JAZZ.FM91

ADVOCATS BIG BAND AT THE REX HOTEL!
2019-04-13 15:30 - 18:30 (America/Toronto) | 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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Alex Pangman's Hot 3
2019-04-10 18:00 - 20:00 | 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.

Live to Air: Bluesday with Danny Marks, Jack De Keyzer and Paul James
2019-04-09 19:00 - 20:00 | 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 blues are back.
Actually, they never left. So BLUZ.FM host Danny Marks will invite back the Canadian blues legends, Jack De Keyzer and Paul James, for another smoking-hot Live to Air on April 9 at 7 pm.
They’ll be backed up by Bucky Berger (Rough Trade, Chilliwack, Fathead) on drums and Terry Wilkins (Big Sugar, Lighthouse, Rough Trade) on bass.
Catch these performers in the intimate setting of the Long & McQuade Performance Hall at the jazz.fm91 studios for a great 60-minute concert.
This showcase always fills up with jazz.fm91 donors and fans of the blues, so donate now to secure your spot.
Tuesday, April 9 from 7 to 8 pm
Our thank-you gift for a donation of $125 for one seat, or $250 for two seats.
A full tax receipt will be issued in February, 2020.
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Nicole Connelly Quartet & Virginia MacDonald
2019-04-08 19:00 - 21:00 | The Emmet Ray, 924 College Street, Toronto, Canada
Coming all the way from Baltimore Maryland (or Towson… or Brooklyn whatever) is trombonist Nicole Connelly presenting some of her own/her favorite works with a could rad local dudes. Our first night of two days together! Come check out this awesome band.
Nicole Connelly – Trombone
Harrison Argatoff – Tenor
Alex Fournier – Bass
Nick Fraser – Drums
Trombonist and improviser Nicole Connelly grew up in the small rural town of Tolland, CT. From a non-musical family, Nicole, alongside her twin sister Erin, started to develop a relationship with music while attending Tolland High School and the Litchfield Jazz Camp. These formative experiences brought long-lasting musical friendships and developed her desire to pursue a musical education and career.
Starting in 2012, as a Jazz and Commercial Music Major at Towson University, Nicole was immersed in the world of improvisation and found refuge in creative music, the “avant-garde”. With limitless possibilities and a landscape of sounds, this gave way to finding her distinct voice.
While still in school, Nicole founded the Creative Music Consortium in March 2016, now co-curated with Baltimore-based drummer Asher Herzog, to provide musicians in the surrounding area with a creative musical outlet. Nicole graduated from Towson University in 2016 with a Bachelors degree in Jazz/Commercial Music. After spending a year playing Trombone professionally in Baltimore full-time, she now resides in New York City where she continues her creative and professional journey.

Alex Pangman in Port Perry
2019-04-07 19:00 - 22:00 | Old Flame Brewing, 135 Perry Street,, Port Perry, ON, Canada
Join Alex Pangman vocals, Peter Hill piano, Chris Banks Bass and John Macelod on cornet in this series curated by Lynn Macdonald. $20. Instead of the Jester’s Court, this month’s concert will be held at Old Flame Brewing. 7 – 10pm show. Please reserve via lynnjazzvocals@yahoo.ca

Brendan Davis Trio & Tenshi
2019-04-07 18:00 - 22:00 | The Emmet Ray, 924 College Street, Toronto, Canada
6:00: Tenshi (Alex Purcell, Spencer Bridgewater, Ben Graffam)
8:30: Brendan Davis Trio with Ted Quinlan and Sophia Perlman

Love Jazz Vespers with Laura Fernandez
2019-04-07 16:00 - 18:00 | Northlea United Church, 125 Brentcliffe Rd., Toronto, Ontario, M4G3Y7, Canada
Laura Fernandez – vocals and piano
Tony Quarrington – guitar
Marito Marques – drums
Howard Baer – bass

jazz.fm91 Youth Big Band at Hugh's Room Live
2019-04-07 12:00 - 16:00 | Hugh’s Room Live, 296 Broadview Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M4M 2G7, Canada
The jazz.fm91 Youth Big Band, the Nepean All-City Jazz Band and the University of Toronto Jazz Orchestra will be getting together for an afternoon of jazz at Hugh’s Room Live on Sunday, April 7.
Reservations can be made at 416-533-5483. Tickets are available at the door: $15 for adults, $10 for students.

Alex Pangman @ Senator Winebar
2019-04-06 21:00 - 23:45 | The Senator Winebar, 249 Victoria Street, Toronto, Canada
Join vocalist Alex Pangman, John Macloed cornet, and Nathan Hiltz on acoustic guitar at this gem of a venue. Beautiful intimate space, outstanding menu, the music and wine will transport you to a salon in Paris!
Call for reservations: 416-364-7517

Spectrum Music presents: Jests in Time!
2019-04-06 20:00 - 23:30 | Alliance Française de Toronto Theatre, 24 Spadina Road, Toronto, Ontario, M5R 2S7, Canada
Spectrum Music presents: Jests in Time!
No matter who we are or where we come from, we all love to laugh. For centuries, we have revelled in the humour of light-hearted jests and gags as vehicles to express our amusement and joy. But what happens when comedy takes a dark turn – when we use humour to cover up our insecurities and resentment? The Spectrum composers, guest composer Simone Baron, and 2019 New Voices Composer in Residence, Noah Franche-Nolan, contemplate the complexity of comedy.
A dangerously hilarious pre-concert monologue by an emerging Toronto comedian will open the stage for a whimsical ensemble featuring accordionist Simone Baron, the Odin Quartet, and interpretive dance by Alex Pollard.
PROGRAM:
Chelsea McBride – The Rearview Mirror
Mason Victoria – The Day When Robots Learn to Feel
Jackson Welchner – Pagliacci
Graham Campbell – Little Fellow
Tiffany Hanus – Are You Kidding?
Noah Franche-Nolan (2019 NVCR) – Trois Variations
& a piece by guest composer and performer, Simone Baron!
Door tickets – $20 general / $15 student
Advance tickets (online) – $15 general / $10 student
Phone: 416-576-8890 for more info
Email: zoe@spectrummusic.ca

Two Rivers Ensemble with special guest Spiral Modes
2019-04-06 20:00 - 23:00 | Aga Khan Museum, 77 Wynford Dr., North York, Ontario, M3C 1K1, Canada
Join acclaimed trumpeter and composer Amir ElSaffar and his Two Rivers sextet to discover a transcendent space where musical boundaries dissolve. ElSaffar’s sonic tapestries meld Western jazz and Iraqi maqam to create a new sound that’s “hypnotic and utterly unique” (Time Out Chicago).
American-born ElSaffar learned Iraqi maqam, a highly sophisticated system of melodic modes in classical Arabic music, from a master of the tradition — Hamid Al-Saddi, renowned for his commanding vocals and deep knowledge of the Baghdad repertoire. Al-Saddi will join ElSaffar on stage for a powerful performance between teacher and student.
Opening the evening are special guests, Spiral Modes, a Toronto-based band led by qanun player and composer Sanaz Nakhjavani. The group formed in 2017 at the Museum following a jam session with members of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble. Spiral Mode’s members originate from Iran, Syria, and Greece, and their musical explorations extend past borders into the greater Middle East and Mediterranean. Rooted in improvisation, the group creates unique experiences.
This show is part of our 2018/19 Performing Arts season, The Other Side of Fear, featuring acclaimed artists who have transcended fear through music, dance, and spoken word.

Latin Night w/ Mike Murley & The Hamilton All-Star Jazz Band
2019-04-06 20:00 - 23:00 | Theatre Ancaster, Old Firehall Arts Centre

Zoe Chilco with Victor Bateman, Danny McErlain, & John McMurchy
2019-04-06 19:30 - 22:30 | The Home Smith Bar at Old Mill Toronto, 21 Old Mill Road, Etobicoke, Canada
This is a wonderful room for music, where people really listen, but also for food and conviviality. Great staff, an ambiance that is warm., and wonderful musicians to accompany me. Please join us.
For info: 416 236 2641 – info@oldmilltoronto.com

After The Snow: Etobicoke Centennial Choir
2019-04-06 19:30 - 22:00 | Humber Valley United Church, 76 Anglesey Blvd, Etobicoke, Ontario, M9A 3C1, Canada
Etobicoke Centennial Choir (ECC) welcomes the rebirth of spring with a joyous concert of music that celebrates the wonder and diversity of creation.

Conductor:
Henry Renglich, Music Director of Etobicoke Centennial Choir
Concert Repertoire:
Anton Dvorak – Mass in D Major, Opus 86
Paul Winter with Paul Halley, Jim Scott, Oscar Castro-Neves, Kim Oler – Missa Gaia/Earth Mass
Instrumentalists:
For the Dvorak Mass in D Major:
• Carl Steinhauser, organ
Jazz ensemble for the Missa Gaia:
• Carl Steinhauser, piano
• Kelly Jefferson, soprano saxophone
• Ronin Howe, cello
• Elizabeth Eccleston, oboe/cor anglais
• Erik Larson, bass
• Geoffrey Alan Bruce, drums
• Dhaivat Jani, percussion
Vocal Soloists:
• Gabrielle Turgeon, soprano
• Erin Ronningen, alto
• J. Rigzin Tute, tenor
• Lawrence Shirkie, baritone
• Recorded calls of arctic wolves, loons, harp seals and whales
Order tickets online at www.etobicokecentennialchoir.ca or call (416) 779-2258.

CONCERT NOTES
Etobicoke Centennial Choir’s (ECC) second concert of its 52nd season welcomes the rebirth of spring with a joyous concert of music that celebrates the wonder and diversity of creation.
We will first melt away the winter blues with Antonin Dvorak’s lyrical Mass in D Major, a beautiful choral composition with organ accompaniment that combines exquisite melodies with lush harmonic richness. Surrounded and inspired by the natural scenery he loved, Dvorak wrote this mass with a spirit of deep joy and gratitude for Creation and the gift of artistic creativity. In doing so, he gave us a glorious, enduring work that reflects his faith and humankind’s relationship with the Creator and the natural world.
The concert heats up further with ECC’s inaugural performance of the stirring Missa Gaia/Earth Mass, a unique musical experience that has been described as “an environmental liturgy of contemporary music”. The title derives from the Latin word Missa (Mass) and the Greek word Gaia (Mother Nature), acknowledging the “Gaia hypothesis” that proposes all living matter on Earth could be considered as a single living entity.
Written in 1981 by jazz saxophonist Paul Winter and four collaborators, including Canada’s Paul Halley, Missa Gaia is the result of his desire to create “a celebration that was both ecumenical and ecological, one that would embrace all the voices of the Earth”. He set out to produce a mass that would “celebrate the whole earth as a sacred place”. This was achieved by including choir, vocal soloists, a seven-piece jazz ensemble, rhythms and percussion from different cultures and the recorded voices of whales, loons, harp seals and wolves in his creation.
The four traditional movements of the mass (Kyrie, Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei) are interspersed with musical genres including Brazilian folksong, folk style ballads, swinging gospel and Gregorian chant. The animal calls are sometimes used as the melody. In the Kyrie, for example, the dulcet sound of a soprano saxophone echoes the haunting four-note call of a female tundra wolf, which is then taken up by the choir with the words “Kyrie Eleison” – Greek for “Lord, have mercy”.
This rich variety of voices and styles reflects the truth that our Earth is made up of tremendous diversity. The varied musical parts come together powerfully to reflect the greater whole and speak of our interconnectedness with all of Creation.
Missa Gaia/Earth Mass is a compelling and always relevant work about reclaiming the ancient knowledge of our world as a sacred place – a place worthy of honour, preservation and protection.
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Roberta Hennessy and The FOG Brass Band at The Jazz Room
2019-04-06 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: $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.

Devin Patten Group & Pepper Tozzo
2019-04-06 19:00 - 23:00 | The Emmet Ray, 924 College Street, Toronto, Canada

Best of Big Band Open Mic
2019-04-06 19:00 | Cooksville United Church, 2500 Mimisa Row, Mississauga, Canada
The Mississauga Big Band Jazz Ensemble is putting on a very special Big Band Open Mic this year

This years’ show is a little different. We decided to pick our favorite singers from
the last 7 years and put on a “Best” of show.

Each singer has “worked out” with the band to get a little more comfortable with the concept of sharing the stage with a conductor and 17 musicians. “It’s a lot different from singing with a smaller group,” says bandleader Rob Boniface. “If a singer does something unexpected, they learn in a hurry that 17 people behind them cannot all adjust at once. But even with the learning curve, I’m really impressed with the talent of the singers who are joining us.”

The audience can expect a fun array of different vocal styles, as the open mic singers tackle everything from soulful blues to fast-driving Sinatra songs.

What: The “Best” Big Band Open Mic with the Mississauga Big Band Jazz Ensemble
When: Saturday, April 6, 2012
7:00 p.m.
Where: Cooksville United Church
2500 Mimosa Row Mississauga
Tickets: $20 per person, $10 for children and people aged 65 or older
To order, email Rob Boniface or call 905-270-4757

Contact: Rob Boniface, Mississauga Big Band Jazz Ensemble, 905-270-4757, at rboniface@rogers.com

www.mbbje.com

Jerzy Kaplanek Quartet at The Jazz Room
2019-04-05 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 Norton Engineering.
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.

Possible Tunes & John Russon
2019-04-05 19:00 - 23:00 | The Emmet Ray, 924 College Street, Toronto, Canada
Possible Tunes (funky Blue Note, soul and R&B covers) with John Russon at the Emmet Ray.

Alysha Brilla at The Jazz Room
2019-04-04 20:00 - 23:00 | 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 8:00 P.M. Ends at 11:00 P.M.
Cover Charge: $30.00 / 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.

The John Wayne Swingtet & Bryn Roberts
2019-04-04 19:00 - 23:00 | The Emmet Ray, 924 College Street, Toronto, Canada
The John Wayne Swingtet
The John Wayne Swingtet is a group of four acoustic jazz musicians (and guest artists) who use the music of Django Reinhardt and The Hot Club of France as an inspirational starting point. From there they branch out into modern jazz, some country, a little latin and even vintage television show themes. This mixture is then brought to a boil with a generous helping of swing and a dash of humour, resulting in a musical smorgasbord which will leave you tapping your toes and smiling with satisfaction.
Bryn Roberts
Bryn Roberts is pianist, keyboardist and composer who is in demand in a wide variety of musical contexts.
He has performed, toured and recorded extensively both as a leader and sideman, and is a mainstay at NYC jazz clubs like Smalls, Mezzrow, The Jazz Gallery, the 55 bar and Dizzy’s. An acclaimed composer and bandleader, Roberts has four albums out featuring his own music: his debut Present Tense, Ludlow (featuring Seamus Blake, Drew Gress and Mark Ferber), Fables (featuring Seamus Blake, Orlando le Fleming and Johnathan Blake) and his most recent release, a duo album with guitarist Lage Lund called Nightsong.

Alex Pangman & Her Alleycats @ Reservoir Lounge
2019-04-04 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

Live to Air: Tribute to Dizzy Gillespie with Corey Butler, Alexis Baro
2019-04-04 19:00 - 20:00 | jazz.fm91, 4 Pardee Avenue, Suite 100, Toronto, Canada
Producer, musician, entrepreneur and educator Corey Butler is set to curate an exciting tribute to one of the most important and influential figures in jazz: Dizzy Gillespie.
Butler, the musical director of the Juno Award-winning Toronto Mass Choir, has assembled and all-star lineup of musicians to pay homage to the genre-breaking catalogue of this jazz virtuoso, including the Cuban influences that he introduced to North American audiences in the mid-20th century.
The starring role will be filled by Alexis Baro, a Cuban-born trumpeter whose latest album Sandstorm is nominated at this year’s Juno Awards for solo jazz album of the year. Baro has performed on more than 300 recordings and is a Global Music Award winner and multiple National Jazz Awards nominee.
The lineup:

Corey Butler – piano and music direction
Alexis Baro – trumpet
Marcus Ali – saxophone
JT Kim – bass
Ethan Ardelli – drums
Jorge Torres “Papiosco” – percussion

Thursday, April 4 from 7 to 8 pm
Our thank-you gift for a donation of $125 for one seat, or $250 for two seats. A full tax receipt will be issued in February, 2020.
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Dry Powder
2019-04-04 - 2019-04-15 | Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St., North York, Ontario, M2N 6R8, Canada
The same week his private equity firm forced massive layoffs at a national grocery chain, Rick Hannel threw himself an extravagant engagement party, setting off a publicity nightmare. Fortunately, Seth, one of Rick’s partners, has a dream of a deal to invest in an American-made luggage company for a song that will rescue his boss from the PR disaster. But Jenny, Rick’s other partner, has an entirely different plan: to maximize returns, no matter the consequences.
The game is on in this razor-sharp, satirical play about the price of success and the real cost of getting the deal done.
