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Cosmic Homeostasis XXIII
Cosmic Homeostasis XXIII
Cosmic Homeostasis XXIII an afternoon of ambient interstellar electroacoustic drift vibes Sunday, March 31, 2024 / 5:00 p.m. (later-than-usual start!) / The Tranzac PWYC / all are welcome / help us listen to whispers from space You are invited to take in an afternoon of ambient interstellar electroacoustic drift vibes. Following the dictates of the […]
Devin Patten’s the Afton Project
Devin Patten’s the Afton Project
Devin Patten's the Afton Project returns to perform new original works as well as a couple selections from his most recent record. Paired with arrangements of a few beautiful songs from great singer songwriters like Gabriel Kahane, Allegra Krieger, Andy Shauf and local Toronto artists like Justin Orok, Adina Vlasov and Melissa Paju
The Nilan Perera Quartet
The Nilan Perera Quartet
Improvised music from some of the finest artists in the city led by guitarist Nilan Perera featuring Adrian Russouw (contrabasse), Rick Sacks (drum kit/percussion) and Marilyn Yogarajah (piano)
2 events,
Tranzac Open Stage
Tranzac Open Stage
The Tranzac open stage is every Monday in the Southern Cross room. All are welcome! Start: 7pm Sign up: 6:30pm 8 minute slots (or two songs) The open stage is a safe space in accordance with the Tranzac code of conduct.
2 events,
Justin Orok Presents…
Justin Orok Presents…
A series presenting emerging or underappreciated songwriters, paired with carefully curated bands making music together for the first time. The featured artist of the week will explore their history through a mix of original songs and covers, while making connections with a diverse array backing musicians from various corners of the Toronto music community. For […]
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Holy Oak Family Singers present Xu Shaoyang and a tribute to Maher Shalal Hash Baz
Holy Oak Family Singers present Xu Shaoyang and a tribute to Maher Shalal Hash Baz
The Holy Oak Family Singers present visiting artist Xu Shaoyang celebrating a new 7" release. HOFS will open the night with a tribute to Tori Kudo's ensemble Maher Shalal Hash Baz.
2 events,
Strangetooth
Strangetooth
Strangetooth is a Toronto based bluegrass band known for their rich vocal harmonies, stellar picking, and eclectic song choices.
2 events,
Tania Gill Presents: Music by Carla Bley
Tania Gill Presents: Music by Carla Bley
Tania Gill (piano), Doug Tielli (trombone and singing), Michael Davidson (vibraphone) and Rob Clutton (bass) will perform music by legendary composer, pianist and bandleader Carla Bley, who passed away October 17, 2023 at the age of 87. This performance will be a tribute to Carla, and will include pieces from her albums Tropic Appetites and […]
5 events,
Clela Errington and Barbara Lynch
Clela Errington and Barbara Lynch
In Barbara’s music you can hear echoes of jazz, folk, blues, barrel-house boogie and old-time-religion hymns. She writes story telling songs, offering up intimate portraits of people's lives played in the old blues style on a parlour guitar or upright piano. A singer songwriter and interpreter, Clela’s vibrant blend of folk and jazz creates the […]
Portraitures & Joey O’Neil
Portraitures & Joey O’Neil
Join Portraitures and Joey O'Neil for an evening of indie jazz/folk music. Portraitures band will be comprised of Mags Gibson on vocals, Mark Scherzinger on Guitar, Teagan Larmand on bass, and Steph Duchesne on drums. It would be so lovely to see ya there.
Sun Milk / Tryal
Sun Milk / Tryal
Sun Milk (formerly known as decoration day) join Alex Samaras' Tryal for a night of surreal folk and beautiful songs.
5 events,
Luke Vajsar Trio
Luke Vajsar Trio
Bassist Luke Vajsar plays original loop style bass music in styles of funk, jazz, psychedelic, lounge with percussive beats at Tranzac. Performance will be in a trio format featuring Andrew Vaisar and Avi Iyer on percussive beats.
Howard Gladstone Band + Lynn Harrison
Howard Gladstone Band + Lynn Harrison
Howard Gladstone Band are back at the Tranzac, this month with special guest singer/songwriter Lynn Harrison. Howard Gladstone performs his unique original folk/roots songs with flavours of blues/jazz/world and other sounds, accompanied by a great group: Tony Quarrington (guitars, vocal), Laura Fernandez (vocal, piano), Bob Cohen (bass) and Ambrose Pottie (drums). Themes range from reflections […]
Bill Wood & Burke Carroll
Bill Wood & Burke Carroll
Bill Wood’s songs have been described as “what happens when 30 years of songwriting, honed over decades of hard life experiences, meet the craftsmanship of a career musician who doesn’t know what it means to compromise.” Paired with the sweet sounds of Burke Carroll’s pedal steel and resophonic guitars, these songs take on the aura […]
Dave Clark Presents! Alli Sunshine & Dave Bidini
Dave Clark Presents! Alli Sunshine & Dave Bidini
Dave Clark Presents! showcases fantastic local artists who perform their original music. Each event is a surprise gift of sonic goodies for you to behold. See upcoming brilliance and veteran magic perform for your pleasure. Dave Clark Presents! Alli Sunshine & Dave Bidini. All three artists will perform solo sets of their original songs. Alli […]
Adjacent Spheres
Adjacent Spheres
A quartet led by vibraphonist, Michael Davidson, exploring the compositions of Thelonious Monk. It’s an amorphous blob of his entire catalogue, drifting through songs as if in a dream. High intensity in a quiet package, delivering a delicate but ferocious interpretation of one of the most important books of music from the 20th century.
2 events,
Tranzac Open Stage
Tranzac Open Stage
The Tranzac open stage is every Monday in the Southern Cross room. All are welcome! Start: 7pm Sign up: 6:30pm 8 minute slots (or two songs) The open stage is a safe space in accordance with the Tranzac code of conduct.
3 events,
Toronto Ravel Study
Toronto Ravel Study
Toronto Ravel Study is a monthly gathering of professional and amateur musicians and composers who come together to study great orchestral scores, just for the love of doing so. Now in it's 11th year, the Ravel study was begun in Los Angeles by composer Ron Jones (Family Guy, Star Trek Next Generation...) with the study […]
Dun-Dun Land: Slight Return (ft. two sets by Dun-Dun Band)
Dun-Dun Land: Slight Return (ft. two sets by Dun-Dun Band)
Two sets from 7-9pm, ft. 9/10 of a full D-DB, as we warm up/prepare for the LP/DL release of Pita Parka, Pt. I: Xam Egdub via Ansible Editions on Fri. May 3rd (stay tuned for news re: a Main Hall release party in mid-May!) Jay Anderson - Roland Handsonic (1st set) Josh Cole - electric […]
Clutton/Cole/Fraser/Oswald
Clutton/Cole/Fraser/Oswald
“Cole can be coolly lyrical, he can write a controlled “classical” counterpoint, he can drop in some funk, and he can also let the improvisers loose in the stratosphere.” - Popmatters.com “Cole plays an extremely strange, distorted solo" - Art Music Lounge Josh Cole presents... a two bass hit! Rob Clutton - double bass Josh […]
2 events,
The Brodie West Quintet
The Brodie West Quintet
A note from Brodie West: For my monthly at the Tranzac I will often schedule my quintet called The Brodie West Quintet which is Tania Gill piano, Josh Cole bass, Nick Fraser drums, Evan Cartwright drums and myself. Sometimes the drummers are substituted up and in that case it's usually Phil Melanson who is there […]
2 events,
Strangetooth
Strangetooth
Strangetooth is a Toronto based bluegrass band known for their rich vocal harmonies, stellar picking, and eclectic song choices.
Cosmic Country For Communists
Cosmic Country For Communists
Hosted by Kurt Newman, this monthly series creates a space for experiments in country and folk music forms, which can range from more or less straight-ahead to more or less psychedelic. Between sets: comedy from the best of Toronto's left-of-center comedians.
2 events,
Collette Savard and the Savants
Collette Savard and the Savants
With her palette of acoustic folk instruments, Collette whittles out of her imagination beautiful song gems. She brings them to you wrapped in the exciting package of her band of seasoned masters, The Savants: Rebecca Campbell(Jane Siberry, Ian Tamblyn...),John Switzer John Switzer(Jane Siberry, Vance Gilbert, Katherine Wheatley etc.³) Martin Worthy (Joe Hall, Paul Quarrington), Tim […]
Musica Universalis – Sarah Peebles, Jay Hay, Colin Fisher
Musica Universalis – Sarah Peebles, Jay Hay, Colin Fisher
Musica Universalis Apr 12th southern cross lounge Sarah Peebles - sho/cracklebox Jay Hay - Bass Clarinet Colin Fisher - Guitar/effects
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5 events,
Ayal Senior/Kurt Newman, Tzevi Sherman, Marilyn Yogarajah & Nick Flanagan
Ayal Senior/Kurt Newman, Tzevi Sherman, Marilyn Yogarajah & Nick Flanagan
Hey gang, spring is here & that can only mean Ayal Senior & Friends Residency returns to the Tranzac in April with Edition #4 in '24. As always, I am humbled, honoured & psyched to be duo-ing w/ the great Kurt Newman, who just dropped the phenomenal new LP, Cagey Doves, which you must grip! […]
Chris Birkett Birthday Concert with Brian Morgan
Chris Birkett Birthday Concert with Brian Morgan
Chris Birkett ‘s birthday party and concert with Brian Morgan and special guests at the Tranzac, Southern Cross Room on April 14th from 7:30 to 9:30pm. Come and celebrate the 50th anniversary of his 21st birthday. Chris and Brian will be playing some of their original songs as well as several favourite covers. All are […]
2 events,
Tranzac Open Stage
Tranzac Open Stage
The Tranzac open stage is every Monday in the Southern Cross room. All are welcome! Start: 7pm Sign up: 6:30pm 8 minute slots (or two songs) The open stage is a safe space in accordance with the Tranzac code of conduct.
2 events,
People Soup: LOUD MINESTRONE
People Soup: LOUD MINESTRONE
Duo Cichorium is making People Soup! Each month, a new and interesting “soup” will be made depending on the “ingredients” (ie, the artists) participating! They will begin their residency at the Tranzac with LOUD MINESTRONE. They will be joined by Trevor Flemings, Hillary Jean Young, and Nolan Hildebrand.
2 events,
Honeypaw
Honeypaw
Honeypaw invites you to share their journey as they turn unpublished wax cylinder recordings into a modern concert program with traditional instruments. Following the residency in October they will present the results in the Lithuanian villages where the wax cylinders were recorded.
Toronto Klezmer Society Epic Klezmer Jam
Toronto Klezmer Society Epic Klezmer Jam
Join the Toronto Klezmer Society on the 3rd Wednesday of every month from 9:30-11:30 for our EPIC jam on Jewish folk music known as klezmer! Instrumentalists of all abilities are welcome to join in. Set lists and sheet music is available for download at http://www.torontoklezmersociety.com. We collect money on a PWYC basis to pay the […]
2 events,
Strangetooth
Strangetooth
Strangetooth is a Toronto based bluegrass band known for their rich vocal harmonies, stellar picking, and eclectic song choices.
Chris Bezant presents Django at the Tranzac
Chris Bezant presents Django at the Tranzac
‘Chris Bezant Presents Django' brings together a selection of Toronto's heavyweights to celebrate and explore the impression that Django Reinhardt continues to leave on music today. Join Chris Bezant, Jonathan Meyer, Roberto Rosenman, and Mo Mitchell, as they peer through one of the countless facets of the jewel that is Django's legacy. Come find warmth […]
2 events,
Annabelle Chvostek & Mike Evin
Annabelle Chvostek & Mike Evin
An evening with singer-songwriters Annabelle Chvostek and Mike Evin. Annabelle and Mike will each be playing solo sets and sitting in with each other. Annabelle is a Juno-nominated singer-songwriter, composer and producer whose musical achievements span across multiple genres. She has composed music for dance and film, co-written songs with Bruce Cockburn, and toured the […]
Elena Spanu with Xefira & friends
Elena Spanu with Xefira & friends
Get ready for an evening of musical storytelling, spell-casting and adventure, as Elena Spanu & Xefira share original fiddle tunes and find common ground in their compositional journeys. Join us for a foot-stomping, genre-twisting good time!
5 events,
Kevin Breit and Don Rooke
Kevin Breit and Don Rooke
Using a variety of vintage guitars, acoustic steel guitars, resonator, mandocello and more, Don Rooke and Kevin Breit will perform selections from their latest recording, Bloom. “Truly a beautiful album— the compositions, the playing, and the recording quality are stunning. What I love the most is how it captures the musical intimacy between these musicians. […]
Cachada
Cachada
Cachada is the sound of modern Salvadoran cumbia; a handpicked selection of pan-Latin musicians from Toronto's Latin, jazz, and urban music scenes. The group performs a repertoire of strictly original music that fuses hip hop, reggae, and Latin jazz into their traditional cumbia sound; creating one of the most fun and interesting Latin dance bands […]
5 events,
Fergus Hambleton
Fergus Hambleton
Fergus Hambleton appears in the Southern Cross the third Sunday of every month... 2:30- 4:30. Fergus is a veteran of the Canadian music scene, having played a wide variety of music since 1967. A member of the Juno award winning Sattalites Fergus has played reggae, folk, jazz and rock over his career and has released […]
Robert Priest And Friends
Robert Priest And Friends
With lyrical guitar players, Bob Cohen and David Hines plus wild Mary Hanson on piano, Robert Priest digs into his eclectic catalogue of song/poems. Tuneful poetic, heavy, and light, with always a special guest.
Makeshift Island, Sarah Jerrom & Joe Lapinski
Makeshift Island, Sarah Jerrom & Joe Lapinski
Join us for an evening of three singer-songwriters who share a common practice in writing songs that deal with matters of the heart. Sarah Jerrom is an accomplished vocalist, pianist, composer, and arranger specializing in jazz and creative music, taking her inspiration from lyric-driven melodies, genre-defying instrumentation and experimental soundscapes. Sarah’s expressive singing, playing and […]
Silver Pools
Silver Pools
Silver Pools is the project of Canadian poet, singer-songwriter, & multi-instrumentalist Todd Macdonald (The Winks, Norvaiza). Rubbing sounds together to make a flame, Macdonald’s songs reach into glittering caves of sadness and under the blankets of hope.
2 events,
Tranzac Open Stage
Tranzac Open Stage
The Tranzac open stage is every Monday in the Southern Cross room. All are welcome! Start: 7pm Sign up: 6:30pm 8 minute slots (or two songs) The open stage is a safe space in accordance with the Tranzac code of conduct.
2 events,
The SPECIAL INTEREST Group
The SPECIAL INTEREST Group
the SPECIAL INTEREST group brings a new rhythm to songs of hope & struggle …. Infusing songs from civil rights, gospel, folk and protest movements with elements of folk, blues, rock, R&B, jazz, reggae & ska. Songs of social change, from picket lines and protest marches, addressing contemporary issues from peace to climate change to […]
Ronley Teper & the Lipliners
Ronley Teper & the Lipliners
Children at heart who love comedic, poetic, theatric, yet at times serious storytelling alongside truly magical music, should prepare themselves for the surprising world of Ronley Teper. Teper invites a rotating roster of some of the finest musicians to publicly improvise around her storytelling that cycle through many influences from folk, funk, jazz, cabaret, cinematic, […]
2 events,
Strangetooth
Strangetooth
Strangetooth is a Toronto based bluegrass band known for their rich vocal harmonies, stellar picking, and eclectic song choices.
Marilyn Lerner/Matt Brubeck Duo
Marilyn Lerner/Matt Brubeck Duo
Marilyn Lerner-piano and Matt Brubeck-cello, in dialogue, compositions and improvisations. Join us for an evening of sublimity.
2 events,
All-Set! Presents: Molehill
All-Set! Presents: Molehill
Molehill returns to the Tranzac to deliver our monthly slice of improvised minimalist dub music. This leap year edition will feature a trio set by Molehill lifers Jake Oelrichs (drums), Pete Johnston (electric stringed instrument), and Mike Smith (bass and electronics).
The Ryan Driver Sextet
The Ryan Driver Sextet
The Ryan Driver Sextet specializes in the psychedelification of popular American songs from the 1920's through 1960's. They have been engaging in this task monthly since 1999, when they started playing as a quartet at Graffiti's in Kensington Market. The sextet plays only ballads, and almost always very slowly. That said, the interpretations are wildly […]
5 events,
Isabel Fryszberg and The Uncommons
Isabel Fryszberg and The Uncommons
Isabel Fryszberg and The Uncommons Isabel and the Uncommons is a trio, featuring songwriter, singer, and guitarist Isabel Fryszberg, Steve Briggs (Russell DeCarle, Sylvia Tyson) on lead guitar, and Rebecca Campbell (the SPECIAL INTEREST group, Sultans of String, Lynn Miles) on harmonies, percussion, and harmonica . Visual artist and singer songwriter Isabel Fryszberg has written or co-written a diverse repertoire, inspired […]
Southern Cross Songwriters Series
Southern Cross Songwriters Series
Join host Phillip Vonesh on the 4th Saturday of every month, from 7:00 - 9:30 for an intimate night of music. Vonesh and two other songwriters will share songs, and chat about the process of writing, creating and making a life in music. Toronto-born Phillip Vonesh is an artist who follows his heart wherever it […]
5 events,
Precious Little Presents
Precious Little Presents
Precious Little Presents: Round the table we turn Contraptions and shenanigans. Storage and porridge, song-title geography. Improvisation and Omni-visualation. We're out in the workshop, hammer and saw, Phonometers in hand we measure and draw. Erasing the borders, the box opens wide. Where is the door? Turn it all on its side. David Woodhead / electric […]
Terry Jones
Terry Jones
A lifetime member and Columbia recording artist with the Perth County Conspiracy, Terry Jones has played innumerable concerts over 50 years, with various versions of this band, at small venues, concert halls and universities. In 1970 Terry played lead guitar in a musical, "The Line of Least Existence", alongside Danny Devito, Judd Hirsch, and members of The […]
2 events,
Tranzac Open Stage
Tranzac Open Stage
The Tranzac open stage is every Monday in the Southern Cross room. All are welcome! Start: 7pm Sign up: 6:30pm 8 minute slots (or two songs) The open stage is a safe space in accordance with the Tranzac code of conduct.
Dan Pitt Trio
Dan Pitt Trio
Dan and his quintet return to the Tranzac to perform a new book of original music to prepare for the upcoming recording of their next album. The group features Dan's longtime trio of Alex Fournier on Double Bass and Nick Fraser on drums along with Patrick Smith and Naomi McCarroll-Butler bringing a tetrad of woodwind […]
2 events,
Nick Fraser Presents
Nick Fraser Presents
NICK FRASER PRESENTS (JAZZ, IMPROVISED MUSIC): Nick Fraser has been an active and engaging presence in the Toronto new jazz and improvised music community since he moved there from Ottawa in 1995. He works with and presents with a veritable “who’s who” of Canadian jazz and improvised music. Downbeat Magazine: “Drummer Nick Fraser is a […]
2 events,
Holy Oak Family Singers
Holy Oak Family Singers
Thom Gill and Luka Kuplowsky head up a rotating crew of Toronto artists for eclectic and intimate tribute nights. Reimagining the songbooks of lumaniraries (Arthur Russell, Judee Sill, Roches, The McGarrigles) and local legends alike. Basic Categories: Singer-songwriter, Folk
Blue Sky Group
Blue Sky Group
The Blue Sky Group is an original, melodic, and engaging jazz group that will entertain and inspire. It is composed of five diverse and experienced Toronto musicians performing original music. Fresh from the recording studio earlier last summer in 2023. We are happy to share our music in the spring of 2024! Featuring: Ernie Tollar […]
2 events,
Strangetooth
Strangetooth
Strangetooth is a Toronto based bluegrass band known for their rich vocal harmonies, stellar picking, and eclectic song choices.
1 event,
4 events,
Clela Errington and Barbara Lynch
Clela Errington and Barbara Lynch
In Barbara’s music you can hear echoes of jazz, folk, blues, barrel-house boogie and old-time-religion hymns. She writes story telling songs, offering up intimate portraits of people's lives played in the old blues style on a parlour guitar or upright piano. A singer songwriter and interpreter, Clela’s vibrant blend of folk and jazz creates the […]
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