Toronto 
Events Description
Four of the most respected and eclectic artists within the Canadian jazz landscape are set to converge on Sunday, November 26th, 2023 in the Tranzac’s Main Hall. The occasion: the unveiling of an ambitious collaboration they have been working on since the early pandemic days.
Allison Au, Pete Johnston, Amanda Tosoff, and Felicity Williams each have cultivated deep and personal relationships with poetry through their diverse selection of artistic projects. Now, they’re bringing their individual compositional voices and poetic perspectives into the fold as they compose and arrange works for a 12-piece ensemble featuring a cast of some of the country’s most celebrated young players—themselves included. Au (alto saxophone and flute), Johnston (bass), Tosoff (piano), and Williams (voice) are joined by: vocalists Laura Swankey and Alex Samaras, Ted Crosby on saxophone & clarinets, trumpet player Madeleine Ertel, trombonist Heather Saumer, Patrick O’Reilly on guitar, Michael Davidson on vibraphone, and drummer Ethan Ardelli.
It’s stellar group that shares members with bands such as the Mark Segger Sextet, Queer Songbook Orchestra, Nomad, the Ryan Driver Sextet, and compasses collaborators of talent including Meredith Monk, Joe Chambers, Beverly Glenn Copeland, Andrew Downing, Christine Duncan, Justin Haynes, Laili Biali, Quinson Nachoff, and Joseph Shabason plus many others. This diverse array of connections provides a sense of this group’s collective ease in navigating several musical approaches.
This concert will also feature readings by award-winning local artists: poets Aisha Sasha John, Benjamin De Boer, Sindi Pinari, and actor Randi Helmers.
Who is it for?
Adults
HOW MUCH
Tickets : $11.98
How to get tickets?
WHEN & WHERE
Date:
Sunday, November 26th, 2023 — 7PM doors, show at 8PM. Finished around 10PM.
Venue & Address
Tranzac (Main Hall), 292 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto
Wheelchair accessible
Street Parking
Paid Parking
Accessible by Public Transport
Close to Spadina Station, Walmer Rd exit
