Yaz Lancaster, Andrew Noseworthy, Sara Constant @ The Tranzac Club (living room)
Living Room, Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave, TorontoWeek of Events
HARMONY
HARMONY
Sundays are for lifting up our voices, sharing ideas and experiences, and meeting friends new and old. That's the goal of HARMONY, a gathering on the first Sunday of the month in the Southern Cross lounge. Join us for a vibrant mix of communal singing, thought-provoking talks, engaging conversations, and much more.
Howard Gladstone Band
Bill Wood, Chris Bennett, Tranzac,Sunday May 5, 5-7 pm
Bill Wood, Chris Bennett, Tranzac,Sunday May 5, 5-7 pm
Singer songwriter Bill Wood is joined by band member Chris Bennett on guitar. 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.”
Conversation Jazz Jam
Conversation Jazz Jam
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!
Dave Clark Presents!
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.
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.
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.
Spruce Needles and Jenny Omnichord with Heather Mariko and Todd Graham
Spruce Needles and Jenny Omnichord with Heather Mariko and Todd Graham
Join Spruce Needles and Jenny Omnichord for an evening of weird and extremely charming folk music, spiced up with stand up comedy by Heather Mariko and Todd Graham.
Toronto Zine Library Open Hours
Probably Poetry
Probably Poetry
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.
Peripheral Vision with the Joe Sorbara Sextet
Peripheral Vision with the Joe Sorbara Sextet
Peripheral Vision is excited to have the Joe Sorbara sextet opening on Tuesday May 7. Joe Sorbara's new sextet explores original music drawing on influences from the great composers of the Black American Creative Music tradition and features Rebecca Hennessy (trumpet), Ted Crosby (tenor saxophone and clarinet), Aline Homzy (violin), Tania Gill (piano), Michael Herring […]
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 […]
Comhaltas Irish Slow Session
Yaz Lancaster, Andrew Noseworthy, Sara Constant @ The Tranzac Club (living room)
Yaz Lancaster, Andrew Noseworthy, Sara Constant @ The Tranzac Club (living room)
Coming off a premiere with the Thin Edge Ensemble the night before and heading into a Spring mini tour, Yaz Lancaster will be presenting a special solo set at the Tranzac (living room) in Toronto! Yaz will be joined by Andrew and Sara for some opening sets and collaborations, before presenting a screening of Ibrahim […]
Never Was
Strangetooth
Strangetooth
Strangetooth is a Toronto based bluegrass band known for their rich vocal harmonies, stellar picking, and eclectic song choices.
LE SIGH Issue 14 launch
LE SIGH Issue 14 launch
Please join LE SIGH magazine in celebrating the publication of Issue 14, featuring Fan Wu's poetic response to Kalil Haddad's experimental film "The Taking of Jordan (All American Boy)," 2022. The launch will include a screening of Haddad's work, a special live performance by Fan Wu and Kaelin Isserlin, and an eros-themed snackscape.
The NAGs Players Present Off The Grid by John Spurway
The NAGs Players Present Off The Grid by John Spurway
May 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11: The NAGs Players Present Off The Grid by John Spurway. 7:30 pm, $25-$30. Advance tickets available here. In the Main Hall. Married couple Martha (Marty) and Leonard (Len) are stressed out from their jobs and nervous about starting a family in their mid-30s. Marty, an architect, has landed a […]
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.
Toronto Zine Library Open Hours
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 […]
The NAGs Players Present Off The Grid by John Spurway
The NAGs Players Present Off The Grid by John Spurway
May 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11: The NAGs Players Present Off The Grid by John Spurway. 7:30 pm, $25-$30. Advance tickets available here. In the Main Hall. Married couple Martha (Marty) and Leonard (Len) are stressed out from their jobs and nervous about starting a family in their mid-30s. Marty, an architect, has landed a […]
Musica Universalis- Colin Fisher quartet – Derrick Vella
Musica Universalis- Colin Fisher quartet – Derrick Vella
I'm excited to present the next edition of the Musica Universalis monthly! This time around we have Derrick Vellla, from the band tomb mold, conjuring the spirits of Alex de Grassi, Michael hedges with some beautiful solo fingerstyle guitar.. and then a brand new ensemble formation to animate the improv/jazz music of Colin Fisher.. featuring […]
Saturday Bluegrass Casual
Gordon Hill Press Spring 2024 Book Launch
Jamzac
May Song Experiment: Kid’s Sing Seniors’ Stories
May Song Experiment: Kid’s Sing Seniors’ Stories
Song Experiment is a monthly song lab hosted by Cassie Norton to provide songwriters a venue for explorations into different approaches to song-writing, instrumentation, arrangement or all three. Drawing/colouring supplies and big banner paper will be provided for all doodlers, so you can collaborate too! This month features a small group of seniors and kids […]
The NAGs Players Present Off The Grid by John Spurway
The NAGs Players Present Off The Grid by John Spurway
May 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11: The NAGs Players Present Off The Grid by John Spurway. 7:30 pm, $25-$30. Advance tickets available here. In the Main Hall. Married couple Martha (Marty) and Leonard (Len) are stressed out from their jobs and nervous about starting a family in their mid-30s. Marty, an architect, has landed a […]
Low Country Hill
Low Country Hill
Low Country Hill is the moniker for Paul Hogeterp's soulful alt-folk project and is a loose translation of his Dutch-Frisian family name. It’s a fitting metaphor for what music can be. Terps are small hills where people once settled to be protected from surging floods. Songwriting serves as Hogeterp’s modest perch from where he gets […]
Radio Haha
Radio Haha
First Tuesday of every month at 8pm at the Tranzac Club. Radio Haha brings Toronto's best and weirdest stand-up and sketch comedians together with stars of the experimental music scene for a surreal and psychedelic comedy show from composer-comedian James Hamilton Lowrie. Live Music! Sound Design! Characters! Recurring bits! Canadian-famous comedians! Experimental music-famous musicians! Is […]
Michael Palumbo & Friends #5
Michael Palumbo & Friends #5
Wheeee! Arranging ensembles is so much fun, and this group is one you do not want to miss. Join Michael Palumbo and his friends as they improvise together for one night only at the Tranzac on May 11 at 10pm. Michael Palumbo & Friends #5 Saturday, May 11 at 10pm - PWYC Tranzac Club - […]
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