JAZZ.FM91

Tune Up Toronto: Focus on Jazz
2018-04-29 13:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | Hugh’s Room Live, 296 Broadview Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M4M 2G7, Canada
jazz.fm91 and Music Ontario are excited to announce the schedule for our second 2018 Music Business Seminar, in partnership with TD Bank Group.
We’re bringing together a fabulous list of speakers and panelists for a full day of learning and networking about careers in jazz music. From the nuts and bolts of money matters to the everyday challenges of being a creative person under stress, our seminar will give you the tools you need to forge a career in jazz.
After the workshops and discussions, stay for a networking reception; mix it up with peers and A-list music industry experts!
Price: $15 for Music Ontario members; $25 for non-members
Free food and drinks provided.

Bruce Dickinson's "The Rhythm Method"
2018-04-28 18:30 - 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 6:30 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.

Big Band Theory
2018-04-27 18:30 - 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 6:30 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.

The Victor Monsivais Trio
2018-04-26 21:00 - 23:59, 2018-04-12 21:00 - 23:59 | The Emmet Ray, 924 College Street, Toronto, Canada
Jazz + Bossa Nova

The Singers 2: Class 4 of 4
2018-04-24 19:00 - 21:00 | jazz.fm91, 4 Pardee Avenue, Suite 100, Toronto, Canada
Lambert, Hendrix, and Ross/Manhattan Transfer/New York Voices: “The Ensembles”
The final class will feature three of the most revered vocal groups in the world of jazz. Some of the most accomplished, exciting and entertaining music making occurs when groups of virtuoso singers join forces to harmonize together. Join Heather as she ends on a high note!

Eisenman/Jefferson Quartet
2018-04-21 21:00 - 23:30 | Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria Street, Toronto, Canada
Mark Eisenman – Piano
Kelly Jefferson – Tenor
Neil Swainson – Bass
Morgan Childs – Drums

A new quartet. In addition to being a pianist of great clarity and discipline, Mark has been developing his compositional skills. His tunes appear on recordings by a variety of groups. In Mark’s own words, what is most rewarding to him as a performer is the sense that “…everyone is having a good time because that means the music is good.” With an outlook such as this, it should come as no surprise that he frequently works Toronto’s major jazz spots. He is a skillful soloist, a versatile ensemble player and a thoughtful and sensitive accompanist. In 1999 Mark received The Jazz Report Award for “Acoustic Pianist of the Year.”

Mike Downes Quartet
2018-04-21 18:30 - 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 6:30 P.M. Come for dinner; stay for music! Show starts at 8:30 P.M. Ends at 11:30 P.M. Cover Charge: $22.00 / 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.

Eisenman/Jefferson Quartet
2018-04-20 21:00 - 23:30 | Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria Street, Toronto, Canada
Mark Eisenman – Piano
Kelly Jefferson – Tenor
Neil Swainson – Bass
Morgan Childs – Drums

A new quartet. In Mark’s own words, what is most rewarding to him as a performer is the sense that “…everyone is having a good time because that means the music is good.” With an outlook such as this, it should come as no surprise that he frequently works Toronto’s major jazz spots. He is a skillful soloist, a versatile ensemble player and a thoughtful and sensitive accompanist. In 1999 Mark received The Jazz Report Award for “Acoustic Pianist of the Year.”

Alysha Brilla and the Brillion Dollar Band
2018-04-20 18:30 - 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 6:30 P.M. Come for dinner; stay for music! Show starts at 8:30 P.M. Ends at 11:30 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.

Live to Air: Michael Kaeshammer
2018-04-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Long & McQuade Performance Hall, 4 Pardee Avenue, Toronto, Canada
Internationally acclaimed musician, Michael Kaeshammer’s passion for writing, performing and producing exceptional music is abundantly clear. On April 18th, jazz.fm91 presents this spellbinding artist in a special Live to Air performance featuring his soon to be released album Something New LIVE!
Join jazz.fm91 for a new musical adventure as Michael debuts his album Something New live from within our Long & McQuade Performance Hall.
Featuring 10 original songs about love, life, travel and politics, this new album was recorded at the historic Esplanade Studios in the heart of the New Orleans’ Treme district, produced by Michael himself.
At capacity: Sorry, we are no longer accepting donations for this event.

The Singers 2: Class 3 of 4
2018-04-17 19:00 - 21:00 | jazz.fm91, 4 Pardee Avenue, Suite 100, Toronto, Canada
Nat King Cole & Ray Charles: “Birds of a Feather”
The third class will profile two of the world’s most versatile and revered musicians. Nat King Cole could sing and play just about anything, from J.S. Bach to “Nature Boy”; Rolling Stone Magazine has called Ray Charles the greatest male vocalist of all time, in any genre.

The Victor Monsivais Trio
2018-04-16 19:00 - 21:30 | Relish Bar and Grill, 2152 Danforth Avenue, Toronto, Canada

Alex Pangman
2018-04-14 21:00 - 23:59 | The Senator Winebar, 249 Victoria Street, Toronto, Canada
Alex Pangman with Drew Jurecka (violin) and Nathan Hiltz (guitar) play this intimate & special room, The Senator Winebar (upstairs).

Big Band Open Mic
2018-04-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Cooksville United Church, 2500 Mimisa Row, Mississauga, Canada
An evening of big band vocal jazz as 12 amazing singers join The Mississauga Big Band Jazz Ensemble to perform all the classics.
$20 ($10 seniors / children)

Rebecca Hennessy Fog Brass Band
2018-04-14 18:30 - 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 6:30 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.

Eisenman Quintet
2018-04-13 21:45 - 23:59, 2018-04-12 21:45 - 23:59, 2018-04-05 08:00 - 17:00 | The Rex, 194 Queen Street West, Toronto, Canada
Mark Eisenman (Piano)
Pat LaBarbera (Sax)
John MacLeod (Trumpet)
Steve Wallace (Bass)
Mark Mickelthwaite (Drums)

“Eisenman’s heart belongs to the golden age of jazz… This kind of playing can only come from the inside, after having spent decades listening and playing. Your foot may just start tapping, your head may rhythmically nod, and your fingers may snap on the two and four.”—AllAboutJazz.com

Andriy Tikhonov
2018-04-13 18:30 - 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 6:30 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.
Contact: info@kwjazzroom.com

Sam Broverman and Peter Hill
2018-04-13 17:00 - 20:00 | Gate 403, 403 Ronscesvalles Avenue, Toronto, Canada

Suzi & Doug Trio
2018-04-12 19:30 - 22:30 | The Home Smith Bar at Old Mill Toronto, 21 Old Mill Road, Etobicoke, Canada
Suzi Wesson and Doug Balfour are thrilled to return to this lovely, intimate jazz room with the incomparable Tom Hazlitt on bass. Settle in for an evening of delicious food, fine wine and jazz, blues, swing, boogie-woogie…and a few surprises.

Jazz Lives: A Century of Nat "King" Cole
2018-04-11 19:30 | Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Canada
jazz.fm91 begins the celebration of Nat ‘King’ Cole’s centenary with the 14th annual JAZZ LIVES, the station’s premier fundraising concert, on Wednesday, April 11th at 7:30pm in the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning at Koerner Hall (273 Bloor St. West, Toronto, ON).
Nat ‘King’ Cole was the consummate professional musician with impeccable vocal delivery. As a pianist, he was extraordinary and the perfect accompanist to his own singing. Cole personified musical elegance, and decades after his death in 1965, his musical influence is still widely felt. On April 11th, we have curated an evening to pay homage to this iconic 20th-century musician.
JAZZ LIVES: A Century of Nat ‘King’ Cole featured performers include:

Jackie Richardson
Mary Margaret O’Hara
Robi Botos
Tom Wilson
Thompson Egbo-Egbo
Heavyweights Brass Band
Lori Cullen
Bill McBirnie
Ori Dagan
Alex Pangman
Danny B
Drew Jurecka
The jazz.fm91 Youth Big Band

With the JAZZ LIVES House Band:

Musical Director: Lou Pomanti
Mark Kelso
Marc Rogers
Eric St-Laurent

Tickets for JAZZ LIVES are available now at www.rcmusic.ca; by phone at 416-408-0208; or by visiting the Weston Family Box Office at Koerner Hall, with prices beginning at $30. The proceeds from JAZZ LIVES ensure we sustain and grow our award-winning programming, bringing the best in Canadian and international jazz to our growing audience of listeners and donors. Proceeds also help support jazz.fm91’s youth education programs that benefit promising young students and emerging artists.
jazz.fm91 is the recipient of numerous accolades, including four awards in the past two years at the prestigious New York Festivals International Radio Program Awards, including best jazz format, surpassing entrants from 35 different countries. Locally, jazz.fm91 has been voted Best Radio Station by NOW Magazine’s Readers Choice Awards in Toronto for the past two years.
jazz.fm91 has been called, “One of the most vibrant and versatile jazz stations on the planet” by Jazz Times. More than a radio station, jazz.fm91 is Canada’s only broadcaster and registered not-for-profit charitable arts organization dedicated to enriching the cultural, educational and community experience of their audience. jazz.fm91 can be heard live on the air at 91.1FM, streamed online at jazz.fm, or listened to on an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, with the free jazz.fm91 App and via the jazz.fm91 Android App, available for download from the Google Playstore.
For more information, please contact: Elaine Sherwood, Executive Assistant, at elaine@jazz.fm or (416)595-0404 ext. 265.

The Singers 2: Class 2 of 4
2018-04-10 19:00 - 21:00 | jazz.fm91, 4 Pardee Avenue, Suite 100, Toronto, Canada
Peggy Lee & Shirley Horn: “Cool & Mellow”
The second class will examine the lives and work of these two ultra-cool ladies of song. Renaissance woman Peggy Lee was a successful actor, composer and poet as well as one of the most popular singers in the history of jazz. Shirley Horn, one of the few female jazz vocalists of her day who was also an accomplished instrumentalist, was known for her smoky contralto voice and devastating way with a ballad.

Ilana Waldston & The Jazz'n'Laughs Trio
2018-04-08 16:30 - 19:30 | The Local Gest, 424 Parliament Street, Toronto, Canada
Jazz standards, lesser known tunes, some swingin’, some balladin’ and a few good laughs. Join us, won’t you? No cover!

Vocals: Ilana Waldston
Guitar: Ted Quinlan
Bass: Jordan O’Connor

No cover, but please make a reservation to guarantee a table by calling 416-961-9425 or book online at thelocalgest.com/reservations.

Alex Pangman's Alleycats Danceband
2018-04-06 21:00 - 23:30 | Lindy Hop Revolution Studio, 374 Dupont Street, Toronto, Canada
Alex’s quintet will play at this new dance studio! 9pm $15 advance / $20 at door
Alex with:

Brigham Phillips, trumpet
Peter Hill, piano
Jack Zorawski, bass
Glenn Anderson, drums

Humber Music Spring Showcase Conccert
2018-04-06 20:00 - 22:00 | Lakeshore Campus Auditorium, Humber College, 3199 Lake Shore Boulevard West, Toronto, Canada
Humber Music’s Spring Showcase Concert will feature Humber Music student ensembles.
General Admission: $15; Students/Seniors(65+): $10; Tickets available at the door, cash only.

Dan Faulk
2018-04-06 18:30 - 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 6:30 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 kwjazzroom.com and click on the desired concert’s listing to get additional information and to purchase advance tickets.
Contact: info@kwjazzroom.com

Alex Pangman
2018-04-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Reservoir Lounge, 52 Wellington Street East, Toronto, Canada
Join Pangman and her Alleycats at their monthly show! 7-9pm, $7 cover. Reservations recommended for dinner seating and best view of stage.
Alex with:

John Macleod, cornet
Peter Hill, piano, bass
Glenn Anderson, drums

The Singers 2: Class 1 of 4
2018-04-03 19:00 - 21:00 | jazz.fm91, 4 Pardee Avenue, Suite 100, Toronto, Canada
Betty Carter & Carmen McRae: “The Unsung Heroes”
The first class will focus on two of the most accomplished and influential jazz singers of the 20th century. Betty Carter was known for her improvisational skill and startling musicality. Carmen McRae is considered one of a handful of the genre’s most respected vocalists, with her distinctive use of back phrasing and lyric interpretation.
