Live Jazz in Toronto

Mon, Jun 29, 8:00 PM

John Macleod's Rex Hotel Orchestra

The Rex / Queen West / Map

John Macleod’s Rex Hotel Orchestra june 29 @ 8:00 PM John MacLeod - Trumpet / Flugelhorn 20-piece Juno Award-winning Jazz Big Band Canada’s Finest Big Band Jazz Ensemble BUY TICKETS! The life and career of John MacLeod is intricately bound to the history of jazz and big band music in Toronto. A native of this city, he took a very early interest in jazz and by the time he began studying the trumpet at age 12 was already an aficionado of New Orleans, Chicago and swing styles of the music. His earliest local hero was trumpeter "Trump" Davidson and by his early teens he was attending t.v. recording sessions where he would be amazed by studio greats such as Guido Basso, Moe Koffman and Teddy Roderman. A decade later, John would be playing with many of these early heros. In fact he would have professional involvement with every name listed in this release from Benny Louis to Ron Collier to Gui

Wed, Jul 1, 5:00 PM

Enoch Lodu Quartet, Jazz Standards

The Emmet Ray / College Street / Map

Enoch Lodu Quartet, Jazz Standards Come celebrate Canada Day by listening to some live jazz at the emmet ray! Two sets of swinging music. Enoch Lodu – Trumpet Julian Belray – Piano Kieran Menard – Bass Alex Sgrignoli – Drums

Thu, Jul 2, 5:00 PM

Linda Carone Vintage Jazz, Blues + Swing

The Rex / Queen West / Map

Linda Carone Vintage Jazz, Blues + Swing July 2 @ 5:00 PM Linda Carone - (Vocals) Peter Hill - (Piano) John MacLeod - (Trumpet/Flugelhorn) Glenn Anderson - (Drums) No Reservations Pay What You Can LINDA CARONE is a vintage jazz and blues vocalist; a niche song stylist and an interpreter of popular music from the 1930’s and beyond. + Linda’s eclectic repertoire includes rare and sometimes risque vintage songs of the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s, classic jazz standards, cocktail lounge and torch ballads, to swing, boogie woogie & roots blues.

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

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

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

The Chris Hunt Tentet july 4 @ 2:00 PM Rebecca Pellet - Vocals Chris Roberts- Saxophone Paul Schofield - Saxophone John Pittman -Trumpet Pat Blanchard -Trombone Tim Shia - Drums Chris Banks -Bass No Reservations Pay What You Can Chris Hunt is a Toronto-based trombonist, composer and arranger with more than 25 years of experience on Toronto’s vibrant jazz scene. A graduate of the University of Toronto’s Jazz Performance program, he built lasting musical partnerships there that continue to shape his work today. Those collaborations form the backbone of his signature ensemble, The Chris Hunt Tentet, where his writing and arranging take center stage.

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