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Jazz up your holidays Creole style with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band at the Roy Thomson hall!
Go and catch one of the worlds revered band at the Roy Thomson hall. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band derives its name from Preservation Hall, the venerable music venue located in the heart of New Orleans’ French Quarter, founded in 1961 by Allan and Sandra Jaffe. The PHJB began touring in 1963 and has traveled worldwide spreading their [...]
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Toronto’s newest Jazz spot gets its liquor licence approved
Derek Houghton, owner of Toronto’s newest art gallery and jazz cafe is proud to announce that the liquor application has finally been approved by the Committee of Adjustment. THE GALLERY STUDIO CAFE is a unique space that offers Fine Art, Fine Food, Live Music, superb coffee and refreshments in a friendly and classy atmosphere. The ART GALLERY, [...]
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Jazz legend Victor Lewis to perform in Toronto with sax wizard Ryan Oliver
Go and listen to the lush and hearty tones of saxophonist and educator Ryan Oliver and swinging beats of Jazz legend Victor Lewis from New-York.at the Trane Studio. A graduate from New Jersey’s Rutgers University in 2009, Ryan has played with some of the heaviest cats down thereand formed a friendship the great Victor Lewis who [...]
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British Jazz Award Singer Claire Martin to make her Toronto debut at the Old Mill Inn
Incredibly talented British Jazz singer Claire Martin who was recently appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire on the Queen’s Birthday 2011 Honours List, will performing in Toronto for the first time. She has been instrumental in the development of the UK jazz scene and has worked with who’s on the European [...]
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Brandford Marsalis to highlight upcoming Toronto concert at Roy Thompson Hall
World renowned soloist Branford Marsalis headlines a rare concert that blends saxophone with lush sound of the TSO. He plays the folk-flavoured concerto by Russian composer Glazunov, and the jazzy Hot Sonata by Czech composer Schulhoff. Guest conductor Andrey Boreyko completes the programme with Dvořák’s beloved “New World” Symphony. Wed. Nov. 23, 2011 at 8:00 [...]
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Jazz saxophonist Don Braden sure to make a splash in Toronto this Fall!
For those of you who may not have heard, New-York based Jazz saxophonist Flautist and educator Don Braden is dropping by Toronto and is making the most out of it. A musician of the highest calibre. He spent years playing with the likes of greats like Betty Carter, Wynton Marsalis, Tony Williams, Freddie Hubbard and [...]





