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SUMMARY:Atlantic Jazz Collective (Night 2 of 2)
DESCRIPTION:The Atlantic Jazz Collective is a group of 3 JUNO award-winning artists from Canada’s Atlantic Region. Saxophonist Mike Murley and bassist Jim Vivian are veterans of the Canadian jazz scene and recently returned home to Halifax\, NS (Murley) and St. John’s\, NL (Vivian) after decades of living in Toronto. Pianist Florian Hoefner moved to St. John’s from New York City in 2014 and now serves as Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at Memorial University. Born out of the Atlantic Jazz Nights concert series at the Arts and Culture Centre in St. John’s\, the Atlantic Jazz Collective’s mission is to develop and promote jazz in Atlantic Canada and beyond through exciting international collaborations. \nThe group presents their debut album “Seascape (Alma Records\, May 2025) that features revered UK-based vocalist\, Norma Winstone. Winstone has participated in iconic recordings that have shaped the direction of modern jazz and have set standards for vocal recordings. She was featured as vocalist and lyricist on Wheeler’s influential Music for Large and Small Ensemble (1990\, ECM Records). Her 1987 ECM album Somewhere Called Home was described as “one most original yet idyllic of vocal jazz recordings” by Allmusic. The ensemble will be completed by one of the outstanding drummers of the Canadian scene\, Ottawa native\, Nick Fraser. \nThe repertoire includes reimagined versions of pieces by Maria Schneider\, Kenny Wheeler\, John Taylor\, Ralph Towner\, Steve Swallow and others. A brilliant wordsmith whose timeless\, poetic lyrics have set the standard for the contemporary jazz art song\, Winstone has written original lyrics to these previously instrumental pieces.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/atlantic-jazz-collective-night-2-of-2/
LOCATION:Jazz Bistro\, 251 Victoria St\, Toronto\, ON M5B 1T8\, Canada\, Old Toronto\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5B 1T8
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:Atlantic Jazz Collective (Night 1 of 2)
DESCRIPTION:The Atlantic Jazz Collective is a group of 3 JUNO award-winning artists from Canada’s Atlantic Region. Saxophonist Mike Murley and bassist Jim Vivian are veterans of the Canadian jazz scene and recently returned home to Halifax\, NS (Murley) and St. John’s\, NL (Vivian) after decades of living in Toronto. Pianist Florian Hoefner moved to St. John’s from New York City in 2014 and now serves as Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at Memorial University. Born out of the Atlantic Jazz Nights concert series at the Arts and Culture Centre in St. John’s\, the Atlantic Jazz Collective’s mission is to develop and promote jazz in Atlantic Canada and beyond through exciting international collaborations. \nThe group presents their debut album “Seascape (Alma Records\, May 2025) that features revered UK-based vocalist\, Norma Winstone. Winstone has participated in iconic recordings that have shaped the direction of modern jazz and have set standards for vocal recordings. She was featured as vocalist and lyricist on Wheeler’s influential Music for Large and Small Ensemble (1990\, ECM Records). Her 1987 ECM album Somewhere Called Home was described as “one most original yet idyllic of vocal jazz recordings” by Allmusic. The ensemble will be completed by one of the outstanding drummers of the Canadian scene\, Ottawa native\, Nick Fraser. \nThe repertoire includes reimagined versions of pieces by Maria Schneider\, Kenny Wheeler\, John Taylor\, Ralph Towner\, Steve Swallow and others. A brilliant wordsmith whose timeless\, poetic lyrics have set the standard for the contemporary jazz art song\, Winstone has written original lyrics to these previously instrumental pieces.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/atlantic-jazz-collective-night-1-of-2/
LOCATION:Jazz Bistro\, 251 Victoria St\, Toronto\, ON M5B 1T8\, Canada\, Old Toronto\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5B 1T8
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:Gentiane MG
DESCRIPTION:Gentiane Michaud-Gagnon\, known as Gentiane MG\, is a Montreal-based pianist and composer whose music explores human connection through jazz\, classical influence\, and evocative imagery. Rooted in nature\, memory\, and lived experience\, her work transforms vulnerability into clarity and movement. She holds a master’s degree in jazz performance from McGill University and a diploma from the Conservatoire de musique et d’art dramatique du Québec. Gentiane’s fourth album with her award-winning piano trio\, Can You Hear the Birds?\, was released March 27\, 2026. \nCan You Hear the Birds?\, is a deeply human project shaped by connection\, listening\, and emotional presence. Performed with her long standing trio\, bassist Levi Dover and drummer Mark Nelson\, the music unfolds as a shared experience rooted in trust\, intuition\, and collective expression. \nCan You Hear the Birds? is a fully realized and resonant artistic statement that marks a defining chapter in Gentiane’s career. The music explores connection in all its forms\, with others\, with nature\, with creativity itself\, and with parts of oneself still being discovered. Rather than telling specific stories\, the compositions create open emotional landscapes\, allowing listeners to move between turbulence and calm\, vulnerability and strength\, grief and joy.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/gentiane-mg/
LOCATION:Jazz Bistro\, 251 Victoria St\, Toronto\, ON M5B 1T8\, Canada\, Old Toronto\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5B 1T8
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:The Laila Biali Quartet (Night 2 of 2)
DESCRIPTION:Multi award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter\, pianist and national radio host Laila Biali has headlined festivals and venues spanning five continents from New York City’s Carnegie Hall to Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts\, and supported international icon Sting. Her JUNO-nominated 2023 album\, Your Requests\, featured a stellar cast of guests and received a 4.5 star rave review in All About Jazz. Her previous release\, Out of Dust\, was also JUNO nominated (in 2021) and won Biali spots on “Best Album” lists around the globe. In 2020\, she was honoured by SOCAN Music with the Hagood Hardy Award for Excellence in Songwriting. \nThe previous year\, Biali’s eponymous release won her a JUNO for “Vocal Jazz Album of the Year” and top prize at the Canadian Songwriting Competition. She was the youngest-ever double winner at Canada’s National Jazz Awards\, named “SOCAN Composer of the Year” and “Keyboardist of the Year” in 2006\, and she received her first JUNO nomination for Tracing Light in 2011. \nWhen Biali isn’t on stage or in the studio\, she’s busy hosting CBC Music’s national radio show\, Saturday Night Jazz – a weekly program broadcast to millions of listeners across Canada. And while she continues to earn high honours in the jazz world\, Biali’s signature sound transcends genre\, making her a favourite among audiences globally. \nHer highly anticipated seasonal album\, Wintersongs\, featuring Jane Bunnett\, members of the Venuti String Quartet and chamber orchestra\, was nominated for a 2025 JUNO Award\, Biali’s 5th nomination as a solo artist\, and a 2026 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album\, sharing the category alongside Lady Gaga\, Barbra Streisand\, Elton John and Laufey.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/the-laila-biali-quartet-night-2-of-2/
LOCATION:Jazz Bistro\, 251 Victoria St\, Toronto\, ON M5B 1T8\, Canada\, Old Toronto\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5B 1T8
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:The Laila Biali Quartet (Night 1 of 2)
DESCRIPTION:Multi award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter\, pianist and national radio host Laila Biali has headlined festivals and venues spanning five continents from New York City’s Carnegie Hall to Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts\, and supported international icon Sting. Her JUNO-nominated 2023 album\, Your Requests\, featured a stellar cast of guests and received a 4.5 star rave review in All About Jazz. Her previous release\, Out of Dust\, was also JUNO nominated (in 2021) and won Biali spots on “Best Album” lists around the globe. In 2020\, she was honoured by SOCAN Music with the Hagood Hardy Award for Excellence in Songwriting. \nThe previous year\, Biali’s eponymous release won her a JUNO for “Vocal Jazz Album of the Year” and top prize at the Canadian Songwriting Competition. She was the youngest-ever double winner at Canada’s National Jazz Awards\, named “SOCAN Composer of the Year” and “Keyboardist of the Year” in 2006\, and she received her first JUNO nomination for Tracing Light in 2011. \nWhen Biali isn’t on stage or in the studio\, she’s busy hosting CBC Music’s national radio show\, Saturday Night Jazz – a weekly program broadcast to millions of listeners across Canada. And while she continues to earn high honours in the jazz world\, Biali’s signature sound transcends genre\, making her a favourite among audiences globally. \nHer highly anticipated seasonal album\, Wintersongs\, featuring Jane Bunnett\, members of the Venuti String Quartet and chamber orchestra\, was nominated for a 2025 JUNO Award\, Biali’s 5th nomination as a solo artist\, and a 2026 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album\, sharing the category alongside Lady Gaga\, Barbra Streisand\, Elton John and Laufey.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/the-laila-biali-quartet-night-1-of-2/
LOCATION:Jazz Bistro\, 251 Victoria St\, Toronto\, ON M5B 1T8\, Canada\, Old Toronto\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5B 1T8
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:Vocal Jazz - Sunday Date w/ Vancouver\, NYC\, & Toronto Musicians
DESCRIPTION:Gershwin\, Porter\, ’n Me \nJoin us at the Jazz Bistro on Sunday May 31st  for vocal jazz from Vancouver and New York alongside our specialty crafted cocktails and delicious bistro fare. \nWestern Canadian Music Awards ‘Jazz Artist of the Year’ nominee Angela Verbrugge brings Gershwin- and Cole Porter-era standards to life with her signature charm. A finalist in the International Songwriting Competition\, Verbrugge weaves in timeless stories of the heart with her own Canadian jazz compositions and lyrics. \nMaking her Jazz Bistro debut\, the Vancouver Island-based artist is described as “both hip and a hoot” (JazzWeekly)\, and has toured in Japan\, Hong Kong\, S. Korea\, Taiwan\, Türkiye\, the UK\, Germany\, Luxembourg\, France\, Italy\, and coast to coast in Canada — all since 2021! She has released four albums to great reviews from the international jazz press\, topped polls in JazzTimes and All About Jazz\, and is regularly played on leading jazz radio programs. Her recorded songs have been streamed almost a million times across platforms. \nBacked by a stellar piano trio — Grammy-nominated NYC pianist Ray Gallon\, Jon Maharaj (bass)\, and Morgan Childs (drums)—Jazz Bistro guests can expect a warm\, witty\, and uplifting performance featuring beloved classics and new favourites delivered with irresistible musical chemistry. Seating is limited. Book your table now for an unforgettable evening of jazz standards\, original Canadian lyrics\, and heartfelt music. \n“No maybes; for Verbrugge\, now is definitely the time\,” – JazzTimes Magazine \n“Listen and be delighted. Her art is her own\, and she offers rare pleasures.” — JazzLives \n“As a lyricist Miss Verbrugge seems to have “learned” from the best: one senses the wit of Dave Frishberg\, the glorious storytelling of Dorothy Fields and Johnny Mercer\, and – all of that and a tinge of pathos that was the hallmark of songs by Cole Porter. However\, make no mistake\, these lyrics are singularly Miss Verbrugge’s. ”— That Canadian Magazine\, Raul da Gama \n“Pianist Ray Gallon may be one of New York City’s best kept secrets. A veteran sideman with a career spanning over four decades\, Gallon was mentored by greats including John Lewis\, and Jaki Byard.” – The New York Jazz Record \n“Ray Gallon possesses a unique rhythmic imagination and a wrought iron vocabulary.” – Bill Charlap \nAngela Verbrugge (vocals) \nVancouver Island vocalist Angela Verbrugge was nominated for Jazz Artist of the Year at the 2024 Western Canadian Music Awards. In 2025\, All About Jazz announced that Verbrugge had topped their Reader Poll for Jazz Vocalist and in 2020 Angela won the JazzTimes’ Readers’ Poll for Best Female Vocalist. She “possesses a winsome\, brightly-burnished\, pliable voice\, ample emotional intelligence\, and conspicuously good taste. Angela’s four albums feature standout arrangements of standards and original songs in the style of the Great American Songbook. The projects received praise in All About Jazz\, JazzTimes\, Jazzwise\, Couleurs France\, Syncopated Times\, Jersey Jazz\, LA Jazz Scene and publications around the world leading to tours to Japan\, Taiwan\, Hong Kong\, China\, S. Korea\, Türkiye\, the UK\, Germany\, France\, Luxembourg and eight provinces — all since 2021. Her music has charted on JazzWeek\, been featured by CBC and NPR\, and she held the number one spot on the Earshot Jazz charts for multiple weeks. Angela’s tracks have been streamed a million times across streaming platforms since her debut in 2019. \nRay Gallon (piano) \nTo listen to pianist Ray Gallon is to take a journey through the great lineage of jazz piano from its inception all the way up to the cutting-edge present. His playing is imbued with the vocabulary\, sensibilities and soul of the very architects of the jazz artform. Born\, raised and living his whole life in Manhattan\, NYC pianist Ray Gallon has been a mainstay on the jazz scene for over thirty-five years. Rooted in bebop and blues\, his expressive\, swingin’ playing melds old and new into a fresh\, original style. As a young player\, Ray was taken under the wing of piano giants John Lewis\, Hank Jones\, and Jaki Byard. He has performed at major jazz festivals and venues around the world with such luminaries as Ron Carter\, Lionel Hampton\, Art Farmer\, Benny Golson\, George Adams\, Les Paul\, and Wycliffe Gordon. Ray has appeared at the White House and the Kennedy Center\, sharing the stage with jazz legends including Dizzy Gillespie\, Milt Jackson\, Sweets Edison\, and Joe Williams. An in-demand accompanist\, he has worked with many vocal greats\, including Jon Hendricks\, Sheila Jordan\, Dakota Staton\, Gloria Lynne\, Jane Monheit and Chaka Khan. Ray’s Cellar Live recordings include such luminaries as Kenny Washington\, Ron Carter\, and Lewis Nash\, and Ahmad Jamal called his recorded work “extraordinary”. \nJon Maharaj (bass) \nJon Maharaj is a JUNO-award winning bassist who has performed and / or recorded with The Tenors\, Emilie-Claire Barlow\, Allison Au\, Amanda Tosoff and many others. He has toured North America extensively with a variety of artists and has performed overseas everywhere from Tokyo to Monte Carlo. Jon was also the bassist in the Canadian company of the multiple award-winning musical Come From Away\, where he got to perform the show for over 1 million people over the course of its record-breaking run. \nMorgan Childs (drums) \nBC-born Morgan Childs has established himself as a first-call drummer for many leading Canadian and international jazz artists. Morgan has four recordings to his name as a leader. Awards to his credit include three consecutive CBC Galaxie Rising Star Awards\, as well as the Grand Prix du Jazz at the Montreal Jazz Festival. Other notable artists Morgan has performed and recorded with include Zach Brock (Snarky Puppy)\, Phil Dwyer\, Kelly Jefferson\, Bernie Senensky\, Eric Alexander\, Ingrid and Christine Jensen\, Ian Hendrickson-Smith(The Roots)\, Kirk MacDonald\, and Pat Labarbera. Morgan has appeared on stages across Canada and around the world\, including the US\, Mexico\, England\, Ukraine\, and India.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/vocal-jazz-sunday-date-w-vancouver-nyc-toronto-musicians/
LOCATION:Jazz Bistro\, 251 Victoria St\, Toronto\, ON M5B 1T8\, Canada\, Old Toronto\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5B 1T8
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Theatre & Opera
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