In the Clubs / Mostly JazzD. In The Clubs (Mostly Jazz)JAYLYN TODDThe Art ofKeeping it GoingORI DAGANFor over a year, the Old Mill’s Home Smith Bar has beenpresenting the “Something to Sing About” series on Fridays and“Piano Masters” series on Saturdays. This summer, the musiccontinues, but singers get a break and piano players become sometimessidemen, as the Home Smith houses veterans of instrumentaljazz Friday and Saturday nights from 7:30–10:30pm. Some of thehighlights include a one-of-a-kind booking, “The Three Guitars,”featuring George Grosman, Tony Quarrington and Dave Dunlap onJuly 23; trombone master Alastair Kay with Brian Dickinson andNeil Swainson on August 6; and clarinetist extraordinaire Bob DeAngelis with Danny McErlain and Ron Johnston on September 2.See our jazz listings for the complete summer schedule.Purveyors of alcoholic beverages and proud providers of livemusic, the folks at the Emmet Ray (924 College St.) have beenpresenting jazz and new music by young local artists since theiropening in 2009. On Sunday, July 10, the venue presents a one-daymusic festival featuring nine young acts on the local scene, includingsets by the Parker Abbott Piano Duo, CNE Quintet (Card, Newton,Easty), Mikko Hilden Group, Kelsey McNulty Group and theJessica Stuart Few, featuring the leader on vocals, guitar and koto(a 13-string Japanese harp). I’m honoured to be playing a set at thisevent as well. The Emmet Ray is a vibrant new light on the livemusic scene; this would be a great opportunity to sample its glow.Peel is about to gain substantial musical appeal. Presented by Artof Jazz, the inaugural Brampton Global Blues and Jazz Festival isgearing up for an exciting lineup August 11–14, including — are yousitting down, folks? — a concert and workshop by 10-time Grammywinner, Bobby McFerrin. President of Art of Jazz, Bonnie Lester,is understandably excited about presenting one of the world’s mostvirtuosic vocal artists:“For me, he is an unmatched musical force. Watching him performlive is an extraordinary experience. He crosses all musical boundariesand stretches the imagination in terms of what the human voice iscapable of. I saw him perform several years ago and his improvisedsolo concert had me staring at the stage in disbelief. As a vocalist,I have followed his musical journey with a sense of awe. We wereJessica Stuart and her koto.hosted by Double A Jazz; Every Sun Brunchw Double A Jazz and Guest 11AM-2PM.Dominion on Queen500 Queen St. E. 416-368-6893www.dominiononqueen.comEvery Sun Rockabilly Brunch 11AM-3PM.Every Tue Corktown Django Jam w hostWayne Nakamura. 8:30PM, PWYC EveryWed Corktown Uke Jam. Every Thu JohnT. Davis on B3, 5:30-8PM, NO COVER; EverySaturday Ronnie Hayward 3-7PM. Jul1 8PM Tony Quarrington, Beverly Taft andSan Murata $10; 12 Midnight Ronnie Hayward’sBirthday Jam. Jul 2 1PM GeorgeGrosman’s Bohemian Swing Pwyc; 4:30PMBrian Rose Little Big Band ; 9PM: BruceCassidy’s Hotfoot Orchestra $10. Jul 34PM Jazz Jam hosted by Robert Scott; 8PMJapanese Jazz: Ken G Trio with San Murataand Friends $10. Jul 15 9PM George Grosman’sBohemian Swing. Pwyc. Jul 16 9:30Tia Brazda and the Madmen . Jul 189PM Toronto Composers’ Workshop Pwyc.Jul 20 8PM David Hustler & Trustworthyand Keith Rich and the Po’Boys . Jul21 9PM Alexander Brown’s Latin PowerJam Pwyc. Jul 22 9PM Havana to TorontoSafari $10 Jul 23 9PM Bill Durst $10. Jul28 9PM Roger Chong Pwyc. Jul 29 9:30Paul James $10. Jul 30 9PM Cross EyedCat $TBA. Aug 6 9:30 Paul Reddick $10.Aug 12 9PM Elmer Ferrer $10. Aug 259PM Alexander Brown’s Latin Power JamPwyc. Aug 26 9PM Havana to TorontoSafari $10. Aug 28 7PM Musical TheatreCabaret Pwyc.Dovercourt House805 Dovercourt Rd. 416-537-3337www.odd-socks.org (full schedule)Every Sat Saturday Night Swing: Dancefeat. live swing bands and dance lessons.EDO484 Eglinton Ave. W. 416-322-3033www.edosushi.com NO COVEREvery Thu Guitarist Tony Quarrington7:30-10:30PM with guests: Jul 7 IlanaWaldston. Jul 14 DK Ibomeka. Jul 21 BeverlyTaft. Jul 28 Serafin LaRiviere. Aug 4Kathy Thompson. Aug 11 George Grosman.Aug 18 Margot Roi. Aug 25 TBA.The Emmet Ray924 College St. 416-792-4497www.theemmetray.com (full schedule)Jul 3 Sabine Ndalamba Group. Jul 6Jessica Stuart Few. Jul 7 John WayneSwingtet. Jul 10 Emmet Ray Music Festival,3-Midnight. 3PM Carlie Howell and theDeharms; 4PM Mikko Hilden Group; 5PMMyke Mazzei and the Mod Villians; 6PMParker Abbott Piano Duo; 7PM The JessicaStuart Few; 8PM The CNE Quintet (Card,Newton, Easty); 9PM Tia Brazda and theMadmen; 10PM Kelsey McNulty Group;11PM Ori Dagan Group. Jul 13 Peter Boydand the Mutant Duo (blues). Jul 14 JazzHop Aug 28 Jordana Talsky.Gate 403403 Roncesvalles Ave. 416-588-2930www.gate403.comAll shows: PWYCJul 1 5PM Margot Roi Jazz Band; 9PMFraser Melvin Blues Band. Jul 2 12PM VictorMonsivais Trio; 5PM The Ray CharlesProject: Denise Leslie Trio; 9PM MelissaBoyce Jazz & Blues Band. Jul 3 12PMMelissa Lauren Jazz Band; 5PM JorgeGavidia Jazz & Blues Band; 9PM Thyron LeeWhyte Jazz Band. Jul 4 5PM Roger Chong;9PM Vincent Bertucci. Jul 6 5PM KathrynElizabeth Merriam Jazz Trio; 9PM KurtNielsen and Richard Whiteman. Jul 7 5PMWill Fisher Band; 9PM Roberta Hunt Jazz& Blues Band. Jul 8 5PM Bobby Hsu JazzBand; 9PM Heather Luckhart Blues/Roots/Jazz Band. Jul 9 12PM Roger Dorey Blues;5PM Joanna Moon Flamenco-Latino withQuebec Edge; 9PM Patrick Tevlin’s New OrleansRhythm. Jul 10 12PM Joel Diamond;5PM John Wayne Swing Quartet; 9PM JuliannKuchoki Jazz Band. Jul 11 5PM DenisSchungh; 9PM Jorge Gavidia Blues Band.Jul 12 5PM Donné Roberts; 9PM RichardWhiteman and James Thomson Jazz Band.Jul 13 5PM Joshua Goodman Jazz Band;9PM Brian Cober and Aslan Gotov BluesDuo. Jul 14 5PM Alex Samaras Jazz Band;9PM Kevin Laliberté. Jul 15 5PM ElizabethMartins Jazz Trio; 9PM Wendy Weiler JazzBand. Jul 16 12PM Sandy Blakeley Duo;5PM Ben McConchie: Folk Meets Jazz; 9PMReal Time Jazz Ensemble. Jul 17 12PMOLGA: The Gimlets; 5PM Grayceful Daddies;9PM Jaclyn Gillou Jazz Band. Jul 18 5PMHavana Blues Trio; 9PM Jorge Gavidia BluesBand. Jul 19 5PM The Cookers feat. OriDagan; 9PM Richard Whiteman and JamesThomson Jazz Band. Jul 20 5PM Jeff Peacock;8PM Gypsy Rebels. Jul 21 5PM NoahSherman Jazz Band; 9PM String Theory Collective.Jul 22 5PM Denielle Bassels JazzBand; 9PM Emily & the Blue Callers. Jul23 12PM David Rubel Jazz Band; 5PM TomDuke Jazz Duo; 9PM Maxine Willan andKurt Lund Jazz Quartet. Jul 24 12PM JoelLightman Piano Solo; 5PM Nicole ChristianJazz Duo; 9PM Millie Minas Jazz Trio. Jul25 5PM Carol Oya Jazz Band; 9PM MillieMinas Jazz Trio. Jul 26 5PM The RoperShow; 9PM Richard Whiteman and JamesThomson Jazz Band. Jul 27 5PM TimCollins Solo; 9PM Ken Kawashima & BobVespaziani: Snake Oil Johnson. Jul 28 5PMMichael Keith Blues; 9PM At Ease. Jul 295PM Sam Broverman Jazz Duo; 9PM SaborLatin Jazz Band. Jul 30 12PM Ivar KangurSolo; 5PM Tina Nodwell Jazz Band; 9PMDonné Roberts Band. Jul 31 12PM BenForan Jazz Band; 5PM Brownman Akoustic.Aug 1 5PM Cecilia Monte Bossa Nova; 9PMVincent Bertucci Jazz Band. Aug 2 5PMKelsey McNulty Jazz Band; 9PM JulianFauth Blues Night. Aug 3 5PM Stacey SangJazz Band; 9PM Kurt Nielsen and RichardWhiteman. Aug 4 5PM TBA; 9PM KenKawashima & Bob Vespaziani: Snake OilJohnson. Aug 5 5PM Mike Field Jazz Band;9PM Joanna Moon Flamenco-Latino withQuebec Edge. Aug 6 12PM Margot Roi;5PM Sammy Jackson Jazz Quartet; 9PMMikko Hilden Group. Aug 7 12PM MelissaLauren; 5PM Jessica Ackerley Jazz Duo;9PM Gypsy Flame. Aug 8 5PM Denis SchinghSolo; 9PM Jorge Gavidia Blues Band.Aug 9 5PM Donné Roberts Band; 9PM JulianFauth Blues Night. Aug 10 5PM DoughwanMoon Jazz Band; 9PM Sean BellavitiJazz Band. Aug 11 5PM Alex Samaras JazzBand; 9PM Kevin Laliberté & Flamenco Trio.Aug 12 5PM John Mason Jazz Band; 9PM50 thewholenote.comJuly 1–September 7, 2011
Patrick Tevlin’s New Orleans Rhythm. Aug13 12PM: Joel Lightman Piano Solo; 5PMMaxine Willan and Kurt Lund Jazz Quartet;9PM Max Senitt Latin Jazz Band. Aug 1412PM Joel Diamond Jazz Duo; 5PM JohnWayne Swing Quartet; 9PM TBA. Aug 155PM Tony Desmarteau Jazz & Blues Solo;9PM Jorge Gavidia Blues Band. Aug 165PM Byung-Gul Jung Jazz Band; 9PM JulianFauth Blues Night. Aug 17 5PM DoughwanMoon Jazz Band; 9PM Fraser Melvin Blues.Aug 18 5PM TBA; 9PM Bartek KozminskiEl Mosaico Flamenco Jazz Fusion Band.Aug 19 5PM Ventana 5 Jazz Band; 9PMMr. Rick and the Biscuits. Aug 20 12PMSandy Blakeley Duo; 5PM TBA; 9PM SweetDerrick Blues Band. Aug 21 12PM Faber &Freedman Jazz Duo; 5PM France St. Trio;9PM Grayceful Daddies. Aug 22 5PM HavanaBlues Trio; 9PM Jorge Gavidia BluesBand. Aug 23 5PM The Roper Show; 9PMJulian Fauth Blues Night. Aug 24 5PM JeffPeacock Jazz Band; 9PM Carissa NewfeldJazz Duo. Aug 25 5PM TBA; 9PM CyndiCarleton. Aug 26 5PM Lara Solnicki JazzBand; 9PM Donné Roberts Band. Aug 2712PM Dave Rubel; 5PM TBA; 9PM JulianKuchoki Jazz Band. Aug 28 12PM VictorMonsivais Trio; 5PM Brownman AkousticTrio; 9PM Tom Shea’s Trio Arjento; Aug 295PM Domenico De Luca Solo; 9PM JorgeGavidia Blues Band. Aug 30 5PM JohnRusson Jazz Band; 9PM Julian Fauth BluesNight. Aug 31 5PM Noah Sherman JazzBand; 9PM Elizabeth Martins Jazz Trio.Gladstone Hotel, The1214 Queen St. W. 416-531-4635www.gladstonehotel.com (full schedule)Jul 1 7PM Sonia Aimy Band NO COVERGrossman’s Tavern“Toronto’s Home of the Blues”379 Spadina Ave. 416-977-1210www.grossmanstavern.com (full schedule)All shows: NO COVEREvery Sat 4-8PM The Happy Pals matinee;Every Sun 9:30PM-2AM The Nationalsw Brian Cober: Double Slide Guitar OpenStage Jam; Every Wed 9:30PM Ernest Lee& Cotton Traffic Every Thu 9:30PM TheResponsibles. Jul 1 9:30PMThe BarkingSharks. Jul 2 6:30PM Laura Hubert; 10PMThe Nationals.Harlem Restaurant67 Richmond St. E. 416-368-1920www.harlemrestaurant.com (full schedule)All shows: NO COVEREvery Mon Open Jam Night 8PM-1AM;Every Fri/Sat Jazz/Blues 7:30-11:30PM.Jul 1 Jill Peacock. Jul 2 Quique Escamilla.Jul 3 Crazy Olde Swing. Jul 8 CeciliaMonte. Jul 9 Gibbran. Jul 15 CarolynT.Jul 16 SoJay. Jul 22 James King Trio.Jul 23 Kinga. Jul 29 Lillian Mason. Jul 30Mark Nivet.Harlem Underground745 Queen St. W. 416-366-4743www.harlemrestaurant.com/undergroundEvery Mon Chris Weatherstone Trio. EveryTue John Campbell. Every Thu Carl Bray.Every Fri Chris Weatherstone Trio. EverySat Carl Bray.Home Smith Bar, The - see Old MillHot House Café35 Church St. 416-366-7800www.hothousecafe.comEvery Sun 11AM-3PM.Brunch with JazzZone NO COVER.Hugh’s Room“Toronto’s home of live Folk and Roots”2261 Dundas St. W. 416-531-6604www.hughsroom.com (full schedule)All shows start at 8:30PM.Jul 3 David Bromberg Quartet. Jul 7 GabrielYacoub. Jul 13 Richard Flohil presentsJustin Rutledge. Jul 16 McKenna GibsonBand. Jul 17 Paul Thorn Band. Jul 20Jane Bunnett & Hilario Durán CD Release“Cuban Rhapsody.” Jul 22 TanglefootUntangled: “My Sweet Patootie.” Jul 23The Navigators. Jul 27 Coco Love AlcornCD Release. Jul 28 Prelude to the CanadianGuitar Festival. Jul 29 Suzy Bogguss. Jul30 Robert Chambers presents Interpretationsof Love. Jul 31 Chris Smither. Aug3 Alfie Zappacosta. Aug 5 Grainne withband, Rucksack Willies, Joyful Sinners. Aug8 The Persuasions. Aug 12 Fathead. Aug16 Kelly Joe Phelps and Corinne West. Aug20 Eddie Bullen and Kingsley Ettienne. Aug22,23 Ian Tyson. Aug 24 Lorne Elliott. Aug25 Colin Hay.Joe Mama’s317 King St. W. 416-340-6469Live music every nightAll shows: NO COVERJul 1 9:30PM The Grind. Jul 2 9:30Shugga. Jul 3 6:30 Nathan Hiltz & SpecialGuests.Latinada Restaurant & Jazz Bar1671 Bloor St. W. 416-913-9716www.latinada.comJul 1 9PM Laura Fernandez & Dan Naduriak$10. Jul 2 9PM Iya Ire $10. Jul 3 9PMRoberto Riberon Trio $10.Liberty Bistro, The25 Liberty St. 416-533-8828www.libertobistro.caEvery Tue Open Mic w Big Rude Jake.Every Wed Noah Zacharin.Lolita’s Lust513 Danforth Ave. 416-465-1751www.lolitaslust.caJul 1,2 10PM DJ Lolita NO COVER.Lula Lounge1585 Dundas St. W. 416-588-0307www.lula.caJul 1 Eliana Cuevas Trio. Jul 2 Son Ache.Jul 3 Luis Mario Ochoa Salsa Brunch, LauraFernandez. Jul 5 Cover Me Canada OpenMic Contest. Jul 8 Alithea Cameron. Jul9 Café Cubano. Jul 11 Thomas Magfumoand the Blacks Unlimited. Jul 12 Bombino.Jul 13 Juvon Taylor and Soul Patrol. Jul15 Summer Slam Five. Jul 16 Lady Son yArtciulo Veinte. Jul 28 Retrocity. Jul 30Café Cubano. Jul 31 Reggae Ever-G. Aug16 Sergeant Garcia. Aug 26 World Fusionwith Aramik and Teria.Manhattan’s Music Club951 Gordon St., Guelph. 519-767-2440www.manhattans.caMezzetta681 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-658-5687www.mezzettarestaurant.comEvery Wed Jazz Series: sets at 9PM and10:15PM -$10 COVERJazz Festival: all shows start at 9PM, $10Cover Jul 1 Mike Downes Duo. Jul 2 RonDavis Trio. Jul 3 Brian Katz & Rob Piltch.Momo’s Bistro664 The Queensway, Etobicoke416-252-5560 www.momosbistro.comEvery Wed Open Mic 8PM.N’Awlins Jazz Bar and Dining299 King St. W. 416-595-1958www.nawlins.caEvery Tue Stacie McGregor; Every WedJim Heineman; Every Thu Blues Night;Every Fri/Sat All Star Bourbon St. Band;Every Sun Brooke Blackburn.Old Mill, The21 Old Mill Rd. 416-236-2641www.oldmilltoronto.comHome Smith Bar: No Reservations, NOCOVER, minimum per person. All shows7:30-10:30PM. Every Thu John SherwoodSolo Piano. Every Fri Something to SingAbout Series Every Sat Piano Masters Series.Jul 1 Jackie Richardson with the RussLittle Trio. Jul 2 Jim Galloway and the JohnSherwood Trio. Jul 8 John MacLeod Trio:MacLeod (trumpet/flugelhorn); Mark Eisenman(piano); Pat Collins (bass). Jul 9 DaveYoung Trio: Young (bass); Brian Dickinson(piano); Reg Schwager (guitar). Jul 15 BarryElmes Trio: Elmes (drums); Perry White(saxes); Steve Wallace (bass). Jul 16 TerryPromane Trio: Promane (trombone); TedQuinlan (guitar); Jim Vivian (bass). Jul 22Archie Alleyne Trio: Alleyne (drums); RobiBotos (piano); Dave Young (bass). Jul 23The Three Guitars; George Grosman, TonyQuarrington, Dave Dunlap. Jul 29 Alex DeanTrio: Dean (sax); Brian Dickinson (piano);Kieran Overs (bass). Jul 30 Duncan HopkinsTrio: Hopkins (bass); Rob Piltch (guitar);Mike Murley (sax) Aug 5 Brian Barlow Trio:Barlow (drums); Robi Botos (piano); ScotAlexander (bass). Aug 6 Alistair Kay Trio:Kay (trombone); Brian Dickinson (piano); NeilSwainson (bass). Aug 12 Reg SchwagerTrio: Schwager (guitar); David French (sax);Jon Maharaj (bass). Aug 13 Fred DuligalTrio: Duligal (sax); Reg Schwager (guitar);Duncan Hopkins (bass). Aug 19 Mike MurleyTrio: Murley (sax); David Braid (piano);Jim Vivian (bass). Aug 20 Terry Clarke Trio:Clarke (drums); John Sherwood (piano);Neil Swainson (bass). Aug 26 Denny ChristiansonQuartet: Christianson (trumpet);Dave Restivo (piano); Kieran Overs (bass);Matthew Chalmers (drums). Aug 27 TaraDavidson Duo: Davidson (sax); Jamie Reynolds(piano). Sep 2 Bob DeAngelis Trio:DeAngelis (clarinet); Danny McErlain (piano);Ron Johnston (bass). Sep 3 Bruce CassidyTrio: Cassidy (trumpet and EVI); Reg Schwager(guitar); Shelly Berger (bass).Orbit Room, The580 College St. 416-535-0613www.orbitroom.caJul 4 and 5 7-10PM Bernie Senensky, GenePerla, Ben Riley “Ïnvitation” CD ReleasePainted Lady, The218 Ossington Ave. 647-213-5239www.thepaintedlady.ca (updated schedule)NO COVER/PWYCEvery Mon Open Mic, all genres, 10PM-latePan516 Danforth Ave. 416-466-8158.www.panonthedanforth.com NO COVER.Every Sun 7PM Lara Solnicki with specialguests. Jul 3 Lara Solnicki, Adrean Farrugia& George Koller.Pantages Martini Bar and Lounge200 Victoria St. 416-362-1777Every Fri Robert Scott; Every Sat SoloPiano: Various artists.Pero Lounge812 Bloor St. W. 416-915-7225www.perorestaurant.comEvery Fri African Vibe 7-11PMEvery Sat Archie Alleyne’s Kollage 8-11PMPilot Tavern, The22 Cumberland Ave. 416-923-5716www.thepilot.ca (full schedule)Jazz Saturdays 3:30PM–6:30PM NOCOVERJul 2 Richard Underhill Quartet. Jul 9 SugarDaddies Quintet. Jul 16 John de SiminiQuartet. Jul 23 Bernie Senensky Quartet.Jul 30 Mark Guest Quartet.Quotes220 King St. W. 416-979-7697Jul 2 5PM Gord Sheard’s Brazilian JazzExperience with guest Bill McBirnie, flute.; 10:30PM Jam Session with StacieMcGregor Trio $10.Reposado Bar & Lounge136 Ossington Ave. 416-532-6474www.reposadobar.com COVER on Fridays, all other nights PWYCEvery Wed Spy vs. Spy vs. Sly Every Thu,Fri The ReposadistsReservoir Lounge, The52 Wellington St. E. 416-955-0887www.reservoirlounge.comEvery Mon Sophia Perlman and the Vipers(OFF FOR THE SUMMER); Every TueTyler Yarema and his Rhythm; Every WedBradley and the Bouncers; Every Thu DaveMurphy Band. Every Fri DeeDee & theDirty Martinis; Every Sat Tyler Yarema andhis Rhythm. “Après Work” Series Tuesdays,Wednesdays, Thursdays 7-9PM. Jul 7 AlexPangman and her Alleycats (appearing thefirst Thursday of every month)Rex Hotel Jazz and Blues Bar, The194 Queen St. W. 416-598-2475www.therex.ca (cover charge applies toselected evening shows, call ahead)Jul 1 3PM Sara Dell; 5PM Mikko Hilden;8PM Alex Dean; 11PM Rich Brown’s Rinsethealgorithm.Jul 2 12PM Laura Marks;3PM Laura Hubert; 8PM Dave Young; 11PMJustin Gray Project. Jul 3 12PM ExcelsiorDixieland Jazz; 3PM Club Django; 7PMJustin Bacchus; 9:30 Heavyweights BrassBand CD Completion Party Jul 4 7PMMemorial Performance: Dave McMurdo JazzOrchestra. Jul 5 6:30 Allison Au Quartet;9:30 Rex Jam hosted by Terra Hazelton. Jul6 6:30 Trikonasana; 9:30 Benny Sharoni.July 1–September 7, 2011 thewholenote.com 51
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Choral Scene: Uncharted territory: three choirs finding paths forward; Music Theatre: Loose Tea on the boil with Alaina Viau’s Dead Reckoning; In with the New: what happens to soundart when climate change meets COVID-19; Call to action: diversity, accountability, and reform in post-secondary jazz studies; 9th Annual TIFF Tips: a filmfest like no other; Remembering: Leon Fleisher; DISCoveries: a NY state of mind; 25th anniversary stroll-through; and more. Online in flip through here, and on stands commencing Tues SEP 1.
Following the Goldberg trail from Gould to Lang Lang; Measha Brueggergosman and Edwin Huizinga on face to face collaboration in strange times; diggings into dance as FFDN keeps live alive; "Classical unicorn?" - Luke Welch reflects on life as a Black classical pianist; Debashis Sinha's adventures in sound art; choral lessons from Skagit Valley; and the 21st annual WholeNote Blue Pages (part 1 of 3) in print and online. Here now. And, yes, still in print, with distribution starting Thursday October 1.
Alanis Obomsawin's art of life; fifteen Exquisite Departures; UnCovered re(dis)covered; jazz in the kitchen; three takes on managing record releases in times of plague; baroque for babies; presenter directory (blue pages) part two; and, here at the WholeNote, work in progress on four brick walls (or is it five?). All this and more available in flipthrough HERE, and in print Tuesday Nov 3.
In this issue: Beautiful Exceptions, Sing-Alone Messiahs, Livingston’s Vocal Pleasures, Chamber Beethoven, Online Opera (Plexiglass & All), Playlist for the Winter of our Discontent, The Oud & the Fuzz, Who is Alex Trebek? All this and more available in flipthrough HERE, and in print Friday December 4.
July/August issue is now available in flipthrough HERE, bringing to a close 25 seasons of doing what we do (and plan to continue doing), and on stands early in the week of July 5. Not the usual bucolic parade of music in the summer sun, but lots, we hope, to pass the time: links to online and virtual music; a full slate of record reviews; plenty new in the Listening Room; and a full slate of stories – the future of opera, the plight of small venues, the challenge facing orchestras, the barriers to resumption of choral life, the challenges of isolation for real-time music; the steps some festivals are taking to keep the spirit and substance of what they do alive. And intersecting with all of it, responses to the urgent call for anti-racist action and systemic change.
"COVID's Metamorphoses"? "There's Always Time (Until Suddenly There Isn't)"? "The Writing on the Wall"? It's hard to know WHAT to call this latest chapter in the extraordinary story we are all of a sudden characters in. By whatever name we call it, the MAY/JUNE combined issue of The WholeNote is now available, HERE in flip through format, in print commencing Wednesday May 6, and, in fully interactive form, online at thewholenote.com. Our 18th Annual Choral Canary Pages, scheduled for publication in print and flip through in September is already well underway with the first 50 choirs home to roost and more being added every week online. Community Voices, our cover story, brings to you the thoughts of 30 musical community members, all going through what we are going through (and with many more to come as the feature gets amplified online over the course of the coming months). And our regular writers bring their personal thoughts to the mix. Finally, a full-fledged DISCoveries review section offers cues and clues to recorded music for your solitary solace!
After some doubt that we would be allowed to go to press, in respect to wide-ranging Ontario business closures relating to COVID-19, The WholeNote magazine for April 2020 is now on press, and print distribution – modified to respect community-wide closures and the need for appropriate distancing – starts Monday March 30. Meanwhile the full magazine is right here, digitally, so if you value us PLEASE SHARE THIS LINK AS WIDELY AS YOU CAN. It's the safest way for us to reach the widest possible audience at this time!
FEATURED: Music & Health writer Vivien Fellegi explores music, blindness & the plasticity of perception; David Jaeger digs into Gustavo Gimeno's plans for new music in his upcoming first season as music director at TSO; pianist James Rhodes, here for an early March recital, speaks his mind in a Q&A with Paul Ennis; and Lydia Perovic talks music and more with rising Turkish-Canadian mezzo Beste Kalender. Also, among our columns, Peggy Baker Dance Projects headlines Wende Bartley's In with the New; Steve Wallace's Jazz Notes rushes in definitionally where many fear to tread; ... and more.
Visions of 2020! Sampling from back to front for a change: in Rearview Mirror, Robert Harris on the Beethoven he loves (and loves to hate!); Errol Gay, a most musical life remembered; Luna Pearl Woolf in focus in recordings editor David Olds' "Editor's Corner" and in Jenny Parr's preview of "Jacqueline"; Speranza Scappucci explains how not to reinvent Rossini; The Indigo Project, where "each piece of cloth tells a story"; and, leading it all off, Jully Black makes a giant leap in "Caroline, or Change." And as always, much more. Now online in flip-through format here and on stands starting Thurs Jan 30.
Welcome to our December/January issue as we turn the annual calendar page, halfway through our season for the 25th time, juggling as always, secular stuff, the spirit of the season, new year resolve and winter journeys! Why is Mozart's Handel's Messiah's trumpet a trombone? Why when Laurie Anderson offers to fly you to the moon you should take her up on the invitation. Why messing with Winterreisse can (sometimes) be a very good thing! And a bumper crop of record reviews for your reading (and sometimes listening) pleasure. Available in flipthrough here right now, and on stands commencing Thursday Nov 28. See you on the other side!
On the slim chance you might not have already heard the news, Estonian Canadian composing giant Udo Kasemets was born the same year that Leo Thermin invented the theremin --1919. Which means this is the centenary year for both of them, and both are being celebrated in style, as Andrew Timar and MJ Buell respectively explain. And that's just a taste of a bustling November, with enough coverage of music of both the delectably substantial and delightfully silly on hand to satisfy one and all.
Long promised, Vivian Fellegi takes a look at Relaxed Performance practice and how it is bringing concert-going barriers down across the spectrum; Andrew Timar looks at curatorial changes afoot at the Music Gallery; David Jaeger investigates the trumpets of October; the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution (and the 20th Anniversary of our October Blue Pages Presenter profiles) in our Editor's Opener; the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir at 125; Tapestry at 40 and Against the Grain at 10; ringing in the changing season across our features and columns; all this and more, now available in Flip Through format here, and on the stands commencing this coming Friday September 27, 2019. Enjoy.
Vol 1 of our 25th season is now here! And speaking of 25, that's how many films in the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival editor Paul Ennis, in our Eighth Annual TIFF TIPS, has chosen to highlight for their particular musical interest. Also inside: Rob Harris looks through the Rear View Mirror at past and present prognostications about the imminent death of classical music; Mysterious Barricades and Systemic Barriers are Lydia Perović's preoccupations in Art of Song; Andrew Timar reflects on the evolving priorities of the Polaris Prize; and elsewhere, it's chocks away as yet another season creaks or roars (depending on the beat) into motion. Welcome back.
What a range of stuff! A profile of Liz Upchurch, the COC ensemble studio's vocal mentor extraordinaire; a backgrounder on win-win faith/arts centre partnerships and ways of exploring the possibilities; an interview with St. Petersburg-based Eifman Ballet's Boris Eifman; Ana Sokolovic's violin concert Evta finally coming to town; a Love Letter to YouTube, and much more. Plus our 17th annual Canary Pages Choral directory if all you want to do is sing! sing! sing!
Arraymusic, the Music Gallery and Native Women in the Arts join for a mini-festival celebrating the work of composer, performer and installation artist Raven Chacon; Music and Health looks at the role of Healing Arts Ontario in supporting concerts in care facilities; Kingston-based composer Marjan Mozetich's life and work are celebrated in film; "Forest Bathing" recontextualizes Schumann, Shostakovich and Hindemith; in Judy Loman's hands, the harp can sing; Mahler's Resurrection bursts the bounds of symphonic form; Ed Bickert, guitar master remembered. All this and more in our April issue, now online in flip-through here, and on stands commencing Friday March 29.
Something Old, Something New! The Ide(a)s of March are Upon Us! Rob Harris's Rear View Mirror looks forward to a tonal revival; Tafelmusik expands their chronological envelope in two directions, Esprit makes wave after wave; Pax Christi's new oratorio by Barbara Croall catches the attention of our choral and new music columnists; and summer music education is our special focus, right when warm days are once again possible to imagine. All this and more in our March 2019 edition, available in flipthrough here, and on the stands starting Thursday Feb 28.
In this issue: A prize that brings lustre to its laureates (and a laureate who brings lustre to the prize); Edwin Huizinga on the journey of Opera Atelier's "The Angel Speaks" from Versailles to the ROM; Danny Driver on playing piano in the moment; Remembering Neil Crory (a different kind of genius)' Year of the Boar, Indigeneity and Opera; all this and more in Volume 24 #5. Online in flip through, HERE and on the stands commencing Thursday Jan 31.
When is a trumpet like a motorcycle in a dressage event? How many Brunhilde's does it take to change an Elektra? Just two of the many questions you've been dying to ask, to which you will find answers in a 24th annual combined December/January issue – in which our 11 beat columnists sift through what's on offer in the upcoming holiday month, and what they're already circling in their calendars for 2019. Oh, and features too: a klezmer violinist breathing new life into a very old film; two New Music festivals in January, 200 metres apart; a Music & Health story on the restorative powers of a grassroots exercise in collective music-making; even a good reason to go to Winnipeg in the dead of winter. All this and more in Vol 24 No 4, now available in flipthrough format here.
Reluctant arranger! National Ballet Orchestra percussionist Kris Maddigan on creating the JUNO and BAFTA award-winning smash hit Cuphead video game soundtrack; Evergreen by name and by nature, quintessentially Canadian gamelan (Andrew Timar explains); violinist Angèle Dubeau on 20 years and 60 million streams; two children’s choirs where this month remembrance and living history must intersect. And much more, online in our kiosk now, and on the street commencing Thursday November 1.
Presenters, start your engines! With TIFF and "back-to-work" out of the way, the regular concert season rumbles to life, and, if our Editor's Opener can be trusted, "Seeking Synergies" seems to be the name of the game. Denise Williams' constantly evolving "Walk Together Children" touching down at the Toronto Centre for the Arts; the second annual Festival of Arabic Music and Arts expanding its range; a lesson in Jazz Survival with Steve Wallace; the 150 presenter and performer profiles in our 19th annual Blue Pages directory... this is an issue that is definitely more than the sum of its parts.
In this issue: The WholeNote's 7th Annual TIFF TIPS guide to festival films with musical clout; soprano Erin Wall in conversation with Art of Song columnist Lydia Perovic, about more than the art of song; a summer's worth of recordings reviewed; Toronto Chamber Choir at 50 (is a few close friends all it takes?); and much more, as the 2018/19 season gets under way.
PLANTING NOT PAVING! In this JUNE / JULY /AUGUST combined issue: Farewell interviews with TSO's Peter Oundjian and Stratford Summer Music's John Miller, along with "going places" chats with Luminato's Josephine Ridge, TD Jazz's Josh Grossman and Charm of Finches' Terry Lim. ) Plus a summer's worth of fruitful festival inquiry, in the city and on the road, in a feast of stories and our annual GREEN PAGES summer Directory.
In this issue: our sixteenth annual Choral Canary Pages; coverage of 21C, Estonian Music Week and the 3rd Toronto Bach Festival (three festivals that aren’t waiting for summer!); and features galore: “Final Finales” for Larry Beckwith’s Toronto Masque Theatre and for David Fallis as artistic director of Toronto Consort; four conductors on the challenges of choral conducting; operatic Hockey Noir; violinist Stephen Sitarski’s perspective on addressing depression; remembering bandleader, composer and saxophonist Paul Cram. These and other stories, in our May 2018 edition of the magazine.
In this issue: we talk with jazz pianist Thompson Egbo-Egbo about growing up in Toronto, building a musical career, and being adaptive to change; pianist Eve Egoyan prepares for her upcoming Luminato project and for the next stage in her long-term collaborative relationship with Spanish-German composer Maria de Alvear; jazz violinist Aline Homzy, halfway through preparing for a concert featuring standout women bandleaders, talks about social equity in the world of improvised music; and the local choral community celebrates the life and work of choral conductor Elmer Iseler, 20 years after his passing.
In this issue: Canadian Stage, Tapestry Opera and Vancouver Opera collaborate to take Gogol’s short story The Overcoat to the operatic stage; Montreal-based Sam Shalabi brings his ensemble Land of Kush, and his newest composition, to Toronto; Five Canadian composers, each with a different CBC connection, are nominated for JUNOs; and The WholeNote team presents its annual Summer Music Education Directory, a directory of summer music camps, programs and courses across the province and beyond.
In this issue: composer Nicole Lizée talks about her love for analogue equipment, and the music that “glitching” evokes; Richard Rose, artistic director at the Tarragon Theatre, gives us insights into their a rock-and-roll Hamlet, now entering production; Toronto prepares for a mini-revival of Schoenberg’s music, with three upcoming shows at New Music Concerts; and the local music theatre community remembers and celebrates the life and work of Mi’kmaq playwright and performer Cathy Elliott . These and other stories, in our double-issue December/January edition of the magazine.
In this issue: conversations (of one kind or another) galore! Daniela Nardi on taking the reins at "best-kept secret" venue, 918 Bathurst; composer Jeff Ryan on his "Afghanistan" Requiem for a Generation" partnership with war poet, Susan Steele; lutenist Ben Stein on seventeenth century jazz; collaborative pianist Philip Chiu on going solo; Barbara Hannigan on her upcoming Viennese "Second School" recital at Koerner; Tina Pearson on Pauline Oliveros; and as always a whole lot more!
In this issue: several local artists reflect on the memory of composer Claude Vivier, as they prepare to perform his music; Vancouver gets ready to host international festival ISCM World New Music Days, which is coming to Canada for the second time since its inception in 1923; one of the founders of Artword Artbar, one of Hamilton’s staple music venues, on the eve of the 5th annual Steel City Jazz Festival, muses on keeping urban music venues alive; and a conversation with pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, as he prepares for an ambitious recital in Toronto. These and other stories, in our October 2017 issue of the magazine.
In this issue: a look at why musicians experience stage fright, and how to combat it; an inside look at the second Kensington Market Jazz Festival, which zeros in on one of Toronto’s true ‘music villages’; an in-depth interview with Elisa Citterio, new music director of Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; and The WholeNote’s guide to TIFF, with suggestions for the 20 most musical films at this year’s festival. These and other stories, in our September 2017 issue of the magazine!
CBC Radio's Lost Horizon; Pinocchio as Po-Mo Operatic Poster Boy; Meet the Curators (Crow, Bernstein, Ridge); a Global Music Orchestra is born; and festivals, festivals, festivals in our 13th annual summer music Green Pages. All this and more in our three-month June-through August summer special issue, now available in flipthrough HERE and on the stands commencing Thursday June 1.
From science fact in "Integral Man: Music and the Movies," to science fiction in the editor's opener; from World Fiddle Day at the Aga Khan Museum to three Canadians at the Cliburn; from wanting to sashay across the 401 to Chamberfest in Montreal to exploring the Continuum of Jumblies Theatre's 20-year commitment to the Community Play (there's a pun in there somewhere!).
In this issue: Our podcast ramps up with interviews in March with fight director Jenny Parr, countertenor Daniel Taylor, and baritone Russell Braun; two views of composer John Beckwith at 90; how music’s connection to memory can assist with the care of patients with Alzheimer’s; musical celebrations in film and jazz, at National Canadian Film Day and Jazz Day; and a preview of Louis Riel, which opens this month at the COC. These and other stories, in our April 2017 issue of the magazine!
On our cover: Owen Pallett's musical palette on display at New Creations. Spring brings thoughts of summer music education! (It's never too late.). For Marc-Andre Hamelin the score is king. Ella at 100 has the tributes happening. All; this and more.
In this issue: an interview with composer/vocalist Jeremy Dutcher, on his upcoming debut album and unique compositional voice; a conversation with Boston Symphony hornist James Sommerville, as as the BSO gets ready to come to his hometown; Stuart Hamilton, fondly remembered; and an inside look at Hugh’s Room, as it enters a complicated chapter in the story of its life in the complex fabric of our musical city. These and other stories, as we celebrate the past and look forward to the rest of 2016/17, the first glimpses of 2017/18, and beyond!
In this issue: a conversation with pianist Stewart Goodyear, in advance of his upcoming show at Koerner Hall; a preview of the annual New Year’s phenomenon that is Bravissimo!/Salute to Vienna; an inside look at music performance in Toronto’s health-care centres; and a reflection on the incredible life and lasting influence of the late Pauline Oliveros. These and more, in a special December/January combined issue!
In this issue: David Jaeger and Alex Pauk’s most memorable R. Murray Schafer collabs, in this month’s installment of Jaeger’s CBC Radio Two: The Living Legacy; an interview with flutist Claire Chase, who brings new music and mindset to Toronto this month; an investigation into the strange coincidence of three simultaneous Mendelssohn Elijahs this Nov 5; and of course, our annual Blue Pages, a who’s who of southern Ontario’s live music scene- a community as prolific and multifaceted as ever. These and more, as we move full-force into the 2016/17 concert season- all aboard!
Music lover's TIFF (our fifth annual guide to the Toronto International Film Festival); Aix Marks the Spot (how Brexit could impact on operatic co-production); The Unstoppable Howard Cable (an affectionate memoir of a late chapter in the life of of a great Canadian arranger; Kensington Jazz Story (the newest kid on the festival block flexes its muscles). These stories and much more as we say a lingering goodbye to summer and turn to the task, for the 22nd season, of covering the live and recorded music that make Southern Ontario tick.
It's combined June/July/August summer issue time with, we hope, enough between the covers to keep you dipping into it all through the coming lazy, hazy days. From Jazz Vans racing round "The Island" delivering pop-up brass breakouts at the roadside, to Bach flute ambushes strolling "The Grove, " to dozens of reasons to stay in the city. May yours be a summer where you find undiscovered musical treasures, and, better still, when, unexpectedly, the music finds you.
INSIDE: The Canaries Are Here! 116 choirs to choose from, so take the plunge! The Nylons hit the road after one last SING! Fling. Jazz writer Steve Wallace wonders "Watts Goode" rather than "what's new?" Paul Ennis has the musical picks of the HotDocs crop. David Jaeger's CBC Radio continues golden for a little while yet. Douglas McNabney is Music's Child. Leipzig meets Damascus in Alison Mackay's fertile imagination. And "C" is for KRONOS in Wende Bartley's koverage of the third annual 21C Festival. All this and as usual much much more. Enjoy.
From 30 camp profiles to spark thoughts of being your summer musical best, to testing LUDWIG as you while away the rest of so-called winter; from Scottish Opera and the Danish Midtvest, to a first Toronto recital appearance by violin superstar Maxim Vengerov; from musings on New Creations and new creation, to the boy who made a habit of crying Beowulf; it's a month of merry meetings and rousing recordings reviewed, all here to discover in The WholeNote.
2016 is off to a flying start! We chronicle the Artful Times of Andrew Burashko, the violistic versatility of Teng Li, the ageless ebullience of jazz pianist Gene DiNovi and the ninetieth birthday of trumpeter Johnny Cowell. Jaeger remembers Boulez; Waxman recalls Bley's influence, and Olds finds Bowie haunting Editor's Corner. Oh, and did we mention there's all that music? Hello (and goodbye) to the February blues, and here's to swinging through the musical vines of the Year of the Monkey.
What's a vinyl renaissance? What happens when Handel's Messiah runs afoul of the rumba rhythm setting on a (gasp!) Hammond organ? What work does Marc-Andre Hamelin say he would be content to have on every recital program he plays? What are Steve Wallace's favourite fifty Christmas recordings? Why is violinist Daniel Hope celebrating Yehudi Menuhin's 100th birthday at Koerner Hall January 28? Answers to all these questions (and a whole lot more) in the Dec/Jan issue of The WholeNote.
"Come" seems to be the verb that knits this month's issue together. Sondra Radvanovsky comes to Koerner, William Norris comes to Tafel as their new GM, opera comes to Canadian Stage; and (a long time coming!) Jane Bunnett's musicianship and mentorship are honoured with the Premier's award for excellence; plus David Jaeger's ongoing series on the golden years of CBC Radio Two, Andrew Timar on hybridity, a bumper crop of record reviews and much much more. Come on in!
Vol 21 No 2 is now available for your viewing pleasure, and it's a bumper crop, right at the harvest moon. First ever Canadian opera on the Four Seasons Centre main stage gets double coverage with Wende Bartley interviewing Pyramus and Thisbe composer Barbara Monk Feldman and Chris Hoile connecting with director Christopher Alden; Paul Ennis digs into the musical mind of pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, and pianist Eve Egoyan is "On the Record" in conversation with publisher David Perlman ahead of the Oct release concert for her tenth recording. And at the heart of it all the 16th edition of our annual BLUE PAGES directory of presenters profile the season now well and truly under way.
Paul Ennis's annual TIFF TIPS (27 festival films of potential particular musical interest); Wu Man, Yo-Yo Ma and Jeffrey Beecher on the Silk Road; David Jaeger on CBC Radio Music in the days it was committed to commissioning; the LISTENING ROOM continues to grow on line; DISCoveries is back, bigger than ever; and Mary Lou Fallis says Trinity-St. Paul's is Just the Spot (especially this coming Sept 25!).