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’s monthly at the Tranzac, very excited to host Rebecca Bruton’s Swanherds from Calgary! Swanherds is: Rebecca Bruton, Felicity Williams, Zoë Alexis-Abrams, Ryan Driver, Pete Johnston, Kurt Newman, and D […]
On their new double LP How Can I Possibly Sleep When There Is Music Luka Kuplowsky & The Ryōkan Band (Alex Lukashevsky, Anh Phung, Evan Cartwright, Felicity Williams, Josh Cole and Philippe Melanson) craft a singular sound of spaciousness, experimentation and unbridled expressiveness that traverses traditions of jazz, folk and blues. Conceived as a record […]
S* Glass Sailor Beware Paul Dutton Fleshtone Aura $15 at the door Lara Allen’s solo work under the name Sailor Beware combines sound collage, spoken word, and vaudeville in a kaleidoscopic portrayal of her experiences in Cincinnati public schools, a troubled teen industry cult, and children’s mental hospital. She was in Caroliner for a while, […]
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-piano and Matt Brubeck-cello, in dialogue, compositions and improvisations. Join us for an evening of sublimity.
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 – […]
The culmination of half a decade of collaboration between Lima/Montreal based experimental bass player and producer Rodolfo Rueda and Maine/Montreal based avant-jazz saxophonist Julian Abbott–Rubber City is an exploration of raw sound influenced by free jazz and noise using extended techniques, unpractical ways of playing instruments, and electronics to find untrod sonic spaces. miniheartsbeating… is […]
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’ 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 […]
Sean Dubh presents: Turn To Your Shadow – an evening of soulful folk inspired dreamscapes with live visuals. Sean Dubh reemerges to share his contemplative body of work themed around identity, the search for meaning and for mystery through soundscapes, intricate guitar woven melodies and earthborn song. Backed by Ted Crosby (sax), Andrew Kobus (bass) […]