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Volume 9 Issue 10 - July/August 2004

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Welcome to WholeNote's LIVE LISTINGS READERS PLEASE NOTE: Presenters' plans change; and we occasionally make mistakes! Please alwa)'S use the phone numbers provided to call ahead. For Concerts Further Afield (outside the GTA) sec page ~2. For Music Theatre and Opera Listings sec page ~~ . For Ja1z Listings sec page ~5. And for Fcstirnls sec page ~7. Thursday July 01 -12:00 noon: Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival. lunchtime Series: Sing I Sing I Sing! Heather Bambrick, John Alcorn, Melis· sa Stylianou, Bonnie Brett, perfonmers. Toronto Star Stage, Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen St. West. 416·870·8000. Free. - 1 :00: Thornhill Community Band. Denny Ringler, music director. McMichael Gallery, 10365 Islington Ave. 905·893· 0344. Free with gallery admission: ,,(family). - 5:00: Toronto Downtown Jazz Festi· val. Groove and Graffitt: Blues Underdog featuring Maestro. Youth Stage, Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen St. West. 416- 870·8000. Free. - 7:00: Toronto Music Garden.Summer Music in the Garden: "T:rue North Brass Guin.' tet. Music & stories. Raymond Tizzard & Barton Wopmert, trumpets; Joan Watson, horn; Alastair Kay, trombone; Scott Irvine, tuba. 6:00: Pre·concert tour. 475 Queens · Quay West. 416·973-4000. Free. - 8:00: 12th Latvian Song Festival in Canada.Juventus Choir from Riga. Music by Raminsh & others. St. Andrew's Latvian Church, 383 Jarvis. 416-230·2552. . - 8:00: Mel Lastman Square. Lighthouse & Bradley and the Bouncers. Rock, jazz, clas· sics & blues. 5100 Yonge St. 416·395- 0490. Free. - 8:00: Toronto Downtown Jazz Festi· val. New Deal/Wax Poetic. Toronto Star Stage, Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen St. West. 416·870-8000. . Friday July OZ - 14:00 noon: Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival. lunchtime Series: The TGIF Jam. Toronto Star Stage, Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen St. West. 416-870-8000. Free. - 5:00: Toronto Downtown Jazz Festi· val. Humber College faculty Ensemble. Youth Stage, Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen St. West. 416-870·8000. Free. - 6:00: 12th Latvian Song Festival in Canada. Concert of Sacred Music. Music of Kenins, Purvs, Vitals, Aperane & others. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. East. 416·230·2552. . - 8:00: Harbourfront Centre. Kiran Ahluwalia. Ghazals & Punjabi folk songs. CJBC Stage, 235 Queens Quay West. 416-973- 4000. Free. - 8:00: Toronto Downtown Jazz Festi· val. Rite of Strings. Jean-Luc Ponty, Al Di Meola, Stanley Clarke, Alain Caron, perfonmers. Toronto Star Stage, Nathan Phillips · Square, 100 Queen St. West. 416·870· 8000. ~40. - 8:30: Hugh's Room. TheStrawbs. 2261 Dundas St. West. 416-531 -6604. (advance), (door). - 9:00: Heartsounds/Toronto Fringe Festival. Postcards from the Heart. Musical tour of the hea(). Musical direction by M.J. Johnson; starring Harry Lewis; featuring Lee· Anne Galloway & Christopher Wilson. Artword Theatre Mainstage, 75 Portland St. 416·966:1062. . For complete run see music theatre listings. - 9:30: Harbourfront Centre. Besh O droM. Electro-acoustic collective. CIBC Stage, 235 Queens Quay West. 416-973-4000. Free. - 11 :OOpm: Harbourfront Centre. D'Aldeia. Samba & folkloric rhythms of Northeastern Brazil. CIBC Stage, 235 Queens Quay West 416-973-4000. Free. - 11 :OOpm: Harbourfront Centre. Nurse Kaya String Guartet. Classical, jazz, rock, folk & avant garde. Lakeside Terrace, 235 Queens Quay West. 416·973-4000. 'Free. Saturday July 03 - 10:30am, 11 :30am, 12:30 & 1 :30: Fire· fly Theatre/Theatre Hybrid/Shrimp Magnet Theatre. The Emperor's New Clothes. By Keenan & Halferty. Show for kids of all ages with song, dance & pantomime. Lagoon Theatre, Centre Island to the left of the Ferry Docks, Toronto Island. 416-322-9619. . For complete run see music theatre list· in gs. - 2:00: Harbourfront Centre. Tandava. Contemporary world music ensemble inspired by Indian folk & classical music. CIBC Stage, 235 Queens Quay West. 416·973-4000. Free. - 2:00: Toronto Downtown Jazz Festi· val. lunchtime Series: Orchestre National de Jazz de France. Toronto Star Stage, Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen St. West. 416· 870-8000. Free. - 5:00: Toronto Downtown Jazz Festi· val. Carlo Actis Dato, saxophone & bass clari· net. Youth Stage, Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen St. West. 416·870·8000. Free. - 6:00: 12th Latvian Song Festival in Canada. Orchestral Works by Latvian Com· posers. Works by Raminsh, Kenins, Vasks, Bergs, Kalnins & Wihtols. Arthur Ozolins piano; Paul Sketris, bass baritone; Beverl~y Johnston, percussion; Jvars Taurins, lmant Raminsh, Roger Bergs & George Kenins, cQn· duct ors. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416-870-8000. . - 7:00: Toronto Fringe Festival. Waiting for Trudeau - The Return of the King (A Musi cal Revue). By McCaig & McCaig; musical direction & staging by Paul Burvvell; starring Paul Constable, Brett McCaig, Paul Regan & Racheal McCaig. Tarragon Theatre Main· space, 30 Bridgman Ave. 416-966·1062. . For complete run see music theatre listings. - 7:30: Canadian Music Competition. National Finals Gala Concert. MacMillan Thea· 38 WWW. THEWHOLENOTE .COM tre, 80 Queen's Park. 416-441·1335. PWYC. - 8:00: Harbourfront Centre. David Murray andthe 'Gwo Ka Masters. Jazz sounds of Guadeloupe, Africa & the Caribbean. CJBC Stage, 235 Queens Quay West. 416-973· 4000. Free. - 8:00: Toronto Downtown Jazz Festi· val. The Bad Plus/Gary Burton Generations Guintet. Toronto Star Stage, Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen St. West. 416·870· 8000. . - 8:30: Hugh's Room. TheStrawbs. See July 2. - 9:30: Harbourfront Centre. Rizwan­ Muazzam Gawwal1: CIBC Stage, 235 Queens Quay West. 416-973-4000. Free. - 11 :OOpm: Harbourfront Centre. autor· ickshaw. Sankaran/Hanley: New world music suite (premiere, commission). Lakeside Ter· race, 235 Queens Quay West. 416·973· 4000. Free. - 11 :OOpm: Harbourfront Centre. Celso Machado, guitar & percussion. Ritmos bra· silieros. CJBC Stage, 235 Queens Quay West. 416·973-4000. Free. Sunday July 04 - 1 :00&'2:15: Harbourfront Centre. Zeellia. Folk songs & dances of Ukraine. To· rpnto Star Stage, 235 Queens Quay West. 416·973-4000. Free. - 2:00: 12th Latvian Song Festival in Canada. Massed Choir Concert. W~rks by Kenins, Purvs, Kalnins, Vitals & others. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe. 416·230-2552. -. - 2:00: Toronto Downtown Jazz Festi· val.lunchtimeSenes:Oapp Theory. Toronto Star Stage, Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen St. West. 416-870-8000. Free. - 4:00: Toronto Music Garden. Summer Music in the Garden: Marimba Concert. Music by Mozart, Scarlatti, Rameau & others. Nicho· las Coulter & Graham Hargrove, marimbas. 475 Queens Guay West. 416·973-4000. Free. - 4:30: Harbourfront Centre. Warsaw Vi71age Band. Drums, bass, cymbals, fiddles & vocals. Cl BC Stage, 235 Queens Quay West. 416·973-4000. Free. - 5:00: CHIN International Picnic. An· tone/la Cavallaro, voice. Operatic songs from· Andrea Bocelli. Main stage, Canadian National Exhibition. 416·531 -9991. Free. - 5:00: Toronto Downtown Jazz Festi· val. York University Faculty Ensemble. Youth Stage, Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen St. · West. 416-870·8000. Free. - 6:30: Harbourfront Centre. Vasyl Popadiuk, violin. Blend of tra~itional Slavic & gypsy themes with classical pop & jazz. Toronto Star Stage, 235 Queens Quay West. 416· 973-4000. Free. - 8:00: Toronto Downtown Jazz Festi· val. Organ Summit. Joey Defrancesco, Jim· my McGriff, Doug Riley, Paul Bollenback, By· ran Landham. Toronto Star Stage, Nathan Phil· lips Square, 100 Queen St. West. 416·870- 8000. . - 8:30: Hugh's Room. TheStrawbs. See July 2. Monday July 05 -12:15: Music Mondays. Ron Al/en, Gur· preet Chana & Rob Pitch. Bamboo flutes, tabla & guitar. Church of the Holy Trinity, 1 O Trinity Square. 416·598-4521 x222. suggested donation. - 7:30: Oakville Children's Choir. Ger· many Bon Voyage Concert. Celebrating the Choir's participation in the Choir Olympics, Bremen, Germany. Atrium, Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Rd., Oakville. 905·337·7104. By donation. Tuesday July 06 - 8:00: Harbourfront Centre. Youssou N'Dour and the Super Etoile de Dakar. CIBC Stage, 235 Queens Quay West. 416·973- 4000. (advance), (door). Wednesday July 07 -; 7:00: Etobicoke Community Concert Band. Twilight Concert in-the.Park. John Edward Liddle, conductor. Applewood Home· stead, 450 The West Mall. 416·410· 1570 Free. / · - 7:30: Artists' Garden Cooperative. Plein Air Salon Concerts: Daniela Nardi Trio. Earthy, modern, jazz, pop. 345 Balliol St. 416· 487·0705. $10. - 8:00: Colin Ainsworth, tenor & Rachel Cleland·Ainsworth, soprano. love is in the Air. Concert about the joys and pains of love. Trinity-St. Paul's Church, 427 Bloor St. West. 905·999· 1637. Suggested donation $10. - 9:00: Small World Music. Global Cafe: Los De Abaja. Mexican, blend of ska, reggae & cumbia. Stone Distillery, Distillery Historic District, 55 Mill St. 416·872-1212. . Thursday July 08 - 7:00: City of Brampton Concert Band. 120 Years Young. Gage Park, Main & Welling· ·tan Sts., Brampton. 905,451 ·6389. Free. - 7:00: TorontQ Music Garden.Summer FREE Cl at,St. Jar$s• corner King ~ Ch JULY SUND CHRISTIN~loE Freelance r c. it · Switzerland : ANDREW SC Assist. org ' · St. Paul's BRENTFIF Director of Cathedral, H JAMES MO Freelance or England THOMAS FITcH Director of M~sic, Clement, Egli~ton TRACY MON,\; with MICHAEL ~ L 1. WILLIAM MAD~ Director of Musiq, Baptist Church, ~ 416-364· 7865 stjamescathedral.on.ca )UL y 1 - SEPT 7 2004

Music in the Garden: Musique A ctuelle. 21st century improvisations. Lori freedman, clari· nets; Jean Derome, flutes & saxophones. 6:00: Pre-concert tour. 475 Uueens Uuay West. 416-973-4000. free. - 8:30: Hugh's Room. The Bills. CD Release concert. 2261 Dundas St. West. 416-531 · 6604. (advance), (doori. - 9:00: Small World Music. Global Cafe: Bembeya Jazz. Big band music & Afro-Cuban grooves. Stone Distillery, Distillery Historic District, 55 Mill St. 416-872-1212. . Friday July 09 - 3:00: Harbourfront Centre. Beats, Breaks and Culture: Toronto Electronic Music festival: Tortured Soul Exploring electronic music and culture in all of its fonns, as well as its influence in contemporary society. CIBC · Stage, 235 Uueens Uuay West. 416-973· 4000. - 9:00: Small World Music. Global Cafe: Muna Mingole. Afro-funk; fusion of traditional · & modern influences. Distillery District, 55 Mill St. 416-872-1212. $10. - 9:30: Harbourfront Centre.Beats, Breaks and Culture: Toronto Electronic Music Festival· Manitoba. Exploring electronic music and culture in all of its fonns, as well as its influence in contemporary society. CIBC Stage, 235 Uueens Uuay West. 416-973-4000. - 11 :OOpm: Harbourfront Centre. Beats, Breaks and Culture: Toronto Electronic Music Festival· Moonstarr and Friends Broke 'n' Down. Exploring electronic music and culture in all of its fonns, as well as its influence in contemporary society. Brigantine Room, 235 Uueens Uuay West. 416-973-4000. - 11 :OOpm: Harbourfront Centre. Beats, Breaks and Culture: Toronto Electronic Music Festival· Peroxide featuring Will Munro & Les Georges Leningrad. Exploring electronic music and culture in all of its fonns, as well as its influence in contemporary society. Lakeside , Terrace, 235 Uueens Uuay West. 416-973· 4000. Saturday July 10 - 12:00 noon: Celebrate Toront~· $trBBt Festival. Maresca & Friends. Voices, Arabic & Turkish percussion, Spanish bagpipes, Hun· garian hurdy-gurdy, Renaissance shawms & historical flutes. Jen Francisco & Mike frank· lin, perfonners. Yonge St. & St. Clair Ave. 416-395-0490. free. - 1 :00: Small World Music. Global Cafe: Mansa Sissoko, kora player. Traditional Mali· an music; 'contemporary jazz & blues. Distill· ery District, 55 Mill St. 416-872-1212. free. -;- 1 :30: Celebrate Toronto StrBBt Festi· val. Arcady Ensemble. Baroque music & con· temporary Canadian works. Yonge St. & St. Clair Ave. 416-395-0490. free. - 3:00: Celebrate Toronto StrBBt Festi· val.Swing Rosie. Jazz trio: Kira Callahan, Shannon Butcher & Chantelle Wilson, vocals. Yonge St. & St. Clair Ave. 416-395-0490. free. - 4:30: Celebrate Toronto StrBBt Festi· val. Chris Bottomley Group. Rock, funk, soul, reggae & jazz. Yonge St. & St. Clair Ave. 416· 395-0490. free. - 5:00: Harbourfront Centre. Beats, Breaks and Culture: Toronto Electronic Music Festival· Adam Marshall Exploring electronic music and culture in all of its fonns, as well as oronto ic Gard 200 July 5 July 12 July 19 July 26 Aug. 2 Aug. 9 Aug.16 Aug. 23 Aug. 30 Sept. 6 'l Music Mondays All concerts start at 2:15 p.111. and take place at Church of the Holy Trinity. (19 Trinity Square beside Eaton Centre) suggested donation Ron Allen, Gurpreet Chana & Rob Pitch Bamboo Flutes, Tabla & Guitar Riverdale Ensemble Piano Trio Jennifer Noble & Kevin Nelson Vocalist & Piano Martin van de Ven & Brian Katz Guitar Piano and Clarinet Neila Lem, Pattie Kelly, Cecilia Richards, Luke Amason, Jerry Bosna & Sue Crowe Connolly Voices & Piano William Westcott Piano Autorickshaw lndo-jazz infusion group MJ Wass, Marsha Goold, Karla Ferguson, Pattie Kelly & Sue Crowe Connolly Voices & Piano Jim Delmage Fiddler Zelda Turner with Morning Star River Soprano & Ensemble For more info contact 598-4521 x 222 to ro ntdartsbo u n ci I An arm's fl'.lng1t1 body of the City ol Toronlo JULY 1 - SEPT 7 2004

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