July 29th – BSMT254, Toronto. After last month’s show was right up my alley, I had to come back out for the 4th and (for now) final show in the vivid.to series before it starts back up sometime in October. I'm glad I did, as I was able to catch a cancelled performance...
Virginia MacDonald’s debut album is finally here! And this little chick jumped right in to see what her first statement is as a Torontonian Jazz Artist. She is a bandleader who plays clarinet. On that alone, is a bold step into jazz. I have only seen a couple of lead...
June 24. Way back in April, Cole MacKinnon reached out to us to cover his new monthly show series, Vivid. Unfortunately, Instagram loves to not show messages until folks connect (follow each other), so I missed his April show. After a hiatus in May, the series...
Convergence- The degree or point at which lines , objects etc…converge. Is this what Mike Murray created? Let take a look shall we? The opening piece is simply entitled Prologue and has a dreamy opening like the promise of a musical box ready to come to life. It...
Contxt by Trane This was the 1st time I had a chance to visit this club that sits right above BSMT254 with the same address. So, below in the basement the club focuses on underground style music whether it is live music or DJ music. On the street level is Contxt that...
BEATrio BEATrio are a new configuration of the top tiered jazz musicians in the world today. They consist of Bela Fleck on Banjo, Edmar Castaneda on Harp and Antonio Sanchez on drums. If you look closely at the name the BEA in their name, it is the first letters of...
Jaymz Bee’s Caravan of Music Returns in 2026 for Its Biggest Edition Yet140+ Musicians, 12 Rooms, One Unforgettable Night in Support of the Unison FundJaymz Bee’s Caravan of Music returns to Old Mill Toronto on Monday, April 13, 2026, for its biggest event to...
International Women’s Day What did you do this International Women’s Day? For Blast Toronto, it is a day to celebrate women in music. I went to The Pilot this past Sunday for an afternoon of feminine storytelling and Denielle Bassels is a woman with some great...
The Pilot Just over a year ago the Pilot opened up an upstairs room called the Stealth (I love that name) to bring in a different kind of music besides jazz. They have been helping out promoting some of the rock and pop musicians by opening up this very cool room that...
If you are a Baby Boomer or a Gen-X, you grew up watching Rudolph the Red nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is coming to town and Frosty the Snowman. But there was always something special about a Charlie Brown Christmas. For me it was the tree scene. For others it was...
