Live Jazz in Toronto

Mon, Jun 29, 5:00 PM

Rob Thaller & Joanna Reynolds

The Rex / Queen West / Map

Rob Thaller & Joanna Reynolds June 29 @ 5:00 PM Rob Thaller - Piano Joanna Reynolds - Sax/ Vocal Jim Gelcer - Drums Russ Boswell - Bass No Reservations Pay What You Can Partners in music and in life for nearly three decades, Joanna (sax and vocals) and Rob (keyboard) are truly seasoned performers. Their extensive experience spans countless venues and includes everything from high-energy Salsa bands and big bands to intimate jazz. They are currently running Centre Stage Experience- a workshop/performance opportunity for singers of all levels. Rob and Joanna are thrilled to be joined by Russ Boswell on bass and Jim Gelcer on drums

Tue, Jun 30, 5:00 PM

Robert Chapman Quartet

The Rex / Queen West / Map

Robert Chapman Quartet June 30 @ 5:00 PM Robert Chapman- Guitar Allison Au - Alto saxophone Max Simpson - Bass Norbert Botos - Drums No Reservations Pay What You Can Robert Chapman is a guitarist from Toronto, Ontario who has performed all over Canada since his early 20’s. Past performances include The Rex Hotel Jazz and Blues Bar , The Jazz Bistro , The Jazz Room, and The Montreal Jazz Festival . He is a graduate of both Mohawk College and Humber College’s music programs, was a featured emerging artist as part of Jazz FM 91.1’s Jazzology program, and performs with the 2018 Juno award nominated Brad Cheeseman Group .

FLOTET, Hip-Hop x Post-Jazz x Funk FLOTET IS A BAND with feet in both traditional and experimental pools of composition. Drawing on eclectic tastes, they improvise over themes ranging from post-bop, fusion, Brazilian jazz and hip hop, as well as their own originals. With a stream of consciousness approach to performing, they float seamlessly from Ed Motta to Miles to Mf Doom with unflinching conviction. Michael Lewis – Saxophone Nick Rorai-McNeil – Keyboards Matt Savard – Bass Tudor Plopeanu – Drums You can check out our music and live videos here: https://www.instagram.com/flotetmusic https://flotet.bandcamp.com/album/wings-of-wax www.youtube.com/@tudorstempo

The Barry Elmes Quintet July 2, 3, 4 @ 8:00 PM Barry Elmes - Drums / leader Brian O'kane - Trumpet, flugelhorn Chris Gale - Tenor saxophone Lorne Lofsky - Guitar Pat Collins - Bass BUY TICKETS! Barry Elmes has occupied a position of prominence on the Canadian jazz scene since the 1980s and has become internationally respected over the years since, not only as one of Canada’s most talented drummers, but for parallel accomplishments as a composer, producer, recording artist, and dedicated educator. His award-winning work has been documented on over 90 jazz CDs and he has performed all over the world with many renowned jazz artists including Dizzy Gillespie, Tommy Flanagan, Charlie Haden, Diana Krall, Joe Henderson, John Abercrombie, Oliver Jones, Cedar Walton, Phil Nimmons, and Moe Koffman. In 1991 he formed the Barry Elmes Quintet, featuring a “who’s who” of the best in Canadian jazz. A s

Tim Derochie Quartet, A blend of modern and trad jazz Tim Derochie is a saxophone player new to Toronto, moving from Kelowna BC. He has recorded two studio jazz albums, and will be performing a mixture of those songs as well as jazz standards with an amazing band. Tim Derochie – tenor sax Chris rice – bass Ian Spring – guitar Mike colangelo – drums

Ronley Teper's Lipliners July 3 @ 5:00 PM Jaron Freeman-Fox - Violin Bruce MacKinnon - Drums, tenor sax Dafydd Hughes - Piano Chris Adriaanse - Bass Caleb Hamilton - Trumpet, accordion Ronley Teper - Guitar, vox No Reservations Pay What You Can onley Teper is most known for her genre-blending unabashed, experimental musical live performances. Alongside The Lipliners, a collective of some of the finest improvisors, unpredictability is a fixture of the bands ethos. Original compositions blending genres like experimental folk, jazz, funk, orchestral pop, post rock, punk, cabaret, blues, puppets, visuals, every tool in the kit is used to craft whimsical, surreal, and engaging contemporary art through music. It’s an approach free of inhibition that hearkens to the experimenter’s like Zappa and Waits. “Her hilarious lyrics are paired with theatrical vocal delivery, ranging from her high, squea

Fri, Jul 3, 6:30 PM

Nic Bray Quartet, Jazz Fusion, Folk, Soul & Latin Influences

The Emmet Ray / College Street / Map

Nic Bray Quartet, Jazz Fusion, Folk, Soul & Latin Influences The Nic Bray Quartet’s soulful yet modern sound weaves together a rich tapestry that draws from many differing musical traditions such as jazz, folk, R&B, soul, funk, and hip-hop, as well as Brazilian and Cuban diaspora musics. Having had compositions premiered/and or commissioned by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, and the University of Toronto Faculty of Music, to name a few, Manitoban composer and performer Nic Bray makes his Toronto vocal and saxophone debut playing originals and standards with the Nic Bray Quartet, just one month before making his international debut as composer in residence for the Next Step Clarinet Festival in Veracruz, Mexico. Nic Bray (saxophone and vocals), Evan Miles (piano), Max Simpson (bass), Alex Sgrignoli (drums)

The Barry Elmes Quintet July 2, 3, 4 @ 8:00 PM Barry Elmes - Drums / leader Brian O'kane - Trumpet, flugelhorn Chris Gale - Tenor saxophone Lorne Lofsky - Guitar Pat Collins - Bass BUY TICKETS! Barry Elmes has occupied a position of prominence on the Canadian jazz scene since the 1980s and has become internationally respected over the years since, not only as one of Canada’s most talented drummers, but for parallel accomplishments as a composer, producer, recording artist, and dedicated educator. His award-winning work has been documented on over 90 jazz CDs and he has performed all over the world with many renowned jazz artists including Dizzy Gillespie, Tommy Flanagan, Charlie Haden, Diana Krall, Joe Henderson, John Abercrombie, Oliver Jones, Cedar Walton, Phil Nimmons, and Moe Koffman. In 1991 he formed the Barry Elmes Quintet, featuring a “who’s who” of the best in Canadian jazz. A s