Tonight at The Rex you can catch the the Kevin Dean’s Big Organ Band in from Montreal. Friday don’t miss the Heather Bambrick Quintet, and Saturday it’s Emilie-Claire Barlow at 9:30pm.
The David Virelles Trio is in for the first of three nights at Opal Jazz Lounge.
Tonight at the The Dominion on Queen you can catch the Uptown Swing Band and Friday check out Kim Ratcliffe’s Humber Jazz Students at 9pm.
Saturday catch the Dave Young Quartet from 3:30 – 6:30PM at The Pilot, and follow up Sunday with the Ryan Oliver Sextet.
And finally – making its first appearence on the Live Jazz Thyrsday listings – tonight at Live@Courthouse you must catch the Pat LaBarbera Quartet at 9pm, and tomorrow it’s the Alex Dean Quartet followed by Jim Galloway’s Wee Big Band on Saturday.
Cheers!
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Find out what’s going on with the City’s latest (and greatest?) new Jazz venue.
It’s been a chaotic few years on the Toronto jazz scene, so the messy birth of Pat Taylor’s new venue, Live @ Courthouse, is no surprise.
Get the full story here. thestar.com
Tonight and tomorrow at The Rex you can catch the the Dave Smith Quintet in from New York. Saturday it’s Archie Alleyne’s Kollage at 9:30pm.
Vocalist Valeria Matzner is in for the first of three nights at Opal Jazz Lounge.
At Gate 403 tonight you can catch the Buddy Aquilina Duo, Friday it’s the Colin Kingsmore Quartet, and Saturday it’s the Marieve Herrington Quartet in house.
Cheers!
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Catch an interview with one of my favorite guitarists… John Abercrombie, whose forthcoming record is The Third Quartet (ECM, 2007). Abercrombie has been on more than 50 ECM recordings as a leader or sideman, including sessions with Charles Lloyd, Kenny Wheeler, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Liebman and Dave Holland. This interview features several excerpts from the new CD in advance of its April 3 release. You’ll also hear Abercrombie’s moving remembrance of lifelong friend Michael Brecker. Listen to the podcast here
thejazzsession.com
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Ralph Benmergui’s recent on-air interview with Holly about her new CD “Holly Cole”. You can listen to it here.
… and while your at it checkout here site. hollycole.com
Tonight and tomorrow at The Rex you can catch the John Geggie Quartet with Donny McCaslin 9:30pm. Saturday it’s Justin Bacchus at 7pm and don’t miss Roberto Occhipinti at 9:30pm.
Guitarist Luis Mario Ochoa is in for the first of three nights at Opal Jazz Lounge.
The Dominion on Queen hosts the Paul DeLong Combo tonight, the Greg Haddow Trio Friday, and the Brownman Electryc Trio Saturday.
A finally, this Saturday catch Kollage from 3:30 – 6:30PM at The Pilot, and follow up Sunday with the Richard Whiteman Qurtet.
Cheers!