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Amanda Martinez "Recuerdo" at Toronto Jazz Fest
2024-06-26 00:00 (America/Toronto) | Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Canada
“One of the great new voices in Spanish language Latin music” (World Music Central), Amanda Martinez is releasing her highly anticipated new album, Recuerdo, with a joyful feel-good concert at beautiful Koerner Hall. This special evening features special guests Rebecca Hennesy, Aviva Chernick, Donne Roberts, Waleed Abdulhamid, and Jorge Lopez, along with Amanda Martinez’s incomparable band of 20 years: Kevin Laliberté on guitar, Birston on bass; Rosendo “Chendy” Leon on percussion; Alexander Brown on trumpet and violinist Osvaldo Rodriguez.
Produced by Amanda Martinez’s longtime guitarist Kevin Laliberté and co-produced by her husband, bassist Drew Birston, Recuerdo is a daring departure that incorporates elements of world fusion, Cuban rhythms and an injection of English pop that is her most adventurous album to date. It is dedicated to the memory of her father Gustavo, who bicycled to Toronto from Mexico in 1956 and from whom she says “I got my love of music.”
Amanda Martinez has sold out Ottawa’s National Arts Centre and Toronto’s Koerner Hall and Winter Garden Theatres. She has performed internationally including the Dubai International Jazz Festival (with Jesse Cook), at 2010’s FIFA World Cup Festivities in South Africa and the Pan-American Games in Guadalajara and at New York City’s highly esteemed Blue Note Jazz Club.

Toronto Jazz Fest: Huntertones
2024-06-26 00:00 | The Rex, 194 Queen Street West, Toronto, Canada
Huntertones brings people together around the globe with fun, imaginative and fearless music. Their high energy, horn-driven sound features genre bending composition and unconventional covers. Every show is a social experience celebrating the joy of music.
Over the years, they’ve captivated massive audiences at such esteemed festivals as Umbria Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, and Toronto Jazz Festival, performing in over 25 countries world wide sharing the stage with acts like Lake Street Dive, Charlie Hunter, Kurt Elling, Louis Cato, and Cory Wong. Huntertones claims more authority than ever as they drive into their 10th year.

Linda Carone's Vintage Jazz +
2024-06-25 20:00 | Reid’s Distillery, 32 Logan Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 2M8, Canada
‘just give me a June night, the moonlight and YOU’
Tuesday June 25 @ 8:00 p.m.
Linda Carone’s Vintage Jazz @ Reid’s Distillery
a summer’s eve for lovers of vintage jazz, blues, swing and beyond!
Linda Carone will be singin’ and swingin’ with her full-on band of musicians. Bring your dancing shoes or just relax and enjoy the cozy ambiance with friends or enjoy a seat at the bar where you can watch the mixers smoke that Signature Gin.
More about Linda: https://www.lindacarone.com
If you haven’t yet, come and experience this family-owned, craft distillery, located in Leslieville with the most delicious signature GIN & cocktails!
Seating is limited for this $20 ticketed event takes place at:
Reid’s Distillery
32 Logan Avenue
Toronto, ON M4M 2M8
+1 416-465-4444
Reservations online
https://www.exploretock.com/reidsdistilleryinc/event/474773/linda-carones-vintage-jazz-blues-swing-and-beyond
Ticket proceeds go to the artists.

Toronto Jazz Fest: PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND
2024-06-22 00:00 | The Concert Hall, 888 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 2J2, Canada
Preservation Hall Jazz Band has held the torch of New Orleans music aloft for more than 50 years, all the while carrying it enthusiastically forward as a reminder that the history they were founded to preserve is a vibrantly living history.
PHJB marches that tradition forward once again on So It Is, the septet’s second release featuring all-new original music. The album redefines what New Orleans music means today by tapping into a sonic continuum that stretches back to the city’s Afro-Cuban roots, through its common ancestry with the Afrobeat of Fela Kuti and the Fire Music of Pharoah Sanders and John Coltrane, and forward to cutting-edge artists with whom the PHJB have shared festival stages from Coachella to Newport, including legends like Stevie Wonder, Elvis Costello and the Grateful Dead and modern giants like My Morning Jacket, Arcade Fire and the Black Keys.

Live to Air: Jill Barber
2024-06-11 19:00 - 20:00 | jazz.fm91, 4 Pardee Avenue, Suite 100, Toronto, Canada
We’ll be treated to a special Live to Air concert by the one and only @jillbarber TOMORROW, June 11 at 7pm EST where she’ll perform songs from her new album ENCORE! coming out this Friday!
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Watch it live on Youtube HERE.

The Shop at Bar Cathedral!
2024-06-09 00:00 | Ontario
“Gospelish, sort of African, a bit punky jazz.” The Toronto-based genre-bending quintet The Shop returns to Bar Cathedral!
Experience their genre-bending vibes in one of Toronto’s unique spaces for live music.
The band:
Bureh Bollo-Kamara – guitar
Connor Moe – saxophone/flute
Carlo Santo Domingo – bass
Racha Moukalled – vibraphone
Omar Gittens – drums
Cover is PWYC. Doors open at 9:30 Show starts at 10:00 pm.

SOS: Sound of Sting - Sting & The Police Tribute @ St Francis Centre Ajax
2024-06-08 19:00 - 21:30 | St Francis Centre Ajax, 78 Church St. S, Ajax, ON, Canada
Born from a lifelong love affair with the music of Gordon Sumner (known to us as “Sting”), Mike Ferfolia’s SOS draws from the best of the best of Sting’s catalogue. From the soaring Reggae infused Rock & Roll of the Police, to the driving contemporary R&B infused Jazz of his solo career, no era of his music is off limits. With favorites like Message in a Bottle, Every Little Thing She Does is Magic, Roxanne, Fortress Around Your Heart, Fields of Gold, and Every Breath You Take, this performance covers it all. Dedicated to reproducing the original recordings of those timeless songs, SOS promises to take you back to the moment you first heard and fell in love with Sting and The Police. Concessions and cash bar available. Tickets are $38 (HST included) and are available online at ajax.ca/sfc, at the Ajax and McLean Community Centres, the Audley Recreation Centre, and at the St. Francis Centre Box Office.

Live to Air: Dizzy and Fay
2024-06-05 19:00 - 20:00 | jazz.fm91, 4 Pardee Avenue, Suite 100, Toronto, Canada
Dizzy and Fay will perform for us in a Live to Air concert this Wednesday, June 5 at 7pm EST where they’ll perform songs from their albums Songbook (2021) and Hooked (2022).
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Link to Youtube link HERE.

Heather Bambrick @ Orangeville Opera House
2024-06-01 17:00 - 20:00 | Orangeville Opera House
The award-winning Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival presents Heather Bambrick at the Orangeville Opera House on Saturday, June 1st at 5PM.

jazz.fm91 Youth Big Band at the Rez Jazz & Blues Bar
2024-05-25 14:00 - 16:30 | The Rex, 194 Queen Street West, Toronto, Canada
After a sold-out comeback concert earlier this month, our Youth Big Band is back on Saturday, May 25 for The Rex’s afternoon matinee.
No Reservations available.
Cover: $15 Front Section, $10 Back Section.

FREEDOM! A Tribute to Aretha Franklin @ Roy Thompson Hall
2024-05-21 20:00 - 2024-05-22 22:00 | Roy Thompson Hall
From singing at age 10 for her father’s church in the City of Detroit to performing on the world stage for six decades, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, defined contemporary Gospel, Blues, R&B, Jazz, and Rock across the globe. Three powerhouse vocalists, Shaleah Adkisson, Blaine Alden Krauss, and Tamika Lawrence, join your Toronto Symphony Orchestra to showcase the hits of the artist Rolling Stone recently hailed as the “greatest singer of all time.”

John Coltrane: Legacy @ Meridian Hall
2024-05-15 20:00 - 22:30 | Meridian Hall, 1 Front St. E, Toronto, Ontario, M5E 1B2, Canada
To John Coltrane, a musician was a message-giver; making music was an endeavour tied to a larger, greater good. His compositions and recordings are now permanent parts of the canon of great American music, recognized by the Library of Congress, with many inducted into The Grammy Hall of Fame; all are now required study for young musicians hoping to unlock the secrets of the jazz tradition. In today’s mainstream media, Coltrane is often name- checked on television shows and referenced in major Hollywood films like Malcolm X, Mo Better Blues, Jerry McGuire, Mr. Holland’s Opus, and many others.
In 1995, the United States Postal Service placed Coltrane on a commemorative postage stamp. In ’97, he was bestowed the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. In ’01, the National Endowment for the Arts chose “My Favorite Things” for its list of 360 songs of the century. In ’07, Coltrane was awarded a Pulitzer Prize, as a special citation for a lifetime of innovative and influential work. In 2018, the release of Both Directions at Once : The Lost Album put Coltrane in the top of album charts in 20 countries around the world, his strongest sales to date.
Now, with John Coltrane: Legacy, the compositions of John Coltrane are given a new treatment that has never been heard. With the larger format of a symphony orchestra playing new arrangements specifically written for this setting, audiences will hear Coltrane’s most enduring work expanded and reimagined by most lauded arrangers of the current era. Coltrane played his songs in new ways in every performance, and that quest to discover new meaning in the pieces continues today.

jazz.fm91 presents… Sound of Jazz: An Evening with ES:MO
2024-05-15 20:00 - 22:00 | Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Canada
The duo of Elizabeth Shepherd and Michael Occhipinti takes the stage for the final performance of the 47th season of jazz.fm91’s Sound of Jazz Concert series. ES:MO’s first album The Weight of Hope received a Juno Award nomination in 2022, and now they’re poised to release another collection in their exploration of sound.
Come hear new material, selections from their past, and probably a few surprises along the way with Elizabeth Shepherd and Michael Occhipinti, two imaginative musicians who push against the boundaries of genres to seek out the new.
Doors open at 7 p.m. and first set is at 8 p.m. If you want to make dinner reservations, please contact Lula Lounge.
Supported by…

Jazz Rangers at the Port Credit Legion
2024-05-12 14:00 - 16:00 | Port Credit Legion (Branch 82), 35 Front Street North, Mississauga, Canada
We are celebrating mother’s everywhere, bring your family or just yourself to the best view of the Credit River and an afternoon of fun music, not just jazz but many of your popular favourites.

Jon Cowherd Trio and Larnell Lewis & Joy Lapps @ Koerner Hall
2024-05-11 20:00 - 22:30 | Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Canada
Larnell Lewis and Joy Lapps bring their signature Caribbean jazz alongside Koerner Hall favourites John Patitucci, Brian Blade, and Jon Cowherd.
The Jon Cowherd Trio features three of the most imaginative, sensitive, and wide-ranging artists in modern jazz: pianist and Hammond B3 player Cowherd, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Brian Blade.
Cowherd has worked extensively with a broad array of players and singers from the jazz, pop, and rock worlds, including Joni Mitchell, Norah Jones, Brandi Carlile, k.d. lang, Rosanne Cash, Iggy Pop, Glen Hansard, Cassandra Wilson, John Scofield, and Lizz Wright.
Grammy Award-winning musician, composer, producer, and educator, Toronto-based Larnell Lewis has established himself among the most diverse and in-demand drummers in the world. Since 2012, Lewis has been playing with three-time Grammy Award-winning band, Snarky Puppy. He leads successful ensembles of his own and has toured the globe with musicians such as Quincy Jones, Laila Biali, Jeremy Ledbetter, Etienne Charles, Gregory Porter, Lalah Hathaway, Jacob Collier, John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Lisa Fischer, and more.
Internationally lauded artist and composer Joy Lapps activates spaces for community building and creative expression. The award-winning instrumentalist of Antiguan and Barbudan descent treats the steelpan as a tool for engagement, anchoring her artistry in a profound, community-centered musical tradition. The Toronto native has performed alongside Stewart Goodyear, Roberto Occhipinti, Larnell Lewis, and the Toronto Mass Choir, and recorded with Gramps Morgan, Elmer Ferrer, Jeremy Ledbetter, Johnny Reid, and her musical mentor, pannist-composer Andy Narell.

Rapid Transit @ the Cotton Factory
2024-05-10 19:30 - 21:30 | The Cotton Factory, 270 Sherman Avenue, Hamilton, L8L 6N4
Don’t miss out on this historic night of music nostalgia! Rapid Transit, Hamilton’s legendary band that rocked stages across Canada, the UK, and the Netherlands in the 90s, is back for an unforgettable live performance for the first time in 3 decades performing live at The Cotton Factory on Friday, May 10th, 2024.
Join us as Rapid Transit hits the bandstand to celebrate the 30th-anniversary re-release of their iconic album “Speed” and their self-titled debut album Rapid Transit.
Get tickets now and be a part of this momentous occasion where founding members drummer/composer/producer Dave King and Keyboardist Rob Fekete reunite with original members saxophonist Mike Filice, guitarist Kevin Vienneau and bass legend Paul Intson to bring their electrifying sound to life once again!
Be there as history is made and memories are relived. Grab your tickets today and let the music of Rapid Transit transport you back in time for an unforgettable evening of progressive funky jazz-rock!

The jazz.fm91 Youth Big Band @ Hugh's Room Live
2024-05-05 14:00 - 16:30 | Hugh’s Room Live, 296 Broadview Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M4M 2G7, Canada
The jazz.fm91 Youth Big Band under the direction of Kelsley Grant will perform live at Hugh’s Room Live on Sunday, May 5th
Doors open at 2p.m. and the first set starts at 2:30p.m
This free Sunday matinee will feature a 20-piece big band of stellar young musicians

Meadow Sighs, Mountain Highs: Cheryl Bailey OSA @ Joyner Gallery
2024-05-05 14:00 - 16:00 | Ontario
View the breathtaking vistas captured by contemporary landscape artist Cheryl Bailey OSA in her solo exhibit in the Joyner Gallery from May 1 – May 26, 2024. The public is warmly welcomed to the opening reception on Sunday, May 5, 2024, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. Attendees will have the exclusive opportunity to personally engage with the artist, savour the artwork, and connect with fellow art appreciators over refreshments and nibbles. Cheryl will offer remarks around 2:30 pm. This event is generously supported by Château des Charmes, providing an assortment of fine wines.

Stacey Kent and Alison Young Trio @ Koerner Hall
2024-05-04 20:00 - 22:30 | Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Canada
“Stacey Kent has practically done it all over the past twenty years, selling north of two million albums, putting her gorgeously delicate stamp on standards, introducing fresh tunes into the canon, racking up awards, and bringing her flawless voice to fans in more than fifty countries.” (All About Jazz) The American jazz singer is renowned for her ability to cut to the emotional heart of her songs with delicately nuanced interpretations that transcend borders and defy categorization. She will perform music from her latest release, Summer Me, Winter Me.
“Alison Young takes musical chances and has something to say.” (The WholeNote) The Juno Award nominated saxophonist, vocalist, and composer has toured across the world with acts such as Corey Hart, Joe Sealy, Big Rude Jake, Johnny Reid, and The Shuffle Demons, and was chosen as one of the ‘Best 35 Canadian Jazz Artists under 35’ by the CBC. “Alison Young is a rising star in Toronto and beyond. One of the most versatile musicians in Canada!” (jazz.fm91)
Stacey Kent, vocals
Jim Tomlinson, saxophone, flute & percussion
Art Hirahara, piano & keyboard
Alison Young, saxophone
Jeff McLeod, piano
Chris Banks, bass
Please join us for a postlude performance with Glenn Marais in the Leslie & Anna Dan Galleria.

Jim Gelcer/Paul Hoffert Trio with George Koller @ Eden Mills Community Hall
2024-05-04 19:30 - 22:30 | Eden Mills Community Hall, 104 York St, Eden Mills, ON
Eden Mills (just east of Guelph) is proud to present the distinguished Jim Gelcer/Paul Hoffert Trio featuring George Koller on Saturday, May 4. The performance takes place at 7:30 pm in the Eden Mills Community Hall. The trio features Lighthouse band co-founder Paul Hoffert on piano, Jim Gelcer on drums and George Koller on bass.
The Trio will wow music lovers with an eclectic and varied show filled with singular, inimitable compositions drawn in part from their two critically acclaimed albums – “How High the Bird” and “Jim and Paul with Glenn and Ludwig.”
Hoffert, one of the founding members of the seminal 1970s Canadian rock band Lighthouse, is a prolific composer, author, academic as well as a recipient of the Order of Canada. Gelcer, a renowned jazz drummer, producer and composer, has lent his talent to artists ranging from rocker Lee Aaron to the Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band. Bassist Koller is a multi-instrumentalist with an ear for jazz and world music, who has performed for musicians including Peter Gabriel, Holly Cole and Chaka Khan.
Together, these three living legends of Canadian music complement each other’s musical gifts by breezing through intricately arranged classical and jazz pieces seamlessly. Their 2018 album, Jim and Paul play Glenn and Ludwig, saw the group play thoroughly scintillating, jazz-infused, original versions of Beethoven music through the lens of Canadian icon Glenn Gould.
“Music at the Hall” programs concerts and events to keep Eden Mills hopping, and to raise funds for the Community Hall operations. The heritage Hall is proud to be carbon neutral!

Jazz & Reflection with Beachside Brass @ Beach United Church
2024-05-04 16:30 - 18:30 | Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M4E 2T4, Canada
Beach United Church is excited to present local band Beachside Brass on Saturday, May 4th at 4:30pm as they present a fun show filled with jazz, pop, funk, soul and more. Get ready to clap your hands, move your feet, and head on down to Bourbon Street!
Beach United’s warm, inviting hall serves as the perfect backdrop for this concert – the concert is pay-what-you-can, and proceeds support our year-round community programs.

jazz.fm91 presents… Sound of Jazz: A Tribute to the Maestro, Guido Basso
2024-04-30 20:00 - 22:00 | Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Canada
This year, jazz.fm91’s contribution to the world stage for International Jazz Day on April 30 is a tribute concert to one of our best, the maestro, Guido Basso. A Canadian jazz icon, once a member of Rob McConnell’s Boss Brass, Basso was a trumpeter, flugelhornist, arranger, composer and conductor. An intuitive player who approached his instrument with deep emotion and agility.
Guido passed away in February of 2023 at the age of 85, and our community misses him dearly. With this tribute concert, we have pulled together some of Canada’s finest players in Chase Sanborn, Brian O’Kane, John Sherwood, Terry Clarke, Neil Swainson and Reg Schwager to honour him.
Doors open at 7 p.m. and first set is at 8 p.m. If you want to make dinner reservations, please contact Lula Lounge.
Supported by…

Lizz Wright and Sanah Kadoura @ Koerner Hall
2024-04-27 20:00 - 22:30 | Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Canada
Lauded vocalist Lizz Wright performs new music from her recently released album, Shadow. Wright is a steward of American music, bringing brilliant colour and vibrancy to singular original works and compositions by some of the greatest songwriters of our time. Through an inimitable voice that The New York Times touts as “a smooth, dark alto possessed of qualities you might associate with barrel-aged bourbon or butter-soft leather,” Wright sings with a soaring reflection of the cultural fabric of America.
Juno Award nominated Lebanese-Canadian drummer, composer, educator, and producer Sanah Kadoura’s music traverses the modern jazz idiom with hints of neo-soul and a strong musical influence from her motherland of Lebanon. “Kadoura is a dexterous improviser, with a light, elastic approach that evokes Tony Williams, a major influence.” (JazzTimes)

Spring Fling with Barbra Lica @ Beach United Church
2024-04-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M4E 2T4, Canada
Beach United Church choir presents Spring Fling with special guest Barbra Lica. Wonderful music. Cash bar.
For tickets
https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/83cca0de-5b3d-482a-b93d-4f986b492f07?fbclid=IwAR2uNppga29bqqIv-S0rZZvDQlfU9xLkfPNkCKL99e9A974McuNdMAfvIM4

Alex Cuba and Raul Midon @ Koerner Hall
2024-04-26 20:00 - 22:30 | Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Canada
A double bill of soul, jazz, and Latin pop sounds, featuring two dazzling singer-songwriters and instrumentalists – the troubadour from Miami and the Cuban songsmith from Smithers, BC.
Grammy, Latin Grammy, and Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter Alex Cuba’s songs are compelling exchanges that effortlessly groove through soul, funk, jazz, and pop styles. A forward-thinking, indie-minded artist, Cuba’s sugarcane-sweet melodies, pop-soul hooks, and powerful guitar riffs have garnered him over 20 awards and nominations, including four Latin Grammys, two Junos Awards, three Grammy nominations, and one Grammy win. “He’s like Marvin Gaye singing soul to a new generation.” (Boston Globe)
Raul Midón is also a Grammy Award nominated contemporary singer/songwriter whose impassioned acoustic guitar playing – which traverses pop, jazz, soul, urban, cumbia, and flamenco – has garnered as much attention as his smooth singing and sophisticated writing. He has worked with countless legends in the industry, including Bill Withers, Herbie Hancock, Sting, Terence Blanchard, and Dianne Reeves, to name a few. “Midón has a beautifully controlled baritone that can express anything from tenderness to passion. And the guy can play.” (The Guardian)

Diana Panton Trio @ the Gasworks
2024-04-25 20:00 - 22:00 | The Gasworks, 141 Park Street N, Hamilton, ON, L8R 2N4, Canada
Hamilton’s own JUNO-winning vocalist Diana Panton with Reg Schwager and Don Thompson perform to support Hamilton Music Collective and their An Instrument For Every Child program.

Steven Cole trio @ The Kingston House
2024-04-25 19:00 - 22:00 | The Kingston House, 676 Kingston Rd, Toronto, Ontario, M4E 1R4
The Steven Cole Trio featuring Alexander Brown on trumpet with Peter Telford on bass. Our third Thursday evening of Jazz at The Kingston House.
Kind of Blue early Miles and other jazz classics.
The Kingston House is a welcoming place serving Canadian classics. The downstairs area is a comfortable space to hear music and have dinner and drinks. Located on Kingston Rd just east of Main St. in Toronto, with parking in back. Reservations are suggested as seating is limited.

Club Django Toronto @ Reid's Distillery
2024-04-23 20:00 - 22:00 | Reid’s Distillery, 32 Logan Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 2M8, Canada
John Farrell, guitar, Gerry Duligal, accordion Abbey Sholzberg, double bass Rachel Melas, guitar Rodion Boshoer, violin play the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli

Oumou Sangare @ Koerner Hall
2024-04-20 20:00 - 22:30 | Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Canada
Hailed as “one of the great queens of Malian music” (Rolling Stone), charismatic Grammy and UNESCO Award-winning vocalist Oumou Sangaré’s music is defiantly uplifting, full of buoyant West African grooves, hypnotic melodicism, and her joyful, soulful voice. Over her acclaimed career, “The Songbird of Wassoulou” has worked with pioneering Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen, sung on Herbie Hancock’s Imagine project, released 11 solo albums, and been cited as an inspiration by the likes of Alicia Keys, Aya Nakamura, and Beyoncé.
Women’s rights remain a key focus of her work, both in song and on the ground in her native Mali, where she campaigns fearlessly against an oppressive patriarchal system.
“Sangaré’s irresistible voice enhances her music’s power to disarm critics and make defenders of outmoded traditions think twice.” (NPR)
Presented in association with Small World Music
Oumou Sangaré, vocals & bandleader
Emma Lamadji, vocals
Mamounata Guira, vocals
Abou Diarra, n’goni
Julien Pestre, guitar
Alexandre Millet, keyboards
Elise Blanchard, bass
Bodjo Dibo, drums

6 Pianos 12 Hands @ Jane Mallett Theatre
2024-04-20 19:30 - 22:30 | Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front Street East, Toronto, ON, M5E 1B4
Steve Reich and Terry Riley have each had a profound influence on the way we listen to music. The term “minimalism” is often used to characterize their music, yet the music itself is anything but minimal; incorporating much nuance and subtlety that is maximal in imagination and innovation.
Reich, described by the New Yorker as “the most original musical thinker of our time”, recognized early in his career the power of multiple pianos, none exploited more spectacularly than in his mesmerizing Six Pianos. This seminal work is combined with Terry Riley’s A Rainbow in Curved Air, itself dating from the same period as Six Pianos. And we feature a reprise of Ristic’s Soundstreams-commissioned work Vivaldi Variations.
REPERTOIRE
Steve Reich – Six Pianos
Julia Wolfe – My Lips From Speaking
André Ristic – Variations on a Theme by A. Vivaldi
Ana Sokolović – Trois Études
Terry Riley – A Rainbow in Curved Air
FEATURED PIANISTS:
Stephanie Chua
Geoffrey Conquer
Simon Docking
Younggun Kim
Midori Koga
Gregory Oh
Wesley Shen
