street,, Hamilton, ON, L8R 2G2, Canada
Join Alex Pangman’s Alleycats quintet around the grand piano at this cosy Hamilton listening room and licensed venue. Take advantage of this great room west of Toronto $15, 8pm. The Alleycats will be Alex vocals, John Macloed cornet, Peter Hill piano, Glenn Anderson drums & Chris Banks bass. Reserve today as this room is small and sells quickly (905) 543-8512

Fern Lindzon at The Jazz Room
2019-04-26 19:00 - 23:30
Presented by the Grand River Jazz Society.
Sponsored by Diva International.
Doors open at 7:00 P.M. Come for dinner; stay for music!
Show starts at 8:30 P.M. Ends at 11:30 P.M.
Cover Charge: $18.00 / person. (Free to annual pass holders.)
Visit www.kwjazzroom.com and click on the desired concert’s listing to get additional information and to purchase advance tickets.

Ms. Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton
2019-04-25 19:30 - 22:30 | Partridge Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 50 St Paul St, St Catherines, ON, L2R 3M2, Canada
As featured in the Oscar and GRAMMY winning documentary 20 Feet from Stardom, Ms. Lisa Fischer stepped out from behind the backing mic to take centre stage. Two GRAMMY wins later, while still extensively touring with The Rolling Stones for nearly 30 years (yes, she passionately belts it out in a legendary duet with Mick Jagger on Gimme Shelter), Fischer and her band Grand Baton have been gaining a reputation internationally for their dynamic live performances.
Their music is an organic gumbo of progressive rock, psychedelic soul, R&B and African, Middle Eastern, Caribbean rhythms and classical influences. In performance, they re-invent songs by Led Zeppelin, Little Willie John, and of course The Rolling Stones as well as originals. After decades of also lending her vocal mastery to collaborations, recordings and tours with Sting, Chris Botti, Tina Turner, Yo Yo Ma, Nine Inch Nails, Luther Vandross and many more, Ms. Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton have emerged as the most inventive and heartfelt interpreter of classic rock songs working today.

Alex Pangman's Hot 3
2019-04-24 18:00 - 20:00, 2019-04-17 08:00 - 17:00 | cameron house, 408 Queen Street West, Toronto, On, M5V 2A7, Canada
Every Wednesday in April: From 6-8pm Join Alex Pangman and her unique trio! (fiddle, guitar, & bass sax) playing hot 1930s music for drinking and dancing in Toronto’s unpretentious historic art bar on Queen West. Full bar, no kitchen, but many restaurants nearby. Suggested cover charge $10.

The Willows at The Jazz Room
2019-04-20 19:00 - 23:30 | The Jazz Room at the Huether Hotel, 59 King Street North, Kitchener, Canada
Presented by the Grand River Jazz Society.
Sponsored by Diva International.
Doors open at 7:00 P.M. Come for dinner; stay for music!
Show starts at 8:30 P.M. Ends at 11:30 P.M.
Cover Charge: $25.00 / person. (Free to annual pass holders.)
Visit www.kwjazzroom.com and click on the desired concert’s listing to get additional information and to purchase advance tickets.

Carmen Spada Trio featuring Jerry Weldon at The Jazz Room
2019-04-19 19:00 - 23:30 | The Jazz Room at the Huether Hotel, 59 King Street North, Kitchener, Canada
Presented by the Grand River Jazz Society.
Doors open at 7:00 P.M. Come for dinner; stay for music!
Show starts at 8:30 P.M. Ends at 11:30 P.M.
Cover Charge: $18.00 / person. (Free to annual pass holders.)
Visit www.kwjazzroom.com and click on the desired concert’s listing to get additional information and to purchase advance tickets.

Live to Air: Canadian Jazz All Stars
2019-04-18 19:00 - 20:30 | jazz.fm91, 4 Pardee Avenue, Suite 100, Toronto, Canada
UPDATE: This event is now AT CAPACITY. Thank you to everyone who made donations. See you there!
Canadian Jazz All-Stars is a first-time collection of artists, bringing together formidable musical forces including Guido Basso, Heather Bambrick, Mike Murley, Robi Botos, Dave Young and Davide Direnzo.
Together, these world-class artists have performed on the finest world stages, garnered international praise and accolades, and collected more than two centuries of musical seasoning. They are at the top of their game, are true performers and entertainers, and are the cream of Canada’s musical crop.
These performers have just completed a series of concerts across Ontario in January, and this Live to Air concert is a rare showcase of the leading lights of Canada’s jazz community in the intimate setting of the Long & McQuade Performance Hall at the jazz.fm91 studios in a very special 90-minute concert.
Thursday, April 18, from 7 to 8:30 pm, hosted by jazz.fm91 music director and Afternoon Drive host Brad Barker.

Old Stock: a Refugee Love Story
2019-04-16 - 2019-05-27 | Tarragon Theatre, 30 Bridgman Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada
Written by Hannah Moscovitch With songs by Ben Caplan & Christian Barry Toronto premiere
A humourously dark folktale woven together with a high-energy concert. This genre-bending music-theatre hybrid starring Klezmer folk sensation Ben Caplan is inspired by the real life story of Moscovitch’s Romanian-Jewish great-grandparents who immigrated to Canada in 1908. It’s about how to love after being broken by the horrors of war. It’s about looking into the eyes of God.

Tetrahedron & Deniz Lim-Sersan
2019-04-15 19:00 - 23:00 | The Emmet Ray, 924 College Street, Toronto, Canada
Terahedron
Drummer Ernesto Cervini is making a name for himself as a consummate bandleader and in-demand sideman, repeatedly praised for his deeply musical, infectiously energetic talents. Time Out New York encapsulated Cervini as “a buoyant drummer as well as a sharp composer and bandleader, ” while the jazz bible, Downbeat described his fluid style as one that “exemplifies `float like a butterfly, sting like a bee’.” The drummer released There, his third album as leader of the Ernesto Cervini Quartet, in fall 2011. Reviewing the album, Modern Drummer magazine said: “Cervini recalls such old-schoolers as Art Blakey and Billy Higgins. . . It’s his robust, magnetic personality that fascinates consistently.”
Luis Gonzalez Deniz was born in Camaguey, Cuba on April 21st, 1983. In 1993, Luis started his musical studies at the Escuela Vocacional de Arte Luis Casas Romero in his hometown of Camaguey, where he subsequently continued at the Escuela Profesional de Musica Jose White. Luis later moved to the Cuban capital, where he graduated at the prestigious Escuela Nacional de Musica (ENA), the alma mater of several of Cuba’s most prominent musicians.While in Cuba he kept a busy schedule,both teaching saxophone at the National School of Music and playing locally and touring international as well,past dates includes a USA West Coast Tour(Los Angeles,San Francisco,California,2002)and several dates for the Bermuda Jazz Festival(Bermuda Island,2004).
Rich Brown has been an active member of Toronto’s culturally diverse music scene since 1992. He taught himself to play bass at the age of 17 by listening to artists such as Jaco Pastorius, Victor Bailey, Jimmy Haslip, and Alain Caron. Later, he expanded his vocabulary by drawing on influences outside the bass realm. In a recent interview Brown explains, “I wanted to sing like Stevie, play like Miles, and phrase like Scofield and do it all on this instrument.” Rich is one of the most in demand musicians in Toronto. He is currently a member of the JUNO nominated indo-jazz group autorickshaw and has performed and recorded with some of the finest musicians in the world including jazz vocalist Carol Welsman, Jane Siberry, Glenn Lewis, Dapp Theory, Steve Coleman & 5 Elements, James “Blood” Ulmer, Andy Narrell and Bruce Cockburn to name a few. He has appeared in the feature film “Glitter” starring Mariah Carey and the made for TV movie “The Natalie Cole Story” starring Natalie Cole as well as the television series “Soul Food”. Rich is currently at work on a new solo project called rinsethealgorithm and has appeared on over 40 recordings ranging from Jazz to Funk to Latin to traditional Asian and Arabic music. He can currently be seen in a feature interview with the online magazine.
With the Deniz Lim-Sersan Group

Brendan Varty's Tessellate
2019-04-14 18:00 - 22:00 | The Emmet Ray, 924 College Street, Toronto, Canada
Brenden Varty’s Tessellate
Multi-instrumentalist Brenden Varty and his unique blend of contemporary and chamber music has been piercing the Toronto music scene in recent years. After many years of performance and musical study in and around his hometown, Brenden decided to continue his musical studies at Humber College (which he graduated from with highest honours is 2016), immersing himself in an environment that fosters both a jazz and contemporary-classical tradition.
While at Humber, Brenden gained proficiency in many instruments, including, but not limited to, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, and baritone saxophone, and his teachers include Alex Dean, Pat LaBarbera, Andy Ballantyne, David Occhipinti, and Shirantha Beddage.
Brenden is also an ambitious composer and arranger, and works to combine contemporary jazz with chamber music, similar to those attempts made by John Zorn, Jim Hall, and Brad Mehldau. While he retains a passion and performance schedule for works from the standard jazz repertoire, his recent focus has been on the composition and performance of music that reaches into the future while reflecting the jazz tradition.
Spring Break 2013
Christian Antonacci (trumpet), David Hodgson (saxophone), Bennett Rouleau (saxophone), Ian McGimpsey (saxophone/guitar), Bjorn Kriel (keyboard), Leighton Harrell (bass), Jacob Slous (percussion/drums)

The Jazz Connection Big Band
2019-04-13 20:00 - 22:00 | The Spice Factory, 121 Hughson St. N, Hamilton, Ontario, L8R 1G7, Canada
Down with the Count
A celebration of the music of Count Basie including highlights of his collaborations with Frank Sinatra and Dianne Schuur.

Nat Cole: A King’s Centennial with Paul Marinaro and the Ben Paterson Trio
2019-04-13 19:30 - 22:30 | Stratus Vineyards, 2059 Niagara Stone Rd., Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, L0S 1J0, Canada
Bravo Niagara! Festival of the Arts presents Nat Cole: A King’s Centennial with Paul Marinaro and the Ben Paterson Trio
Nathaniel Adams Cole was born in the southern United States (Montgomery, Alabama) in 1919. From dropping out of high school in 1934 to pursue his love for music full time, to being a champion of the Civil Rights Movement, Nat “King” Cole will forever be remembered as one of the most celebrated and cherished jazz pianists and vocalists that we will ever see. To celebrate his centennial in 2019, Céline Peterson (daughter of legendary jazz pianist Oscar Peterson) has brought together four dynamic artists to present a unique tribute in honor of Nat’s life and career. Led by vocalist Paul Marinaro, this show delves into the repertoire of Cole’s that many have yet to discover.
Cole’s classic versions of songs we all know and love are the perfect hybrid of simple and intricate. His ability to make his execution of every performance seem almost effortless, is what makes the planning of the ideal tribute to him even more challenging. There are certain complexities that his music requires that only select vocalists will be able to properly deliver in such a way that both captures the classic sound everyone wants to hear, while ensuring that their own musical styles come through as well. Marinaro’s velvety baritone and lush intricacies have been wowing audiences in Chicago for over fifteen years. Says Scott Yanow of LA Jazz Scene; “Marinaro takes his place among the top five male jazz singers active today.”
Nat “King” Cole established himself first and foremost as a pianist. His “King Cole Trio” was a source of inspiration for many jazz players that followed, including the man holding the piano chair for this show, Philadelphia native Ben Paterson. Paterson’s swinging interpretations of tunes easily recognizable from Cole’s repertoire as well as that of Ray Charles, Oscar Peterson, Stevie Wonder, have guided Ben along the path of solidifying himself as one of the top pianists currently working on the New York jazz scene. One of the greatest challenges that an artist in the jazz genre faces is ensuring that their own style takes centre stage while performing songs that many have heard (and that some would consider previously perfected). There are many layers to Ben’s talent, but his rhythmic sensibility and impeccable time are the two that made him the first choice for this particular musical task. Downbeat Magazine says Paterson is “As soulful a pianist/organist as exists anywhere.”
The many firsts that Cole’s career saw for him were more than just the firsts for one man – they were the firsts for an entire race of human beings. In 1956, NBC gave Nat his own television variety show, which would make him the first Black man to host a show of that kind. The same year, Cole was performing in his home state of Alabama, when he was attacked on-stage by not one, not two, but six white men. The planned attack caused Cole to cancel the shows that were to follow and also left him with a back injury. At this time, Nat was one of the highest-paid and most successful working men not just in the United States, but globally. However during this period of deep racial tension and what (at that time) was considered to be one of the most violent times in the US, to many he was just another colored-man taking a spot away from a white man. Through multiple run-ins with the Ku Klux Klan, attacks, tainted career opportunities, and just about every obstacle you could face in the 1950s and 1960s as a person of color, Nat still managed to not only continue performing, but doing it better than almost anyone else to this day.
While there are many wonderful tributes to Nat’s music that have taken place, Nat Cole: A King’s Centennial honors the entire legacy of a man who spent his entire career defying odds and paving the way for countless musicians since him to be able to sing their songs in a world where they are not defined by the color of their skin, but by the way in which they choose to utilize their talents. The excellence that Nat “King” Cole demonstrated on a daily basis lives within the hearts and souls of the musicians taking the stage for this show, and it is a privilege to be able to share the music with those who want to listen.

Jaymz Bee's Birthday Bash
2019-04-13 19:00 - 2019-04-14 00:00 | Palais Royale, 1601 Lake Shore Blvd. West, Toronto, Ontario, M6K 3C1, Canada
Colin Hunter and The Anthony Terpstra Big Band present swing dance music for your enjoyment. Lots of special surprize guests will appear. The opening act is Faith Amour & The Savoy Band!
Free dance lessons from 7:10 to 7:50 pm.
A full cash bar and light snacks will be available throughout the night.
Jaymz Bee produces this show – and it just so happens to fall on his birthday!
ALL MONEY FROM THE DOOR GOES TO jazz.fm91

Kevin Breit & The Sisters Euclid at The Jazz Room
2019-04-13 19:00 - 23:30 | The Jazz Room at the Huether Hotel, 59 King Street North, Kitchener, Canada

Taylor Maslin and Thomas Hainbuch
2019-04-13 19:00 - 23:00 | The Emmet Ray, 924 College Street, Toronto, Canada
7:00: Leighton Harrell Group
9:30: Taylor Maslin and Thomas Hainbuch

ADVOCATS BIG BAND AT THE REX HOTEL!
2019-04-13 15:30 - 18:30 | The Rex, 194 Queen Street West, Toronto, Canada
Saturday, April 13th is your chance to catch the Advocats Big Band at The Rex Hotel from 3:30 to 6:30 pm. Why not spend a delightful Saturday afternoon hanging out with us, hearing so many of your favourite big band tunes? The Rex, located at 194 Queen Street West, just west of University, is a fantastic venue that has been offering live jazz for many years, plus great food and drink. We love playing there! You can get there easily by TTC, and there is convenient parking nearby. There is no cover (just a pay-what-you-can music appreciation jar!). Come early to get a seat (they don’t take reservations). See you there!

The Sonny Balcones & Harley Card
2019-04-12 19:00 - 23:00 | The Emmet Ray, 924 College Street, Toronto, Canada
The Sonny Balcones
The Sonny Balcones are a Toronto jazz favorite, who plays familiar and rare jazz tunes with their own unique style.
The band was formed in 2015 by guitarist/singer Tony Neale and singer Corry Ouellette, following their work together in The Sandy Pockets and The Julee Cruise Ships, a tribute to Twin Peaks.
Alongside Rachel Melas on bass, Robert Stevenson on clarinet and Conny Nowe on drums, this group has honed a sound that is both quirky and romantic.
Think of Chet Baker and Julie London, sometimes sultry, sometimes heartbreaking. Follow that with a modern day Ruth Etting and some silly swing. Top it off with a bit of Joao Gilberto.
Harley Card
Harley Card is a Toronto based guitarist, composer, and freelance musician. As a contributor to the creative music scene in Toronto for the past decade, Harley has played with many artists including; Richard Underhill, Alex Dean, Alex Samaras, William Carn, Michael Herring, Sarah Jerrom, Michael Davidson, Don Scott, David Virelles, Felicity Williams, Dave Clark, Carlie Howell, Jon Challoner, Colin Power, RJ Sachnanathan, Ian Sinclair, Kurt Neilson, Matt Newton, Dan Fortin, Ernesto Cervini, Ben Dietschi, Jesse Malone, Dan Gaucher, Caitlin Smith, and Scott Kemp among others.
Harley is a member/composer for the Toronto groups; Hobson’s Choice, The Harley Card Trio, The Harley Card Quintet, God’s Gift To Yoda, and Stoptime. Each ensemble has performed extensively in Canada and released multiple recordings. Hobson’s Choice’s recent Barnyard Records release; “Of The Waves”, was premiered at The 2012 TD Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival.

John Zadro Quartet at The Jazz Room
2019-04-12 19:00 - 23:00 | The Jazz Room at the Huether Hotel, 59 King Street North, Kitchener, Canada
Presented by the Grand River Jazz Society.
Doors open at 7:00 P.M. Come for dinner; stay for music!
Show starts at 8:30 P.M. Ends at 11:30 P.M.
Cover Charge: $16.00 / person. (Free to annual pass holders.)
Visit www.kwjazzroom.com and click on the desired concert’s listing to get additional information and to purchase advance tickets.

Holly Cole at the Regent Theatre
2019-04-12 19:00 - 22:00 | Regent Theatre, 224 Main St., Picton, Ontario, K0K 2T0, Canada
Multiple Juno Award-winning jazz singer Holly Cole graces the stage of the Regent Theatre. Cole is performing classic as well as tracks from her new album – her first in five years – the simply titled, HOLLY, that features her rendition of George Gershwin’s I Was Doing All Right.
What the critics say about Holly Cole:
“A Cole recording or performance is something of a deli smoothie: she throws the raw materials into a musical blender, and out comes a tall cool refreshment.” – Vancouver Sun
“She exudes as much fun as feeling in concert treating the people to a rare performance that was musically rewarding and refreshingly intimate.” – Calgary Herald
Tickets may be purchased here or by contacting the box office at 613-476-8416 (ext. 28) between 12 pm and 3 pm Monday through Saturday.

Bossa Tres & Thomas Steele Quartet
2019-04-11 19:00 - 23:00 | The Emmet Ray, 924 College Street, Toronto, Canada
Bossa Tres
Bossa Três has been performing Bossa Nova and Brazilian Samba classics, as well as a variety of Brazilian rarities and original material since 2001. Their repertoire draws from the greatest of the Brazilian composers and performers like Ary Barroso, Dorival Caymmi, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendoça, João Gilberto, Chico Buarque and Caetano Veloso.
Bossa Três leader Victor Monsivais: vocalist, songwriter, guitarist; has been playing and singing Bossa Nova for over forty years, in particular the music of Antônio Carlos Jobim who, along with Thelonious Monk and Jimmy Van Heusen, is one of his favorite composers. The Trio consists of Victor, who sings Jobim’s songs in their original Portuguese versions and plays the guitar with the true Bossa beat; bassist Frank Sants who plays a deep and mellow-toned bass, and drummer/percussionist Federico Monsivais who plays with a soft, classical feel, yet, with the attack and syncopation of authentic Latin rhythm.
The rarely heard hard-smooth Brazilian and Latin percussion of Bossa Três recreates the atmosphere of a quiet night in Copacabana… the mood of a Carnival in Bahia…a hot Tropicana session in La Habana, or the romance of a classical jazz evening. Bossa Três’ performances bring life to the pieces they play, creating an aura of “alegría and saudade” which are the two basic ingredients of Brazilian music. Bossa Três often appears as a quartet or quintet featuring talented guest musicians, this evening, pianist Dan Farrell and Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet and Flute player Brendan Cassidy, both a perfect fit to Jobim’s music and long time Victor’s associates, will be joining the ensemble.
Thomas Steele Quartet
Thomas Steele is an emerging musician and educator in Toronto.
Thomas has had the opportunity to learn alongside and work with many of North America’s top faces in jazz, including Maria Schneider, Mike Murley, Gordon Foote, Tara Davidson, Alex Dean, Rich Brown and Collen Allen amongst others.
A saxophonist and woodwind doubler, Thomas has enjoyed performance opportunities through both big band and small jazz ensembles. He has participated in a variety of music festivals across Toronto, ON and Montreal, QC, leading to invitations to perform across North America, from Niagara Falls, ON to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA.
Thomas has had the fortuity to perform across Canada including Toronto, Ontario’s Rex Hotel Jazz and Blues Bar, Lula Lounge and Emmet Ray, as well as Upstairs Jazz Bar and Grill in Montreal, QC. You can find Thomas performing in Toronto regularly with his co-led quintet, his standards quartet, as a member of University of Toronto jazz ensembles, or as a sideman.

Peter Boyd: Cruel & Unusual
2019-04-10 21:00 - 23:00 | The Emmet Ray, 924 College Street, Toronto, Canada
Peter Boyd has been a songwriter for over thirty years. Drawing on gospel and blues from Chicago all the way back to the Delta and re-invented upside-down-and-backwards, Peter’s songs are a sepia-tinged glimpse into his messy, not-fully-developed soul where faith has as much a chance as folly to send you careening into the abyss.
Peter’s new CD Beulahland is garnering great reviews, most recently a rave from Greg Quill in the Toronto Star: “Stunning and powerful blues-rooted original songs and astonishing guitar wizardry. Among the best of the year’s roots/blues crop.”

JAZZ LIVES: A Tribute to jazz.fm91 – Past, Present and Future
2019-04-10 19:30 - 22:30 | Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Canada
jazz.fm91 and The Remington Group are proud to present the 15th edition of JAZZ LIVES, with support from Tom’s Place.
This is jazz.fm91’s signature concert and fundraising event of the year. JAZZ LIVES: A Tribute to jazz.fm91 will be a celebration of the tremendous musical talent without whom jazz.fm91 would not exist. The evening will feature a mixture of long-established performers, those whose careers have grown in parallel with the growth of jazz.fm91, and the emerging talents who will be the jazz stars of tomorrow.
The show will feature:

Laila Biali and Kellylee Evans
The jazz.fm91 Jazz Masters: Neil Swainson, Brian Dickinson, Ethan Ardelli and Kelly Jefferson
Guest vocalists: Barbra Lica, June Garber, David Clayton-Thomas, Jay Douglas and John Finley
Performances by: the jazz.fm91 Emerging Artists Combo and, of course, the jazz.fm91 Youth Big Band

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