Tag Archives: creative music

Crosby/Dwyer/Melanson/Ng

This new quartet returns for Karen Ng’s Tranzac monthly Ted Crosby – sax, clarinet Ben Dwyer – bass Phil Melanson – drums Karen Ng – sax, clarinet

Marilyn Lerner/Matt Brubeck Duo

Marilyn Lerner-piano and Matt Brubeck-cello, in dialogue, compositions and improvisations. Join us for an evening of sublimity.

Chris Banks + The Adjacence

Saxophonist and curator Karen Ng invites guests and collaborators every month to present a night of improvised music or music that lies outside expectations.  Karen Ng presents: Chris Banks – solo synth & electronics *debut performance! + The Adjacence Lina Allemano – trumpet Ryan Driver – bristle bass Nick Fraser – drums Karen Ng – […]

Karen Ng Presents: Gill/Howard/Murphy/Ng

Saxophonist and curator Karen Ng invites guests and collaborators every month to present a night of improvised music or music that lies outside expectations. This month’s Karen Ng presents features a first time quartet of: Tania Gill – piano, Blake Howard – drums, Kae Murphy – trumpet, Karen Ng – sax

Chris Bezant Presents Django

Chris Bezant Presents Django’ brings together a diverse selection of Toronto’s heavyweights to celebrate and explore the unceasing impression that Django Reinhardt continues to leave on music today. Join Chris Bezant, Jon Meyer, Simon Diamond, and Mo Mitchell, as they peer through one of the countless facets of the jewel that is Django’s legacy. Come […]

Never Was

The final Never Was performance of 2023 will feature Brandon Davis on bass, Madeleine Ertel on trumpet, Patrick O’Reilly on guitar, and Joe Sorbara on drums and percussion. __ Never Was is a quartet featuring Madeleine Ertel on trumpet, Naomi McCarroll-Butler on alto saxophone and clarinet, Patrick O’Reilly on guitar, and Joe Sorbara on drums […]

Tania Gill Presents: John Millard’s Hope Street and Tania Gill Quartet

Tania Gill Presents: John Millard’s Hope Street (7pm) features songs by John Millard (banjo, voice) with improvised accompaniment by Rob Clutton (bass) and Chris Pruden (keyboards). Tania Gill Quartet (8pm), Tania Gill (piano, synth), Brodie West (reeds), Rob Clutton (bass) and Nico Dann (drums) play compositions by Tania Gill.

Karen Ng Presents

Saxophonist and curator Karen Ng invites guests and collaborators every month to present a night of improvised music or music that lies outside expectations. 

François Houle & Joe Sorbara ‘Hush’ album release + special guest Marilyn Lerner

Join celebrated west coast clarinetist François Houle and drummer/ percussionist Joe Sorbara to celebrate the release of their duo recording ‘Hush,’ on ezz-thetics by HatHut. We will gather in the Southern Cross Lounge at 9:30pm on November 3rd for a short duo set followed by a series of more extended explorations with special guest pianist, […]