JAZZ.FM91

Alex Pangman @ Senator Winebar
2019-05-04 21:00 - 23:30 (America/Toronto)
Join Alex Pangman vocals, Drew Jurecka violin, and Peter Hill piano at this cosy and intimate performance space and wine bar. Be transported to a 1930s Paris! $10 cover. Come for dinner, too!

The Jazz Project choral concert with TranzitionzJazz
2019-05-04 19:30 - 22:30 | Church of St. Peter and St. Simon, 525 Bloor St E, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 1J1, Canada
The Jazz Project is a 14-voice jazz choir who perform Paul Simon to Henry Mancini to Lambert, Hendricks and Ross and everything in between! They are led by accomplished musical director Mim Adams.
This spring concert features TranzitionzJazz, a jazz band that is making its mark on the Toronto jazz scene.
Please join us for an entertaining evening of music.

Michelle Mele Trio at The Jazz Room
2019-05-04 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: $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.

Charity Spring Party
2019-05-04 19:00 - 22:00 | Art Square Gallery & Cafe, 334 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
It’s the annual ‘Spring Party Fundraiser’ with ChildrenAtHealthRisk.com
See ‘Toby Hughes and his Laughing Saxophone‘ playing jazz, blues, and popular songs on this unforgettable night.
Plus, there will be a silent art auction featuring a group of paintings by local artists, a raffle, tasty appetizers, and more.
This charity is committed to improving the well being and quality of life for families with children in need of assistance.
For more information visit: ChildrenAtHealthRisk.com
Advance tickets are $15.00, and $20.00 at the door.

Art of Time Ensemble: Doghouse Roses
2019-05-03 20:00 - 23:00 | Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Canada
A folk artist for contemporary America, Steve Earle’s writing and music has captured the spirit – and the struggle – of his land of contradiction. Singers Andy Maize (Skydiggers), Susie Ungerlieder (Oh Susanna), Tom Wilson (Junkhouse, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings), and Gregory Hoskins perform Earle’s music, while celebrated author Michael Ondaatje and actor Rick Roberts read his words. This concert highlights Earle’s brilliant storytelling and presents his songs in new arrangements that honour and celebrate his music.
Gregory Hoskins, vocals
Andy Maize, vocals
Suzie Ungerlieder, vocals
Tom Wilson, vocals
Andrew Burashko, piano
Drew Jurecka, violin
Mark Mariash, drums
Rachel Mercer, cello
Michael Ondaatje, reader
Douglas Perry, viola
Joseph Phillips, bass
Rob Piltch, guitar
Rick Roberts, reader
Don Rooke, steel guitar
Stephen Sitarski, violin
Kevin Turcotte, trumpet

Brenda Lewis Quintet at The Jazz Room
2019-05-03 19:00 - 23:30 | The Jazz Room at the Huether Hotel, 59 King Street North, Kitchener, Canada

'Coding Chaos' a TD Discovery Series Special Project.
2019-05-02 19:30 - 22:30 | The Tell, 401 Richmond Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Spectrum Music presents “Coding Chaos”, a TD Discovery Series Special Project.
Where will we be when what we create can create us? Technology continues to grow at an exponential rate as we discover new ways to improve our everyday lives – but at what point do we lose ourselves to a technology advanced far beyond our control? New music by Spectrum introduces a progressive collaboration of artificial intelligence in performance with an electric jazz trio featuring Snarky Puppy’s Larnell Lewis (drums), Bruce Cassidy (EVI), and Chris Pruden (keys), to push the boundaries of the digital experience in music.
A pre-concert chat starting at 7:30pm with software artist Ryan Kelln will discuss AI’s stance in our society presently and going forward. In a digital world where technology constantly blurs the lines between fact and fabrication, the Spectrum composers ask: will we lose our sense of identity and grasp on reality – or will technology give us room to grow?
Tickets:
Online – $25 gen /$15 student
Door – $30 gen /$20 student
To find out more, visit www.spectrummusic.ca

Alex Pangman & Her Alleycats @ Reservoir Lounge
2019-05-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Reservoir Lounge, 52 Wellington Street East, Toronto, Canada
Join Alex Pangman’s Alleycats quintet at their long time monthly home, The Reservoir Lounge. The venue has a definate speakeasy feeling to it, and Pangman fits in with her renditions of 1930s songs, along with her stellar Alleycats featuring John Macleod on cornet, Peter Hill Piano, Jacek Zorawski bass, and Glenn Anderson drums. 7-9pm, $7 Dinner reservations highly recommended to get seat with best stage views. (416) 955-0887

The Case for Wine, Food and Jazz
2019-05-01 19:00 - 21:00 | 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!
Join Brad Barker and Chris Churchill on Wednesday, May 1, as they host The Case for Wine, Food and Jazz.
With them will be one of the owners of The Case for Wine importing agency, who will take you through a tasting of wines from around the world. Amici restaurant in Pickering will pair each wine with a bite-sized accompaniment designed to highlight its flavours. To round out the evening, Canada’s sweetheart of swing Alex Pangman and her trio will perform live in the Long & McQuade Performance Hall at the jazz.fm91 studios.
The Case for Wine, Food and Jazz is our way of saying thank you for a donation of $175 for one or $350 for a couple. Space is limited, so make your donation soon to be a part of this memorable evening.
Wednesday, May 1 from 7 to 9 pm
jazz.fm91, 4 Pardee Ave.
Must be at least 19 years of age to attend

The Canadian Icons Project: Visionaries & Originals by Don Dixon
2019-05-01 - 2019-06-01 | IX Gallery, 101-11 Davies Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4M2A9, Canada
Photography exhibition by Don Dixon
They are celebrated groundbreakers, remarkable heroes and one-of-a-kind renegades. The Canadian Icons Project celebrates our generation’s most inspiring originals – artists, entrepreneurs, scientists, politicians, community leaders and athletes – who have transformed the Canadian experience, at home and abroad, over the past 50 years. This groundbreaking, multi-media exhibit features a curated selection of 30 profiles from this ongoing project that now includes over 125 profiles of legendary Canadians.
Conceived and produced by renowned photographer and documentary filmmaker Don Dixon, the Icons Project is a decade-long process of intimate portraiture and interviews documenting the stories and passions of Canadian luminaries from all walks of life. Dixon’s up-close-and-personal profiles bring their stories to light in powerful, unexpected ways. Each profile features short essays and video footage of deeply personal reflections.
About Don Dixon
Don Dixon’s 30-plus years as an artist spans many roles: commercial photographer, portraitist, media technologist, director of films, commercials, and documentaries. He has donated hundreds of photos to jazz.fm91, including photographing our annual JAZZ LIVES concert for many years.

LUCA DELL’ANNA TRIO WITH RICH BROWN AND MARITO MARQUES
2019-04-30 20:30 - 22:30 | Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria Street, Toronto, Canada
Born in Ferrara, Italy, 1975, Luca Dell’Anna studied classical and jazz piano in Ferrara and then Rome, first experience as a professional live musician when he was 19, he lives in Milano, Italy since 1999. He has collaborated and recorded with several artists and projects.
“[…] Dell’Anna shows technical mastery and reflective depth: his lively rhythmic imprint always serves a sophisticated and imaginative eloquence

International Jazz Day with Alex Pangman & Drew Jurecka
2019-04-30 13:00 - 14:00 | 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.
