Medusa is Georgia Hathaway, Lea Kirstein, Marta Sołek, and Saskia Tomkins. For these four seasoned string players, whose collective experience as side players in successful bands spans decades, Medusa is a refuge for natural creation. Their immediate and electrifying connection is transmuted through a common string language, a love of enigmatic and obscure folk fiddles, […]
Howard Gladstone is a singer/songwriter with a residency on the “first Sunday of every month” in the Southern Cross Room. He performs original material in the folk, roots, jazz, vein along with stellar accompanists Tony Quarrington (guitar) and Bob Cohen (bass). Most months also feature a Special guest performer to add spice and interest and […]
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 […]
Conversation - a Tranzac Jam is a weekly jam that invites musicians and dancers into a safe space where the only rule is be in the moment while creating music in community with others. Each week a house band starts off the night with a 45 minute set of music and then the floor is […]
Dave Clark Presents! Gabriel DeSantis, bandleader, songwriter, singer and guitarist of King Cardiac in a solo setting. Gab is a brilliant, soulful artist who weaves narratives that are open hearted, inviting and wonderful. Dave Clark will be playing songs from his recent "Cosmic Raydeo" album and more! www.davidclarkmk1.com www.kingcardiac.com
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.
The Tranzac open stage is every Monday in the Southern Cross room. All are welcome! Sign up: 6:30 pm Start: 6:45 pm Special feature guest host: Mimi Oz Open stage, part 1: 6:45 pm - 8 pm Mimi Oz mini set: 8 pm Open stage, part 2: 8:45 pm - 10 pm 8 minute slots […]
Monday, October 2: Tranzac's Annual General Meeting. Doors: 7 pm, Call To Order: 7:30 pm, free (must be a member in good standing). Register to attend online or in person here. In The Main Hall. INVITATION: TRANZAC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Date: Monday, October 2, 2023 Time: 7:00 - 8:30 pm (Call to order at 7:30 pm) Location: Online (zoom), or in person* (Tranzac Main […]
Probably Poetry is a bi-monthly performance series hosted by Probably Theatre Collective. Each event features around eight interdisciplinary artists and writers presenting new work inspired by a shared prompt. Check out our instagram @probablytheatre or our website probablytheatre.com for more info.
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Welcome to Radio HAHA! An experimental fusion of comedy and sound art with live musical backing takes place monthly in the Tranzac's Living Room. Show up and see what happens. This first outing on Aug. 1st will feature: Hosts: Justin Gayle and James Hamilton Lowrie Sound design: James Hamilton Lowrie Comedians: Dan Curtis Thompson, James […]
Peripheral Vision is releasing the second single from their "We've Got Nothing" video and audio recording. Recorded live at the Tranzac in the Spring of 2023 they are releasing "Goodbye Heintzman" with the Kae Murphy's Tiny Music with Patrick Smith and Max Donaldson. It’s a Tiny Music of a reunion show! They haven’t played together […]
Join author and playwright Sean Dixon on October 4 at 6pm for the launch of his novel, The Abduction of Seven Forgers (Freehand Books) at the TRANZAC Club in the Annex. There will be live music and tarot card readings, as well as an artist drawing portraits! Food and drinks will be available. This is […]
Holy Oak Family Singers pay tribute to Nanci Griffith. Featuring Thom Gill, Luka Kuplowsky, Robin Dann, Maggie Keogh, Don Rooke, Alex Lukashevsky, Ivy Mairi, Justin Orok, Josh Cole
Black Sails is a zine publication group focused on showcasing emerging Toronto writers by giving them a platform to share and publish their work. Beginning as a front-yard reading series on Brunswick Avenue, Toronto, Black Sails has grown into hosting bi-monthly reading events and publishing monthly zines. Our Kitchen Party reading events are the heart […]
Strangetooth is a Toronto based bluegrass band known for their rich vocal harmonies, stellar picking, and eclectic song choices. While steeped in tradition, playing classics from first generation bluegrass pioneers such as Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, Flatt and Scruggs, and many more, They pepper in carefully selected, lesser known gems from more recent bluegrass […]
Get ready for a night of laughter and good vibes at The Good Ideas Comedy Show! Join us at 8:00 PM at The Tranzac Club (292 Brunswick Avenue) for an unforgettable evening of stand-up comedy. Our lineup of talented comedians will have you in stitches all night long. From hilarious observational humor to witty one-liners, […]
BassKase CHI to TO Throwdown! BassKase, bi-metro Toronto/Chicago producer/musician Curtis Ruptash, will perform two sets of dubwise, downtempo and ambient vibes. He’ll be drawing from his catalog of 11 albums, including the upcoming release “Not So Happy Hour”, works-in-progress, and selected remixes. Percussionist extraordinaire Mayito Allende will join this show!
Kurt Newman hosts an open and welcoming jam for players of bluegrass instruments (guitar, bass, mandolin, dobro, banjo, fiddle). We play classic bluegrass repertoire at moderate tempos. PWYC to cover ongoing costs.
Jamzac encourages acoustic musicians of all levels to join in a song-based music circle. Participants take turns leading a song of their choice, with everyone else joining in. Solos can be requested. Songs tend to lean towards the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s but contemporary material is welcome.
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 […]
A celebration for the release of the album: Away with Me by singer songwriter: Joe Silvaggio. Featuring a rhythm section comprised of Joe's two sons: Thomas and James Silvaggio. With special guests, the great surf and instrumental rock combo: Atomic Beliveas.
Ayal Senior & Friends has been delivering a frothy, eclectic showcase of music, art and performance from different genres including spoken work and comedy for several years now in the Sunday afternoon music matinee series at the Tranzac. Open format by nature, Ayal Senior & Friends provides a safe, creative space for emerging and established artists to […]
Conversation - a Tranzac Jam is a weekly jam that invites musicians and dancers into a safe space where the only rule is be in the moment while creating music in community with others. Each week a house band starts off the night with a 45 minute set of music and then the floor is […]
A concert of music by three seasoned improvisors/composers/musicians whose work range from jazz to rock to country to folk to electronic to new classical music. Alex Fournier: contrabasse, Rick Sacks: drum kit and percussion, Nilan Perera: guitars, fx, preparations.
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.
DUN-DUN LAND Second Tuesday of each month, 7-9pm Southern Cross Lounge Guitarist and Dun-Dun Band leader Craig Dunsmuir (a.k.a. Dun-Dun Man) debuts and workshops new tunes he prepares to present to his band, often splitting the bill with another act chosen by him, and occasionally joined by guests during his own set proper to flesh […]
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 […]
Comhaltas Traditional Irish session. Slow to medium speed. Those who know only a few Irish tunes welcome. Tunes played by ear. Traditional Irish instruments welcome: flute, fiddle, tin whistle, low whistle, uilleann pipes, accordion, concertina, bodhrán, harp, guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, banjo, harmonica and piano. The 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month in the Living […]
The second Thursday of every month, hosts Surer Qaly and Chris Middleton are throwing a little Pay-What-You-Can show for people who want a little boost of Serotonin before their end of the month show. Featuring some of their friends, these up-and-coming comics will try out new material. Please come and see new jokes before anyone […]
Strangetooth is a Toronto based bluegrass band known for their rich vocal harmonies, stellar picking, and eclectic song choices. While steeped in tradition, playing classics from first generation bluegrass pioneers such as Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, Flatt and Scruggs, and many more, They pepper in carefully selected, lesser known gems from more recent bluegrass […]
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.
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 […]
Kurt Newman hosts an open and welcoming jam for players of bluegrass instruments (guitar, bass, mandolin, dobro, banjo, fiddle). We play classic bluegrass repertoire at moderate tempos. PWYC to cover ongoing costs.
Jamzac encourages acoustic musicians of all levels to join in a song-based music circle. Participants take turns leading a song of their choice, with everyone else joining in. Solos can be requested. Songs tend to lean towards the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s but contemporary material is welcome.
Song Experiment is a monthly song lab hosted by Cassie Norton that explores different ways of presenting songs. Different artists and approaches are featured each month. Cassie Norton is a Toronto based singer-songwriter, violinist/multi-instrumentalist, improvisor and climate activist. Cassie tells the stories behind her lyrics with sound, using a wide timbral palette of voice, violin, […]
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 […]
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.
Conversation - a Tranzac Jam is a weekly jam that invites musicians and dancers into a safe space where the only rule is be in the moment while creating music in community with others. Each week a house band starts off the night with a 45 minute set of music and then the floor is […]
Rebecca Hennessy is an award-winning trumpeter, singer and composer. She has an inviting, clear and warm vocal and trumpet style that has been celebrated on her 2020 album, “All The Little Things You Do”. Her new album, Joy Will Find Us, is a continuation of her story from the last album, exploring themes of hope, […]
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.
Come one, come all! (Nearly) every Monday evening from 7pm to 9:30pm, the UkeZac ukulele community gathers in the main hall of the Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave, downtown Toronto, at Spadina and Bloor, for workshops, open stage performances, and group jams. We are on nearly every Monday. Just show up! If you know at […]
3 Ring Circus is a musical salon hosted by Bob Cohen with David Woodhead, Doug Wilde, Liz Acker and Ambrose Pottie. Guests have included Frankie Hart, Lynn Harrison, John Glover, Roger Zuraw, Michael Katz, Brian Morgan and Channah Cohen. If you are interested in being a guest with 3 Ring Circus, please contact Bob Cohen […]
Sarah Greene: Sarah Greene is a songwriter, writer and booker/curator from Toronto. Her songs are intimate, concise and idiosyncratically classic. Working in warm, soulful country-tinged folk-rock ballads, Greene examines loneliness, vulnerability, and the tugging poles of freedom and attachment in her songs. She released two recordings as the front woman of mid-2000s indie-folk band The […]
Black Sails is a zine publication group focused on showcasing emerging Toronto writers by giving them a platform to share and publish their work. Beginning as a front-yard reading series on Brunswick Avenue, Toronto, Black Sails has grown into hosting bi-monthly reading events and publishing monthly zines. Our Kitchen Party reading events are the heart […]
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 […]
Strangetooth is a Toronto based bluegrass band known for their rich vocal harmonies, stellar picking, and eclectic song choices. While steeped in tradition, playing classics from first generation bluegrass pioneers such as Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, Flatt and Scruggs, and many more, They pepper in carefully selected, lesser known gems from more recent bluegrass […]
If you love to sing musical theatre or showtune songs then this is for you. Bring a friend, bring your sheet music, just come and listen, be inspired and just be you. This space is open to anyone that loves musical theatre. It’s a great way to work on song for an audition, to promote […]
Kurt Newman hosts an open and welcoming jam for players of bluegrass instruments (guitar, bass, mandolin, dobro, banjo, fiddle). We play classic bluegrass repertoire at moderate tempos. PWYC to cover ongoing costs.
Jamzac encourages acoustic musicians of all levels to join in a song-based music circle. Participants take turns leading a song of their choice, with everyone else joining in. Solos can be requested. Songs tend to lean towards the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s but contemporary material is welcome.
This city and our extended music community are home to some world-class songwriters, and Jessica Stuart’s monthly series and residency, ’JS Presents’ aims to celebrate those creatives, and to put their songs, and the stories behind them, in the spotlight. Launched in 2018, ‘JS Presents’ includes curated, pared-down performances by one featured guest songwriter, and […]
The Furniture Music Composition Workshop is a monthly series (or space?) for composers either dealing with an idea that they're stuck on or with sounds that are impossible to realize through a computer. Hosted in the Tranzac's Living Room (usually) every 4th Sunday (usually) from 2-4pm (usually) we assemble a rotating panel of three skilled performer-composers […]
The Vertigo of Immanence is a multidisciplinary performance series hosted by piano player William Hunt and word monger Fan Wu. We mix the contingencies of ordinary life with the rigours of technique to weave new contexts for collaboration, new researches in improvisation. Every month will be a sweet surprise, with a rotation of local artists joined together in […]
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 […]
Conversation - a Tranzac Jam is a weekly jam that invites musicians and dancers into a safe space where the only rule is be in the moment while creating music in community with others. Each week a house band starts off the night with a 45 minute set of music and then the floor is […]
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 […]
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.
Come one, come all! (Nearly) every Monday evening from 7pm to 9:30pm, the UkeZac ukulele community gathers in the main hall of the Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave, downtown Toronto, at Spadina and Bloor, for workshops, open stage performances, and group jams. We are on nearly every Monday. Just show up! If you know at […]
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 […]
Comhaltas Traditional Irish session. Slow to medium speed. Those who know only a few Irish tunes welcome. Tunes played by ear. Traditional Irish instruments welcome: flute, fiddle, tin whistle, low whistle, uilleann pipes, accordion, concertina, bodhrán, harp, guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, banjo, harmonica and piano.The 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month in the Living Room. […]
Strangetooth is a Toronto based bluegrass band known for their rich vocal harmonies, stellar picking, and eclectic song choices. While steeped in tradition, playing classics from first generation bluegrass pioneers such as Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, Flatt and Scruggs, and many more, They pepper in carefully selected, lesser known gems from more recent bluegrass […]
The last Thursday of every month, hosts Surer Qaly and Chris Middleton invite their friends to do some stand up at the Tranzac. It'll start around 8 pm, but you should get there for 7:30 pm just in case. It will be a good time, promise.
All-Set! Presents features music based around the trio of Mike Smith (electronics), Pete Johnston (bass) and Jake Oelrichs (drums). The music made in this monthly residency is largely improvised in a subtly-propulsive way that mixes jazz, minimalism and progressive rock. A rotating cast of guests drawn from the roster of Smith and Johnston’s recording imprint […]
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 […]
Kurt Newman hosts an open and welcoming jam for players of bluegrass instruments (guitar, bass, mandolin, dobro, banjo, fiddle). We play classic bluegrass repertoire at moderate tempos. PWYC to cover ongoing costs.
Jamzac encourages acoustic musicians of all levels to join in a song-based music circle. Participants take turns leading a song of their choice, with everyone else joining in. Solos can be requested. Songs tend to lean towards the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s but contemporary material is welcome.
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 […]
Conversation - a Tranzac Jam is a weekly jam that invites musicians and dancers into a safe space where the only rule is be in the moment while creating music in community with others. Each week a house band starts off the night with a 45 minute set of music and then the floor is […]
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.
Come one, come all! (Nearly) every Monday evening from 7pm to 9:30pm, the UkeZac ukulele community gathers in the main hall of the Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave, downtown Toronto, at Spadina and Bloor, for workshops, open stage performances, and group jams. We are on nearly every Monday. Just show up! If you know at […]
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 […]
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
Black Sails is a zine publication group focused on showcasing emerging Toronto writers by giving them a platform to share and publish their work. Beginning as a front-yard reading series on Brunswick Avenue, Toronto, Black Sails has grown into hosting bi-monthly reading events and publishing monthly zines. Our Kitchen Party reading events are the heart […]
Strangetooth is a Toronto based bluegrass band known for their rich vocal harmonies, stellar picking, and eclectic song choices. While steeped in tradition, playing classics from first generation bluegrass pioneers such as Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, Flatt and Scruggs, and many more, They pepper in carefully selected, lesser known gems from more recent bluegrass […]
Get ready for a night of laughter and good vibes at The Good Ideas Comedy Show! Join us at 8:00 PM at The Tranzac Club (292 Brunswick Avenue) for an unforgettable evening of stand-up comedy. Our lineup of talented comedians will have you in stitches all night long. From hilarious observational humor to witty one-liners, […]
Kurt Newman hosts an open and welcoming jam for players of bluegrass instruments (guitar, bass, mandolin, dobro, banjo, fiddle). We play classic bluegrass repertoire at moderate tempos. PWYC to cover ongoing costs.
Jamzac encourages acoustic musicians of all levels to join in a song-based music circle. Participants take turns leading a song of their choice, with everyone else joining in. Solos can be requested. Songs tend to lean towards the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s but contemporary material is welcome.
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 […]
The Tranzac event calendar is updated regularly. Some events (such as private rehearsals, parties, and tentative events that are being contracted) are not displayed in the calendar. As such the calendar is not a comprehensive representation of venue availability. If you do not see your event in the calendar, please review our Event Promotion & Style Guide
This calendar was established in May 2023. To view an archived calendar with basic event information, please click here.
