The Donna Lee Quartet w Marilyn Lerner, Josh Cole, Phil Melanson and Brodie West. 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 […]
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. Each month, a different artist and approach is featured. We welcome surprise and collaboration. Each month will feature Cassie Norton and one other songwriter, and sometimes (the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Come enjoy two sets of jazz-inspired improvised music in trio format Ted Crosby – saxophone and clarinet Josh Cole – bass Blake Howard – drums et al
After a three-year absence from the IRL stage, interdisciplinary artist Xuan Ye 叶轩 is presenting a solo concert of comprovisation, as their annual ritual in sonic somatic performance. Admission is free but registration is encouraged. Option to purchase vinyl with admission. Tickets available here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/xuan-ye-2023-solo-concert-tickets-626537088297 We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the […]
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 […]
Blue Moss is the duo of David Nardi (guitar and assorted strings), and Connor Bennett (saxophone and flute). Their improvised compositions draw inspiration from folk, drone, jazz, noise, and traditional Celtic idioms. Throughout their respective careers, David and Connor have always been driven to make music from the depths of their hearts. The collaboration of […]
Since 2018, drummer Harry Vetro and bassist Andrew Furlong have programmed “Music By Harry and Furlong”. The series features two new bands nearly every month and performers include many of Canada’s greatest improvisors as well as the occasional International guest. Attendees can expect peaceful original compositions, loud jagged improvisation, and everything in between.
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, […]