Tales & Tunes with John Gardiner, Marion Law & Bob Cohen

Southern Cross Lounge, Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada

Join short story writer John Gardiner and singer/songwriters Marion Law and Bob Cohen for an evening of Tales & Tunes at Toronto’s historic Tranzac Club. John will be reading mostly from his recently published memoir, My Left-handed, Backwards, Upside-down Life, which tells the story of his growing up and coming of age in a small […]

Event Series Terry Jones

Terry Jones

Southern Cross Lounge, Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada

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 […]

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Event Series Tranzac Open Stage

Tranzac Open Stage

Southern Cross Lounge, Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada

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.

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Event Series Nick Fraser Presents

Nick Fraser Presents: The Rob Clutton Trio

Southern Cross Lounge, Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada

Karen Ng (Reeds) Nick Fraser (Drums) Rob Clutton (Double Bass, Composition) Formed in 2017, the Rob Clutton Trio released the album Counsel of Primaries in April, 2020. The trio plays with the relationship between improvisation and composition, so that the agency of each musician is in dynamic relationship with the identity of each piece. In […]

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Precious Little Presents

Southern Cross Lounge, Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada

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 […]

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Event Series Blue Moss

Blue Moss

Blue Moss is the duo of David Nardi (guitar and assorted strings), and Connor Bennett (saxophone and flute). Their improvised compositions draw inspiration from folk, drone, jazz, noise, and traditional Celtic idioms. Throughout their respective careers, David and Connor have always been driven to make music from the depths of their hearts. The collaboration of […]

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Event Series Tania Gill Presents

Tania Gill Presents: Susanna Hood Trio and Gill/Saumer/Howard

Southern Cross Lounge, Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada

Opening Set - Tania Gill (piano and synth), Heather Saumer (multi-instrumental), Blake Howard (percussion) playing improvised pieces Second Set - Susanna Hood Trio Singer and dancer Susanna Hood's trio with pianist Tania Gill and saxophonist Kayla Milmine. A true project of the heart, “unPacked” is a reimagining of the 1995 “Packet Suite” with words by […]

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Sunstone

Southern Cross Lounge, Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada

Free jazz improvisation broadcasted live from the sun, featuring 7 extraterrestrial preachers. Sunscreen of SPF 50 or higher is recommended for this event.

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Event Series Clela Errington and Barbara Lynch

Clela Errington and Barbara Lynch

Southern Cross Lounge, Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada

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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