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Etienne Charles – Carnival: The Sound of a People
2018-11-16 20:00 (America/Toronto) | George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge Street, Toronto, On, M2N 6R8, Canada
During Carnival, the island of Trinidad becomes engulfed in a cacophony of sounds – from singing minstrels, to the clash of stick fights, and lively calypso music with its hallmark steel pan cadences.

As a Trinidadian raised in a musical family, trumpeter Etienne Charles feels a deep connection to the Carnival traditions. At a young age he joined his father’s steel band, performing at Carnival fetes, and immersing himself in the folklore. He returns to his roots to celebrate the traditions that best exemplify Trinidadian culture. Inspired by the noises heard throughout the festivities, Etienne’s Carnival: The Sound of a People brings the celebrations to the stage.
Hailed by The New York Times as “an auteur” and by JazzTimes as “a daring improviser who delivers with heart wrenching lyricism,” NPR’s All Things Considered calls Etienne, “a great young trumpeter…his records filter calypso, reggae and other Afro-Caribbean music into a modern jazz conception.” Critics and audiences alike continue to praise the Trinidadian’s exciting performances, thrilling compositions, and his charismatic onstage presence.

LARRY LARSON & THE JAZZ GUYS
2018-11-16 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 at7:00 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.

Pangman's Red Robins @ Bluebird
2018-11-15 20:00 - 23:00 | Ontario
A cosy new bar with jazz has opened up in Toronto’s west-end! 2072 Dundas St W., M6R 1W9
Join Alex Pangman, Peter Hill on piano & Chris Banks on bass.
8-11pm
Suggested cover $10
Drinks & snacks menu available at https://thebluebirdto.com/

FIFTH ELEMENT JAZZ QUINTET AT RELISH
2018-11-15 19:00 - 21:30 | Relish Bar and Grill, 2152 Danforth Avenue, Toronto, Canada
Fifth Element Jazz Quintet is returning to Relish Bar and Grill!
Nina Richmond, Ron Johnston, Dale Scaife, Dave Coules and special guest Mike Kawabe will be there on Thursday, November 15, 2018 from 7:00 to 9:30 pm as Fifth Element brings you two sets of Dinner Jazz done just right by Fifth Element! Located 2152 Danforth Avenue (just east of Woodbine Ave), Relish Bar and Grill is the perfect spot to enjoy dinner served up with a side of Fifth Element Jazz. For Reservations call (416) 425-4664
No Cover – PWYC ($10 – $20 suggested)

Live To Air: Blues All-Stars
2018-11-15 19:00 - 20:00 | Long & McQuade Performance Hall, 4 Pardee Avenue, Toronto, Canada
Blues All-Stars Live-To-Air
with Host and Musical Director, Danny Marks
November 15th, 2018
60 minutes. 7pm to 8pm
Long & McQuade Performance Hall
Donation: C$125.
jazz.fm91’s own blues authority Danny Marks will host and perform in this one-hour evening of All-Star Blues as part of the famed rhythm section with Bucky Berger on drums and Terry Wilkins on bass. This All-Star evening will feature Downchild’s lead vocalist Chuck Jackson, and Jesse O’Brien, pianist from the Colin James Band.

jazz.fm91 & CAA present International Jazz Safari to the UK
2018-11-15 - 2018-11-23 | The Corus Hyde Park Hotel, 1 Lancaster Gate, London, United Kingdom
jazz.fm91 presents the International Jazz Safari to the UK … in partnership with CAA – Our Official Travel Insurance Provider!
From November 15th to the 22nd, you’ll stay at the Corus Hyde Park Hotel and enjoy a royal adventure including performances at the EFG London Jazz Festival, the opening Jazz Voice Gala where Guy Barker’s renowned orchestra will form the backdrop for a star-studded evening, and even more adventures to be confirmed!

Music BY & FOR Ken Aldcroft
2018-11-14 22:00 - 23:30 | Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto, Canada

Brodie West Quintet
2018-11-14 19:30 - 21:00 | Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto, Canada

Peripheral Vision
2018-11-13 22:00 - 23:30 | Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto, Canada

Ornate Music Presents: Sonic Perfume Play Ornette
2018-11-13 19:30 - 21:00 | Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto, Canada

Jon Feldman Trio feat. Jesse Malone
2018-11-11 19:30 - 21:00 | Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto, Canada

Michael Maguire 7 String Guitarist
2018-11-11 18:00 - 21:00 | Lowville Bistro, 6179 Guelph Line, Burlington, Canada
Good Times Great Food & Beautiful Surroundings. Reservations Recommended.

Sarah Jerrom & Dream Logic
2018-11-10 19:30 - 21:00 | Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto, Canada

AVI GRANITE
2018-11-10 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 at7:00 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.

416 Festival
2018-11-09 22:00 - 2018-11-10 23:30 | Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto, Canada
10PM Fri, Sat & Sun Nov 9 & Nov 10
The 416 Toronto Creative Improvisers Festival is a yearly showcase for the vibrant Toronto improvised music scene. The 416 area code’s finest improvising musicians, and sometimes visitors from farther afield, play in a wide variety of styles in 3 or 4 sets over each of the festival’s 4 nights. Their improvisations take the form of completely free-form spontaneous compositions, created entirely “in the moment, at the moment of performance, by the performers”. At other times, a drawing, graphic, object, original musical chart or just the audience ‘vibe’, are used to inspire the music.

DAVID CHEON TRIO
2018-11-09 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 at7:00 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.

Live To Air: Tribute to Stephane Grappelli
2018-11-08 19:00 - 20:00 | Long & McQuade Performance Hall, 4 Pardee Avenue, Toronto, Canada
Live-to-Air
Tribute to Stephane Grappelli. Featuring Aaron Weinstein.
Hosted by Marc Jordan
November 8th, 2018
60 minutes. 7 to 8pm.
Long & McQuade Performance Hall
Donation: $125.
France’s Stephane Grappelli was known as among the best jazz violinists, and this evening we pay tribute to him. Together with Django Reinhardt, Grappelli was an innovator with one of the first all-string jazz bands. Join New York violinist Aaron Weinstein, as he pays tribute to this jazz legend.
Weinstein, called “one of this instrument’s rare jazz masters,” has performed and recorded with an array of jazz legends including Les Paul, Bucky Pizzarelli, John Hendricks and Annie Ross.

Jason Kenemy w/ Conception Vessel
2018-11-07 22:00 - 23:30 | Ontario

Lila Downs at the Sony Centre
2018-11-07 20:00 | Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Front Street East, Toronto, Canada
Iconic Grammy and Latin Grammy Award winning singer Lila Downs is one of the world’s most singular and powerful voices, whose compelling stage presence and poignant storytelling transcend all language barriers.

Few artists have the dynamic power and range of this bilingual warrior-woman and her newest album Salón Lágrimas y Deseo, follows in her artistically outspoken footsteps as an affirmation of feminine power. Lila Downs uses her multicultural vision and her remarkable voice and seamlessly blends blues, jazz, rock, soul and hip hop with traditional Mexican music for a truly singular sound.
A wildly engaging performer, Lila Downs is not to be missed.

Camp Combo (w/ jazz.fm91's Tim Shia)
2018-11-07 19:30 - 21:00 | Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto, Canada

The Message at Tarragon Theatre
2018-11-07 - 2018-12-17 | Tarragon Theatre, 30 Bridgman Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada
The Message
by Jason Sherman
directed by Richard Rose

Nov 7 – Dec 16, 2018 in the Mainspace

A new play from Governor General’s Literary Award winner for Drama.
“Whatcha doin’, Marshall McLuhan?” That’s what the world wanted to know back in the 1960s, when Canada’s internationally renowned professor-turned-prophet started to sound the alarm on the effects of technology on the human body and spirit. But after a lifetime of warning us all about the hazards of modern life, McLuhan suffered a stroke that robbed him of his ability to speak. What it couldn’t do, though, was stop this deeply religious man from trying to finish his magnum opus: a last desperate attempt to save our souls — and his own.

Peripheral Vision
2018-11-06 22:00 - 23:30 | Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto, Canada
Peripheral Vision is one of the most exciting and innovative jazz quartets to have recently appeared on the international jazz scene. Based in Toronto, the creative leaders of the group are long time musical collaborators, guitarist Don Scott and bassist Michael Herring. They have assembled a synergistic musical unit designed to push the boundaries of jazz while engaging the listener with a grooving, toe-tapping immediacy. Their distinctive musical voice bridges tradition and innovation, with deeply felt influences ranging from jazz, rock, classical, and improv, with a focus on dynamic group interaction.
https://www.peripheralvisionmusic.com

Michael Davidson
2018-11-06 22:00 | Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto, Canada

Jazz Tribute to 100th Anniversary of Leonard Bernstein
2018-11-05 20:00 | The Old Mill Toronto, 21 Old Mill Road, Toronto, Canada
Jazz Tribute to 100th Anniversary of Leonard Bernstein
With Music Director Roberto Occhipinti
featuring:
Tim Ries (saxophonist of the Rolling Stones),
Grammy Award winner Larnell Lewis (drums),
and Juno Award winner Robi Botos (piano)
Date: Monday, November 5th, 2018
Leonard Bernstein was a musical renaissance man. Equally at home playing, composing or conducting ballets, operas, symphonies, jazz or film scores.
On this night, we celebrate the centenary of his birth by focusing on jazz interpretations of the Broadway musicals he played a role in composing, including On the Town, Wonderful Town and West Side Story.

THE ADVOCATS BIG BAND IS SHAKING UP NOVEMBER AT THE DUKE LIVE
2018-11-05 19:30 - 22:00 | Ontario
Cynthia Rylant wrote, “In November, the earth is growing quiet…” Well, not at The Duke Live! Join the Advocats Big Band on Monday, November 5th as we give November a BIG BAND shakeup! As with every first Monday of the month, we will play two one-hour evening sets, from 7:30 to 8:30 and then from 9:00 to 10:00.
And now, about The Duke Live: It is located at 1225 Queen Street East at Leslie. It has parking on-site and nearby; TTC convenience (the streetcar drops you at the front door!); wheelchair accessibility; and very tasty and reasonably priced food and drink! Avoid the rush – come early and enjoy your dinner before the show starts! For reservations, call The Duke Live at 416-463-5302. $10 cover (children under 12 free).
This will be fun!
www.advocatsbigband.com

Chris Banks w/ Brodie West, Dafydd Hughes and Jesse Baird
2018-11-05 18:00 - 19:30 | Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto, Canada

Michael Maguire 7 String Guitarist
2018-11-04 11:00 - 15:00 | Pepperwood Bistro, 1455 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, Canada
Good Times, Great Food & Beautiful Surroundings
Reservations Recommended

Alex Pangman @ Senator Winebar
2018-11-03 21:00 - 23:30 | The Senator Winebar, 249 Victoria Street, Toronto, Canada
Join Alex and her Hot 2 and this gem of a venue. Beautiful intimate space, outstanding menu, the music and wine will transport you to a salon in Paris! $10, 9pm- 11:45pm Reservations (416) 364-7517

Fern Lindzon, Colleen Allen & Peter Telford @ The Home Smith Bar
2018-11-03 19:30 - 22:30 | The Home Smith Bar at Old Mill Toronto, 21 Old Mill Road, Etobicoke, Canada
Juno Nominated jazz vocalist, pianist Fern Lindzon, multi instrumentalist Colleen Allen and bassist Peter Telford perform their favourite standards and original compositions at the beautiful Home Smith Jazz Bar. They’ll be featuring Duke Ellington Suites – Night Creature and Nutcracker excerpts.
No cover: 20 food/drink min.

Voice of Freedom Concert
2018-11-03 19:30 | Partridge Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 50 St Paul St, St Catherines, ON, L2R 3M2, Canada
Bravo Niagara! presents the Voices of Freedom Concert featuring Molly Johnson, Jackie Richardson, Robi Botos, Mike Downes, Larnell Lewis, and Joseph Callender.
Saturday November 3rd, 7:30pm at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines
Hosted by Céline Peterson, Bravo Niagara!’s Voices of Freedom Concert will bring together some of the best in Canadian jazz and soulful music, to highlight inclusiveness, empowerment, and the importance of freedom.
Program includes selections from Molly Johnson’s latest album Meaning to Tell Ya, Robi Botos’ album Old Soul, and culminates with Oscar Peterson’s Hymn to Freedom performed by Jackie Richardson and Robi Botos
bravoniagara.org/vofconcert
