Lumo Records Weekend Festival: Lina Allemano Four CD RELEASE + Bloop + Titanium Riot!
Southern Cross Lounge, Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave, TorontoWeek of Events
Toronto Improvisers Orchestra
Joao Leao
Joao Leao
Brazilian musician and producer João Leão brings the creative energies from São Paulo's independent scene to his residency program at the Tranzac club. Every second Sunday of the month, from 5pm to 7pm, João will present a different approach to his diverse music endeavours, from his original releases, recent collaborations with Canadian and Brazilian artists, […]
2023 Toronto International Storytelling Festival
2023 Toronto International Storytelling Festival
Join us as we celebrate the closing of the 2023 Toronto International Storytelling Festival, followed by Replay Storytelling's Fast Forward. Replay Storytelling is excited to bring you a night of bite-sized true stories told in two minutes or less. This night of tiny tales features over 25 storytellers, and profits from the show are always […]
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 […]
Thomas Steele 10Tet
Thomas Steele 10Tet
The Thomas Steele 10Tet is looking forward to playing their first show of 2023! The group will be performing a variety of music including originals by members of the band and selections off their 2021 album.
Lumo Records Weekend Festival: Lina Allemano Four CD RELEASE + Bloop + Titanium Riot!
Lumo Records Weekend Festival: Lina Allemano Four CD RELEASE + Bloop + Titanium Riot!
Lumo Records presents 2 nights of music at the Tranzac featuring Lina Allemano Four, BLOOP, and Titanium Riot!!! Sat May 13 at 10pm - Lina Allemano Four, CD RELEASE Concert for Pipe Dream! https://linaallemano.bandcamp.com/album/pipe-dream https://linaallemano.com/lina-allemano-four LINA ALLEMANO FOUR: Lina Allemano trumpet / compositions Brodie West alto saxophone Andrew Downing double bass Nick Fraser drums Sun […]
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.
The Powers w. Bridget Moser and Man Made Hill
The Powers w. Bridget Moser and Man Made Hill
Doors: 8 pm, show: 9 pm PWYC (recommended $20). The Powers are Emily Pelstring, Jessica Mensch and Katherine Kline. They are a band, an artistic collaboration, and a research-creation group committed to weaving alternate realities through video, music, story-telling, dance, and ritualistic performance. Their speculative worlds are inhabited by animal kin and monstrous creatures, haunted […]
Peter Zummo Octet + Dun-Dun Trio + Masahiro Takahashi
Peter Zummo Octet + Dun-Dun Trio + Masahiro Takahashi
A rare Toronto appearance by legendary NYC composer / trombonist Peter Zummo. Joined by Hugh Marsh (violin), Kurt Newman (pedal steel guitar), Michael Davidson (vibes), Josh Cole (bass), Blake Howard (percussion), Phil Melanson (percussion), and Sandro Perri (electronics). "Minimalism plus a whole lot more." Zummo worked closely with cellist/composer Arthur Russell for over a decade, […]
Sarah Greene Presents featuring Ally Corbett
Sarah Greene Presents featuring Ally Corbett
The May edition of Sarah Greene Presents at Tranzac (third Weds of the month) features Kitchener-based multi-instrumentalist Ally Corbett. 7 pm: Sarah Greene 8 pm: Ally Corbett PWYC Ally Corbett: The human brain is naturally wired to make good decisions when the unconscious mind works it out. Ally Corbett’s songwriting puts these decisions into sonic […]
Kitchen Party Poetry, hosted by Black Sails Publications
Kitchen Party Poetry, hosted by Black Sails Publications
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 […]
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 […]
NAGs Players Present: Willow Quartet
NAGs Players Present: Willow Quartet
May 11, 12, 13 & 18, 19, 20: The NAGs Players Proudly Present ... Willow Quartet. 7:30 pm (May 13 matinee at 1:30 pm), $20-25. Tickets available here. In Tranzac's Main Hall. In the aftermath of a failed marriage, Kim is back in her childhood home on a quiet farm. She invites Jim, a visiting musician, […]
Michael Foster’s The Ghost + Not The Wind, Not The Flag + Allison Cameron & Thom Gill
Michael Foster’s The Ghost + Not The Wind, Not The Flag + Allison Cameron & Thom Gill
MICHAEL FOSTER'S THE GHOST The Ghost is an NYC/Philly based free jazz trio made up of saxophonist Michael Foster, bassist John Moran, and percussionist Joey Sullivan. They work with pre-composed structures, melodies, samples, and improvisation as a means of bringing a queer perspective to the sax-bass-drums tradition. The Ghost will be on tour behind their […]
Book Launch- Creating Worlds Otherwise by Paula Serafini
Book Launch- Creating Worlds Otherwise by Paula Serafini
We are pleased to invite you to an exciting upcoming book talk by Dr Paula Serafini, who has recently published Creating Worlds Otherwise (Vanderbilt University Press). Please join us to hear more about this exciting interdisciplinary work and celebrate the book’s release. Creating Worlds Otherwise examines the narratives that subaltern groups generate around extractivism, and […]
Musical Theatre Open Mic Night!
Musical Theatre Open Mic Night!
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 […]
NAGs Players Present: Willow Quartet
NAGs Players Present: Willow Quartet
May 11, 12, 13 & 18, 19, 20: The NAGs Players Proudly Present ... Willow Quartet. 7:30 pm (May 13 matinee at 1:30 pm), $20-25. Tickets available here. In Tranzac's Main Hall. In the aftermath of a failed marriage, Kim is back in her childhood home on a quiet farm. She invites Jim, a visiting musician, […]
NAGs Players Present: Willow Quartet
NAGs Players Present: Willow Quartet
May 11, 12, 13 & 18, 19, 20: The NAGs Players Proudly Present ... Willow Quartet. 7:30 pm (May 13 matinee at 1:30 pm), $20-25. Tickets available here. In Tranzac's Main Hall. In the aftermath of a failed marriage, Kim is back in her childhood home on a quiet farm. She invites Jim, a visiting musician, […]
Talk Comedy
Talk Comedy
Being vulnerable is scary but it can also be fun-y! TALK COMEDY is a standup comedy show where comedians talk about parts of their lives that they’re wrestling with or trying to find humor in. Come watch some of Canada’s Most Introspective Comedians (CMIC, we made this up) regale you with tales of the dumpster […]
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