UPCOMING CONCERTS
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SATURDAY, MAY 4 @ 8 PM
Mandy Lagan 'Origins: Celebrating the Music of Joni Mitchell and Paul Simon' @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo, ON)
Mandy Lagan – Vocals
Kevin Turcotte - Trumpet
Ted Quinlan - Guitar
Ewan Farncombe - Piano
Jim Vivian - Bass
Derek Gray - Drums/Percussion
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8 - SATURDAY, MAY 11 @ 8:30 PM
Noam Lemish Quartet feat. Amos Hoffman @ The Rex
Amos Hoffman – Oud/Guitar
Noam Lemish - Piano
Justin Gray - Bass
Derek Gray - Drums/Percussion
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PAST PERFORMANCES
FRIDAY, JUNE 1 @ 8 PM
Georgian Bay @ Burdock
Kelly Lefaive - Vocals/Violin
Joelle Westman - Vocals/Guitar
Neil Whitford – Guitar
Vivienne Wilder – Bass
Derek Gray - Drums/Percussion
THURSDAY, MAY 24 @ 7 PM
Justin Gray & Synthesis @ Church of the Redeemer
SATURDAY, APRIL 14 & SUNDAY, APRIL 15 @ TBA
Kiyo Asaoka's Flamenco Matinee @ Robert Gill Theatre
Kiyo Asaoka – Baile
Catherine Mais - Baile
Sonia Bibershtein - Baile
Shirley La Pili - Cante
Claudia Aguirre – Cante
Justin Brown - Guitar
Julian Berg - Guitar
Derek Gray - Percussion
SATURDAY, APRIL 7 @ 9 PM
Annie Sumi @ Burdock
Annie Sumi – Guitar
Neil Whitford - Guitar
Derek Gray - Drums
SUNDAY, MARCH 25 @ 10 PM
Patrick O'Reilly's New Quintet @ Tranzac
Edwin Sheard – Saxophone
Emily Denison - Trumpet
Laura Swankey - Vocals
Patrick O'Reilly - Guitar
Derek Gray - Tibetan Singing Bowls
FRIDAY, MARCH 16 @ 7:30 PM
Derek Gray's Toqué @ Lula Lounge
Edwin Sheard – Saxophone
Patrick O'Reilly - Guitar
Justin Gray - Bass
Derek Gray - Drums/Percussion/Tibetan Singing Bowls
SATURDAY, MARCH 10 @ 9 PM
Darya Dadvar @ Tirgan Nowruz Festival (Toronto Centre for the Arts)
Darya Dadvar – Vocals
Jacy Desmond - Piano
Susan McCarthy - Flute
Peter Bull - Bass
Derek Gray - Drums/Percussion
TUESDAY, MARCH 6 @ 10 PM
Patrick O'Reilly's Wire Circus @ Tranzac
Edwin Sheard – Saxophone
Patrick O'Reilly - Guitar
Derek Gray - Drums
THURSDAY, MARCH 1 @ 8 PM
Ventanas @ Small World Music Centre
Tamar Ilana – Vocals
Demetrios Petsalakis - Oud
Jessica Deutsch - Violin
Ben Barille - Guitar
Justin Gray - Bass
Derek Gray - Drums/Percussion
FEBRUARY 21 TO 26
VENTANAS @ BRITISH COLUMBIA TOUR
FEBRUARY 21 - Duncan Showroom (Duncan, BC)
FEBRUARY 22 - Hermann's Jazz Club (Victoria, BC)
FEBRUARY 23 - Quadra Island Community Centre (Quadra Island, BC)
FEBRUARY 24 - Russian Hall (Vancouver, BC)
FEBRUARY 25 - Tir-na-nOg (Bowen Island, BC)
Tamar Ilana – Vocals
Jessica Deutsch - Violin
Ben Barille - Guitar
Justin Gray - Bass
Derek Gray - Drums/Percussion
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16
Noam Lemish Quartet @ Church of the Messiah
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15
Chris Weatherstone's Jazz Money @ Shore Leave
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12
Derek Gray's University of Toronto World Hand Drumming Ensemble @ The Rex
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11
Georgian Bay @ Porcupine Music Festival (Timmins, ON)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 30
Patrick O'Reilly's Wire Circus @ The Rex
Noam Katz "After the Flood" CD Release @ Holy Blossom Temple
SUNDAY, JANUARY 21
Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company @ Dance Ontario
SUNDAY, JANUARY 21
Arte Flamenco @ Dance Ontario
THURSDAY, JANUARY 18 & FRIDAY, JANUARY 19
5th Annual Concert for Suyun feat. Christine Jensen @ The Rex Hotel
Patrick O'Reilly's Wire Circus @ The Rex
MONDAY, JANUARY 15
Derek Gray's University of Toronto World Hand Drumming Ensemble @ The Rex
TUESDAY, JANUARY 9
Patrick O'Reilly's Wire Circus @ The Rex
Patrick O'Reilly Trio @ Lula Lounge
TUESDAY, JANUARY 2
Patrick O'Reilly's Wire Circus @ The Rex
------------------------------ 2018 ------------------------------
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14
Chris Weatherstone's Jazz Money @ Civil Liberties
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8
Ariko @ St. Marie Among the Huron presents First Light (Penetanguishene, ON)
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7
Chris Weatherstone's Jazz Money @ Civil Liberties
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30
Chris Weatherstone's Jazz Money @ Civil Liberties
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25
Noam Lemish's Israeli-Iranian Itiniative @ Aga Khan Museum
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21
Chris Platt @ The Rex
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12
David Buchbinder's Nomadica @ Washington, DC
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10
Triana Project @ Harbourfront Centre
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18
Justin Gray's Synthesis CD Release @ Lula Lounge
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Silvia Temis @ Casa Maiz
Silvia Temis @ Gallery 345
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 @ 8 PM
Justin Gray's Synthesis CD Release @ Jazz Room (Waterloo, ON)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14-17
Yongwon Cho's Djul @ Daegu Jazz Festival (South Korea)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
Fin de Fiesta: Andalucia @ Kingston Multicultural Festival
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 & SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company @ Hispanic Fiesta (Mel Lastman Square)
SUNDAY, AUGUST 27
Fin de Fiesta: Andalucia @ Toronto Music Garden
SUNDAY, AUGUST 20
Noam Lemish Quartet feat. Amos Hoffman @ Markham Jazz Festival
SATURDAY, AUGUST 19
Noam Lemish Quartet feat. Amos Hoffman @ The Rex Hotel
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13
Crooked House Road @ Distillery District
SATURDAY, AUGUST 12
Aroha Fest presents Bageshree Vaze's "Global Bollywood" @ Shenkman Arts Theatre (Ottawa, ON)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 11
Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company @ Algonquin Theatre (Huntsville, ON)
THURSDAY, JULY 28 & FRIDAY, JULY 29
Kayos Theory CD Release feat. Dave Liebman @ The Rex Hotel
SUNDAY, JULY 23
Ventanas @ Hamilton World Music Festival
THURSDAY, JULY 20
Gray Matter @ College Park (Play the Parks Series)
FRIDAY, JULY 14
Justin Gray's Synthesis @ Princess Margaret Hospital (Jazz for the Soul)
SUNDAY, JULY 9
Ventanas @ Neruda Arts presents Kultrun World Music Festival (Kitchener, ON)
SATURDAY, JULY 8
Monsoon @ Sunfest (London, ON)
TUESDAY, JUNE 20
Wire Circus @ The Rex Hotel
FRIDAY, JUNE 16
Jazz for the Soul presents DGToqué @ Princess Margaret Hospital
TUESDAY, JUNE 13
Wire Circus @ The Rex Hotel
TUESDAY, JUNE 6
Wire Circus @ The Rex Hotel
SUNDAY, JUNE 4
Georgian Bay @ Burdock
SUNDAY, JUNE 4
Maria Serrano's "Memorias de Tablao" @ Winchester Theatre
THURSDAY, MAY 18
Bageshree Vaze's "Global Bollywood" @ Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
FRIDAY, MAY 5 TO SUNDAY, MAY 7
Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company "Celebrating 35 Years" @ Fleck Dance Theatre
WEDNESDAY, MAY 3
Crooked House Road @ Junction City Music Hall
SUNDAY, APRIL 30
Phill Albert 4tet @ Tranzac
SATURDAY, APRIL 22
The Annex Singers & Ariko present O Canada! A Choral Landscape @ Grace Church on the Hill
THURSDAY, APRIL 20
Sunfest presents Ventanas @ Aeolian Hall (London, ON)
SATURDAY, APRIL 15
Ventanas @ Pearl Company (Hamilton, ON)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12
Kayos Theory @ The Rex
FRIDAY, APRIL 7
Crooked House Road @ Junction City Music Hall
FRIDAY, MARCH 31
Wire Circus @ Rooted
FRIDAY, MARCH 31
Joanna Moon @ Lula Lounge
TUESDAY, MARCH 28
Justin Gray's Synthesis @ Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre (Canadian Opera Company)
SUNDAY, MARCH 19
Monsoon @ Burdock
FEBRUARY 28 TO MARCH 12
VENTANAS US TOUR
MARCH 12 - Bloomfield Public Library (Bloomfield Hills, MI)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24
Ventanas @ Palais Montcalme, Salle D'Youville (Quebec City, QC)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23
Les Concerts Sans Frontiers presents Ventanas @ Chapelle de College St. Sacrement (Terrebonne, QC)
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20
Noam Lemish Quartet feat. Amos Hoffman @ McMichael Gallery
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19
Noam Lemish Quartet feat. Amos Hoffman @ University of Toronto's Music & The Jewish World Conference
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3
Patrick O'Reilly Trio @ Lula Lounge
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28
Sundar Viswanathan's Avataar @ Private Function
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27
Live Wire Music Series present Ventanas @ The Octave Theatre (Kingston, ON)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017
Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company @ Dance Weekend Ontario
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SEPTEMBER 2016 TO JANUARY 2017
Studying Flamenco in Sevilla, Spain
SEPTEMBER 2 TO 4
Ventanas @ Shelter Valley Folk Music Festival
AUGUST 17 TO AUGUST 30
DoVira & Arkan Dance Company @ ERAU International Folklore & Folk Art Festival (Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan, Indonesia)
SUNDAY, AUGUST 14
Community Drum Circle w/ Soul Drums
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5
Synthesis @ Princess Margaret Hospital
SATURDAY, JULY 30
Ventanas @ Mill Race Festival of Traditional Music
FRIDAY, JULY 29 @ 8 PM
DoVira @ Small World Music
THURSDAY, JULY 28
Ventanas @ Music in the Garden
SATURDAY, JULY 23
Chloe Charles @ Hillside (Guelph, ON)
THURSDAY, JULY 21 TO SATURDAY, JULY 23
Ventanas @ Beaches International Jazz Festival
TUESDAY, JULY 19
Ventanas @ Trinity Square Park
MONDAY, JULY 18 TO FRIDAY, JULY 22
Aga Khan Percussion Camp - Instructor @ Aga Khan Museum
Gray Matter @ Music in St. James Park
SATURDAY, JULY 9 - SUNDAY, JULY 10
Georgian Bay @ Mariposa Folk Fest
SATURDAY, JULY 2
Chloe Charles @ Harbourfront Stage in the Round
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29
Gray Matter feat. The O'Pears @ Toronto TD Jazz Festival (Nathan Phillips Square)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8
Crooked House Road @ Horseshoe Tavern
MONDAY, JUNE 6
Massey Hall/Roy Thompson Hall presents Justin Gray's "Synthesis" @ Yonge & Dundas Square
SATURDAY, JUNE 4
Spectrum Music presents Noam Lemish's "Tower of Babel" @ Alliance Francaise
FRIDAY, JUNE 3
Amos Hoffman/Noam Lemish Quartet @ Black Squirrel Books (Ottawa, ON)
THURSDAY, JUNE 2
Amos Hoffman/Noam Lemish Quartet @ Upstairs (Montreal, QC)
MONDAY, MAY 30
Gray Matter Duo @ Living Health Centre
FRIDAY, MAY 27
Chloe Charles "With Blindfolds On" CD Release @ Burdock
THURSDAY, MAY 26
Chloe Charles "With Blindfolds On" CD Release @ Burdock
SUNDAY, MAY 21
Jung-Tae Kim Quartet @ Private Event
TUESDAY, MAY 17
Aidan Sibley/Dave Rubel @ Tranzac
SUNDAY, MAY 15
Crooked House Road presents CHRforWomen @ Lula Lounge (in support of the Redwood Women's Shelter)
FRIDAY, APRIL 22
Chloe Charles @ CBC First Play
FRIDAY, APRIL 1
Ventanas w/ Orkestar Slivovica @ Seven Dining Lounge (Vancouver, BC)
THURDAY, MARCH 31
Ventanas @ Pacific Contact (Vancouver, BC)
FRIDAY, MARCH 25
Derek Gray presents Cuban Folkloric Batá Adapted to Drumset @ Small World Music Centre
FRIDAY, MARCH 18 TO SUNDAY MARCH 20
Georgian Bay "Patience" EP Release Tour w/ Rayannah
Friday, March 18 - Westland Gallery (London, ON)
Saturday, March 19 - House Concert (Penetanguishene, ON)
Sunday, March 20 @ Burdock (Toronto, ON)
THURSDAY, MARCH 17
O'Scotty St. Patrick's Day Party @ Fox & Fiddle
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Justin Gray's Synthesis @ Toronto Centre for the Arts
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24
Odessa Havana @ Lula Lounge
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19
Directing Humber College Community School Ensemble @ Next Generation Jazz Festival
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6 TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16
Hand Drum Teaching in Alberta (Calgary, Canmore, Banff, Ekshaw)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2
Noam Lemish Quartet feat. Amos Hoffman @ The Rex
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1
Stereoflavour @ Private Event
FRIDAY, JANUARY 22
Crooked House Road @ The Great Hall
SUNDAY, JANUARY 17
Phill Albert Group @ Emmet Ray
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8
Sean Bellavitti Trio @ Gate 403
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 28
Marie Goudy 12tet @ The Rex
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20
Nick Scott Group @ The Rex
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19
O'Scotty @ Axis Bar & Grill
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15
Ken MacDonald Trio @ Tranzac
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13
Tibetan Singing Bowls for Yoga @ Moksha Yoga
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2 & 3
3rd Annual Concert for Suyun (feat. NYC's Vincent Herring) @ The Rex
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28 & SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29
Nazanin Meshkat @ Dance Matters
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27
Crooked House Road @ Junction City Music
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 to FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19
Monsoon @ Mundial Montréal (Official Showcase)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7
Monsoon @ Aga Khan Museum
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22
Monsoon @ Richard Bradshaw Ampitheatre (Canadian Opera Company)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21
Ken Whitelely @ The Jazz Bistro (presented by the Toronto Blues Society)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20
Hit That Jive Jack w/ Kelly Holiff & Lily Ling @ Daniel's Spectrum
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16 TO SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19
Monsoon @ Folk Music Ontario Conference - Official Showcase
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 & SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18
Art of Time Ensemble presents Tzigane: w/ Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company @ Harbourfront Theatre
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH & THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1ST @ 6 PM
Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company @ Fall for Dance North at the Sony Centre
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH @ 8:30 PM
Monsoon @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo, ON)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
Crooked House Road @ Bloor Ossington Folk Festival
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 & SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
DoVira @ Toronto Ukrainian Festival
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
Ventanas @ La Fete De La Musique (Mont Tremblant, QC)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH & SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company @ Hispanic Fiesta in Mel Lastman Square
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
Ventanas @ Harbourfront Centre's Music in the Garden
FRIDAY, AUGUST 28
Nick Teehan @ Cameron House
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15
Monsoon @ TD Markham Jazz Festival
TUESDAY, AUGUST 11 TO THURSDAY, AUGUST 13
Jorge Miguel Flamenco Ensemble @ Quebec Tour
AUG 11: Place de la Francophonie (Gatineau, QC)
AUG 12: Festival des Traditions du Monde de Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke, QC)
AUG 13: Festival des Traditions du Monde de Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke, QC)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7
Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposite of Everything & Monsoon @ Festival of India (Ottawa, ON)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1
Monsoon @ Newmarket Jazz Festival
SATURDAY, JULY 25
DoVira @ Capital Ukrainian Festival (Ottawa, ON)
THURSDAY, JULY 23 - SATURDAY 25
Ventanas @ Beaches International Jazz Festival
TUESDAY, JULY 21
Dennis Duffin's Flamenco Guitar Series @ Hawaii Bar 989
FRIDAY, JULY 17
FRIDAY, JULY 17
Gray Matter @ Princess Margaret Hospital's Jazz for the Soul Series
FRIDAY, JULY 10 - SATURDAY, JULY 11
Ventanas @ TD Sunfest (London, ON)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8
Ventanas @ Beaty Garden Concert
FRIDAY, JULY 3
Fin de Fiesta @ Small World Music Theatre
SUNDAY, JUNE 21
Jorge Miguel @ TD Toronto Jazz Festival
SATURDAY, JUNE 20
Crooked House Road @ Junction Solstice Festival
THURSDAY, JUNE 18
Crooked House Road @ Moosonee Puppy Rescue
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17
Crooked House Road @ Stop Community Market
THURSDAY, JUNE 11
Mirian Kay @ Mill St. Brewery
FRIDAY, JUNE 6
Nick Teehan Group @ The Rex
FRIDAY, JUNE 5
Ventanas "Arrelumbre" CD Release @ Aga Khan Museum
THURSDAY, JUNE 4
Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposites of Everything @ Stewart Park
FRIDAY, MAY 29
Flamenco Closing Party @ Segovia
THURSDAY, MAY 28
Ventanas @ Toronto Arts Council Mayor's Lunch
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27
Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposites of Everything @ Dakota Tavern
SATURDAY, MAY 23
Crooked House Road CD Release @ Cadillac Lounge
SATURDAY, MAY 23
Ken Whiteley @ March Against Monsanto
THURSDAY, APRIL 30
CHR for Women - Benefit Concert (Crooked House Road / Georgian Bay / Horsey Craze) @ 3030
THURSDAY, APRIL 23
Jorge Miguel @ Brock Centre for the Arts
APRIL 9 TO 20
Jaron Freeman-Fox @ Home Routes/Chemin Chez Nous Tour (Saskatchewan & Manitoba)
Apr 9 - Greenwater Lake Provincial Park, SK
Apr 10 - Swan River, MB
Apr 11 - Le Pas, MB
Apr 12 - Thompson, MB
Apr 14/15 - Flin Flon, MB
Apr 16 - Cranberry Portage, MB
Apr 17 - Melfort, SK
Apr 18 - Napatak, SK
Apr 19 - Prince Albert, SK
Apr 20 - Saskatoon, SK
www.homeroutes.ca / www.oppositeofeverything.ca
THURSDAY, MARCH 28
Mirian Kay @ Mill St. Brewery
THURSDAY, MARCH 26
CHR for Women - Benefit Concert (Crooked House Road / Heavyweights Brass Band / Simeon Ross) @ 3030
MARCH 11 TO 21
MARCH 11:
GUELPH, ON – Manhattan's Jazz Club * 8 PM
MARCH 12:
WAKEFIELD, QC – Black Sheep Inn * 8:30 PM
MARCH 13:
MONTREAL, QC – Diese Onze 8:30 PM
MARCH 14: KANATA, ON – Brookstreet Hotel * 8 PM
MARCH 15: KINGSTON, ON –
Live @ Your Library presented w/ the Kingston Jazz Society 2 PM
MARCH 17: LONDON, ON –
Western University 5 PM
MARCH 18: TORONTO, ON –
Humber College NOON
MARCH 18: MARKHAM, ON –
Long & McQuade 7 PM
MARCH 19: TORONTO, ON -
The Rex Hotel 9:30 PM
MARCH 20: TORONTO, ON –
The Rex Hotel 9:30 PM
MARCH 21: WATERLOO, ON –
The Jazz Room 8:30 PM
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26
CHR for Women - Benefit Concert (Crooked House Road / Jane's Party / Brynn & Taylor) @ 3030
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8
Nick Scott Group @ The Rex
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18
Sam Dickinson Quartet (feat. Kirk Macdonald, Neil Swainson) @ The Rex
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14
Crooked House Road @ Smiling Buddha
SUNDAY, JANUARY 11
Roarshaq @ The Rex
FRIDAY, JANUARY 9 - SATURDAY, JANUARY 10
Roarshaq @ Brookstreet Hotel
------------------------------ 2015 ------------------------------
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28
Tesseract: 5th Annual Holiday Concert @ The Emmet Ray
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17
Ventanas / Nomadica Holiday Conert @ May Cafe
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13
Nick Teehan Group @ The Rex
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8
Roarshaq @ Emmet Ray
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29
Crooked House Road @ Habits Gastropub
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28
Fedora Upside Down Reunion: Ventanas, Lemon Bucket Orkestra, Rambunctious @ Lee's Palace
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26
2nd Annual Concert for Suyun @ The Rex
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23
Live & Interactive feat. Ventanas
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20
Crooked House Road @ The Cameron House
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15
Monsoon "Mandala" CD Release @ Glenn Gould Studio
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11
Tropical Punch @ The Rex
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26
Live & Interactive feat. Georgian Bay
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25
Roarshaq CD Release @ 80 Gladstone
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 to SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25
Hand Drumming Teaching Tour (Canmore, AB)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11
Tesseract @ Brook Street Hotel (Ottawa)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4
Georgian Bay CD Release (London, ON)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
Live & Interactive feat. Michelle Willis
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
Crooked House Road @ Habits Gastropub
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 & SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
DoVira @ Toronto Ukranian Festival
SUNDAY, AUGUST 31
Ventanas @ Ashkenaz Festival
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30
Wire Circus & Sonic Perfume & Alex Fournier Triio @ Array Space
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29
Crooked House Road @ Shakespeare in the Ruff
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28
Tropical Punch @ Emmet Ray
JULY & AUGUST
Ventanas: Cross-Canada Tour
JULY 17: DUNCAN, BC – 39 DAYS OF JULY
JULY 18: HARRISON, BC – HARRISON FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
JULY 19-20: VANCOUVER, BC – VANCOUVER FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL
JULY 22: VANCOUVER, BC – SEPHARDIC MUSIC WORKSHOP AT GANDHARVA LOKA WORLD MUSIC STORE
JULY 24: KELOWNA, BC – MINSTREL CAFE
JULY 25 - FOREST GROVE, BC - HOOTSTOCK FESTIVAL
JULY 27: CALGARY, AB – FLAMENCO WORKSHOPS
JULY 28: CALGARY, AB – CAFE KOI
JULY 29: EDMONTON, AB – THE ARTERY w/ special guests JANE OGILVIE AND DEBORAH IBACH
JULY 31: PRINCE GEORGE, BC – THE ARTSPACE
AUG 1-4: WELLS, BC – ARTSWELLS FESTIVAL
AUG 5: CHEMAINUS, BC – MUSIC IN WATERWHEEL PARK
AUG 6: CHEMAINUS, BC – BAREFOOT FLAMENCO ON THE BEACH WORKSHOP
AUG 7: DUNCAN, BC – DUNCAN GARAGE SHOWROOM WITH CAMILLE MILLER
AUG 11: VICTORIA, BC - VICTORIA FLAMENCO FESTIVAL
AUG 12: MONTREAL, QC – CASA DEL POPOLO w/ QUIQUE ESCAMILLA
AUG 13-14:SHERBROOKE, QC – FESTIVAL TRADITIONS DU MONDE
AUG 15-17: OWEN SOUND, ON – SUMMERFOLK FESTIVAL
AUG 21 - TORONTO HOMECOMING PARTY - THE PISTON
WEDNESDAY, JULY 16
DoVira @ Lula Lounge ("Give Peace a Chance in Ukraine" Charity Concert)
MONDAY, JULY 14
THURSDAY, JULY 3
Crooked House Road & Annabelle Chvostek @ Painted Lady
SUNDAY, JUNE 28
Ventanas @ Harbourfront Centre
SATURDAY, JUNE 27
DoVira @ Zolotyj Klen: Ukranian-Canadian Music Festival (Acton, ON)
FRIDAY, JUNE 27 & SATURDAY, JUNE 28
Kayos Theory w/ Tony Malaby (Toronto Jazz Fest) @ The Rex
THURSDAY, JUNE 26
Tropical Punch @ Emmet Ray
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25
SUNDAY, JUNE 22
Live and Interactive feat. Patrick O'Reilly @ The Emmet Ray
SUNDAY, JUNE 21
Ventanas @ Skeleton Park Arts Festival (Kingston)
FRIDAY, JUNE 20
David Buchbinder Quintet @ The Jazz Room
SUNDAY, JUNE 8
Tropical Punch & Asiko Afrobeat Ensemble @ Painted Lady
SUNDAY, JUNE 8
Ventanas @ The Distillery Sunday Summer Music Series
SUNDAY, JUNE 21ST
Ventanas @ Skeleton Park Arts Festival (Kingston)
MONDAY, JUNE 2
Sam Dickinson Quartet @ The Emmet Ray
SUNDAY, MAY 25
Live and Interactive feat. Adam Teixeira @ The Emmet Ray
SATURDAY, MAY 24
Pat LaBarbera Quartet @ Paintbox Bistro
SATURDAY, MAY 24
Jazz FM's Junior Jazz Jam w/ Kwasi Dunyo @ Paintbox Bistro
THURSDAY, MAY 15
TUESDAY, MAY 13
Crooked House Road @ The Local
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19
Nick Scott Group @ The Drake Underground
Gray Matter feat. Ingrid Jensen & Eli Bennett
Wednesday, March 12th - Workshop @ Humber College
Thursday, March 13th @ The Rex Hotel
Friday, March 14th - Workshop @ University of Toronto
Friday, March 14th - The Rex Hotel
Saturday, March 15th @ The Jazz Room
THURSDAY, MARCH 7
Israeli Jazz Showcase feat. David Buchbinder Ensemble, Gilad Hekselman Trio & Shai Maestro Trio @ The Rex
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23
Live and Interactive feat. Francois Mulder @ The Emmet Ray
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23
Community Drum Circle @ Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21
Kristin Fung @ Harlem East
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 19
Roarshaq @ The Rex
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15
Jorge Miguel Flamenco Ensemble @ Meadowvale Theatre
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11
Montreal's Rachel Therrien @ The Rex
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 8
Roarshaq @ Manhattan's Jazz Club (Guelph)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7
Roarshaq @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5
Music for Yoga @ Moksha Yoga St. Clair West
SUNDAY, JANUARY 26
Live and Interactive feat. Andrew Kay @ The Emmet Ray
THURSDAY, JANUARY 16
Crooked House Road & Alyson McNamara @ Magpie Taproom
MONDAY, JANUARY 13
Crooked House Road @ Cameron House
SUNDAY, JANUARY 12
Derek Gray Collective @ Gate 403
SUNDAY, JANUARY 5
Nick Scott Quartet @ The Rex
------------------------------ 2014 ------------------------------
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29
Tesseract: 4th Anniversary Holiday Party @ The Emmet Ray
MONDAY, DECEMBER 16
PJ Anderson 4tet @ Emmet Ray
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14
Sam Dickinson Trio @ The Jazz Room
(Opening for the Ted Quinlan Trio)
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13
Crooked House Road @ Round Venue
w/ Mirian Kay & Birds of Bellwoods
Roarshaq Ontario/Quebec Tour
DECEMBER 2 @ Emmet Ray (Toronto)
DECEMBER 5 @ Manhattan's Jazz Club (Guelph)
DECEMBER 6 @ Brook Street Hotel (Ottawa)
DECEMBER 7 @ Resonance Café (Montreal)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27
Concert for Suyun Kim @ The Rex
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21
Monsoon:Synthesis & Drumhand @ Placebo Space
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17
"Stories from The Way" @ Kingston Road United Church
Tesseract "Visions of Collisions" CD Release Tour
NOVEMBER 13 - The Rex (Toronto)
NOVEMBER 15 - The Jazz Room (Waterloo)
NOVEMBER 16 - Brookstreet Hotel (Ottawa)
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5
Monsoon: Synthesis Trio @ Canadian Opera Company
OCTOBER 2013
Studying Batá w/ Julio Davalos (Switzerland)
SEPTEMBER 2013
Walking El Camino de Santiago (Spain)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24
Introduction to Batá: Performance & Workshop @ 80 Gladstone
Patrick O'Reilly's Wire Circus: CD Release Tour
AUGUST 15 - Gigspace (Ottawa)
AUGUST 16 - Resonance Café (Montreal)
APRIL 17 - 80 Gladstone (Toronto)
TUESDAY, AUGUST 13
WEEK IV: August Rex Jams (Hosted by Derek Gray)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 9
Bageshree Vaze & Global Bollywood @ Festival of India (Ottawa, ON)
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8
Tropical Punch @ Gladstone Hotel
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1
Niki Kennedy LIVE @ Firkin on King
TUESDAY, JULY 30
WEEK III: July Rex Jams (Hosted by Derek Gray) @ The Rex
SUNDAY, JULY 28
Tropical Punch @ Emmet Ray
TUESDAY, JULY 23
WEEK II: July Rex Jams (Hosted by Derek Gray) @ The Rex
TUESDAY, JULY 16
WEEK I: July Rex Jams (Hosted by Derek Gray) @ The Rex
MONDAY, JUNE 24
Roarshaq @ Emmet Ray (Part of the TD Toronto Jazz Fest)
SUNDAY, JUNE 23
Community Drum Circle @ Kingston Road United Church
TUESDAY, JUNE 18
Monsoon: Synthesis Trio @ Musideum
SATURDAY, JUNE 8
Monsoon: Synthesis @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo)
SUNDAY, JUNE 2
Rob Grieve @ Tranzac
FRIDAY, MAY 31
Rubix @ The Drake Hotel
TUESDAY, MAY 28
LULAWORLD presents the Telnyuk Sisters + DoVira @ Lula Lounge
SATURDAY, MAY 25
DoVira @ 80 Gladstone
THURSDAY, MAY 23
Tropical Punch @ Emmet Ray
SUNDAY, MAY 19
Mikko Hilden Standards Quarter @ Gate 403
FRIDAY, MAY 17
Rubix @ The Drake Hotel
SUNDAY, APRIL 28TH @ 9:00
Nick Scott Group CD Release @ 3030 Dundas West
SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH @ 8 PM
Monsoon: Synthesis - Performs a Suite for Bass Veena @ 80 Gladstone
APRIL 2013 - Roarshaq: Mini-Tour
APRIL 10 - The Rex (Toronto)
www.therex.ca
APRIL 11 - Gigspace (Ottawa)
www.gigspaceottawa.com
APRIL 12 - Resonance (Montreal)
www.resonancecafe.com
MONDAY, APRIL 8TH
Rob Grieve 5tet @ Emmet Ray
FRIDAY, APRIL 5TH
Gray Matter @ The Rex
MARCH 2013
Winter Residency @ The Banff Centre
JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2013
Studying Bata in Cuba
---------------------- 2012 ----------------------
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28
TESSERACT: 3 Year Anniversary Concert @ Dominion on Queen
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18
WEEK III: December Rex Jams (Hosted by Derek Gray) @ The Rex
MONDAY, DECEMBER 17
Roarshaq - Debut Concert @ Emmet Ray
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11
WEEK II: December Rex Jams (Hosted by Derek Gray) @ The Rex
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9
Kayos Theory w/ David Mott @ The Rex (as part of the Toronto Indo-Jazz Festival)
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4
WEEK 1: December Rex Jams (Hosted by Derek Gray) @ The Rex
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30
Nomadica @ The Rex
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21
Kayos Theory @ The Rex (Week 3 feat. Pat Labarbera)
SATURDDAY, OCTOBER 20
Derek Gray Collective (w/ special guest Jon Kay) @ Tranzac
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14
Kayos Theory @ The Rex (Week 2 feat. David Mott)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
Tesseract @ Upstairs (Montreal)
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
Tesseract @ The Rex
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29
WIRE CIRCUS RESIDENCY @ SOMEWHERE THERE: WEEK IX
The music of Charlie Parker w/ Bruce Cassidy
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22
WIRE CIRCUS RESIDENCY @ SOMEWHERE THERE: WEEK VIII
Music for Septet w/ Kyle Woodard, Leland Whitty, Tom Moffett, Andrew Racknor, and Mark Rynkun
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18
Derek Gray Collective @ Tranzac
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15
WIRE CIRCUS RESIDENCY @ SOMEWHERE THERE: WEEK VII
The music of Thelonious Monk w/ Ted Quinlan
SATURDAY, AUGUST 11
Alex Fournier 4tet @ The Oakville Jazz Fest
FRIDAY, AUGUST 10
Mikko Hilden Standards Project @ Gate 403
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8
WIRE CIRCUS RESIDENCY @ SOMEWHERE THERE: WEEK VI
The music of Bill Frisell w/ Tim Posgate
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1
WIRE CIRCUS RESIDENCY @ SOMEWHERE THERE: WEEK V
The music of Autechre w/ Mark Rynkun
TUESDAY, JULY 31
Hosting the Rex Jam w/ Justin Gray
MONDAY, JULY 30
Alex Fournier Quartet @ Emmet Ray
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25
WIRE CIRCUS RESIDENCY @ SOMEWHERE THERE: WEEK IV
The music of Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn w/ Tom Fleming
TUESDAY, JULY 24
Hosting the Rex Jam w/ Justin Gray
WEDNESDAY, JULY 18
Jessica Ackerley 4 @ The Central
Marie Goudy Dectet @ Tranzac
WEDNESDAY, JULY 11
WIRE CIRCUS RESIDENCY @ SOMEWHERE THERE: WEEK II
The music of Joni Mitchell w/ Jill Harris
WEDNESDAY, JULY 4
WIRE CIRCUS RESIDENCY @ SOMEWHERE THERE: WEEK I
The music of Chris Potter's Underground w/ Justin Gray
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27
Wire Circus @ Tranzac
SUNDAY, JUNE 24
niiic @ Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival
SATURDAY, JUNE 23
David Buchbinder Sextet @ Tranzac
FRIDAY, JUNE 22
Nick Scott Quartet @ The Central
THURSDAY, JUNE 21
Andrew Greenwood Quintet @ Dominion on Queen
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20
Joel Visentin Trio @ Gallery Studio Cafe
SUNDAY, JUNE 17
niiic @ Emmet Ray
MAY 20 - JUNE 10
Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music lead by Dave Douglas
For more information, please refer to:
http://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/program.aspx?id=1205
FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2012
Tesseract @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo)
SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2012
David Buchbinder Sextet @ The Rex
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012
Patrick O'Reilly's Wire Circus @ The Gladstone
MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2012
Gray Matter: Herbie Hancock Tribute @ The Rex
SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 2012
Andrew Jackson 5tet @ The Gallery
FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2012
David Buchbinder Sextet @ Trane Studio
SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 2012
Anton Apostolov & The Balkania Orchestra @ Glenn Gould Studio
FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2012
Tesseract @ The Gallery
SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2012
Suyun Kim Quintet feat. Pat Labarbera @ Toby Jug (Bolton, ON)
THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2012
niiic @ The Sister
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2012
Tesseract: CD Release Party @ The Rex
FRIDAY, FEB 3, 2012
Nathan Dell-Vandenberg's "30-Day Quintet" @ Tranzac
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012
"niiic" w/ Francois Mulder + Heather Crawford @ Trane Studio
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2011
Tesseract: Two Year Anniversary @ Dominion on Queen
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1 - SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2011
Diasporic Genius presents Tumbling Into Light @ The Enwave Theatre
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2011
Debut: Tropical Punch @ The Emmet Ray
