2019-2020
Jazz Events
Ken Page
Masterclass Series
Fridays: 3:15-4:30
Public Welcome
Sept 13: Myriad3
Sept 20: Lori Freedman and NAIL
Sept 27: *Cancelled due to Climate Strike*
Oct 4: Raphael Zaldivar
Oct 11: No Masterclass
Oct 18: Alex Fournier
Oct 25: Florian Hoefner
Nov 1: Rossano Sportiello
Nov 8: No Masterclass (reading week)
Nov 15: Emily Steinwall
Nov 22: Joe Strutt
Nov 29: Closed Jazz Session
Jan 10: TBA
Jan 17: Colin Hinton
Jan 24: Modibo Keita
Jan 31: Amos Hoffman
Feb 7: Ralph Coram
Feb 14: No Masterclass
Feb 21: No Masterclass (reading week)
Feb 28: Rebecca Hennesey annd W
The Rex
UofT Jazz students perform every Monday of the school year at the Rex Hotel.
These events are open to the public and are pass-the-hat.
Set 1: 6:30 – 7:10
Set 2: 7:20 – 8:00
Set 3: 8:10 – 8:50
*No third set on the last Monday of each month
Sep 2: Dawson Chamberlain / Andrew Gormley / Alex Manoukas
Sep 9: Thomas Steele / Nick Adema / Austin Bassarath
Sep 16: Madeleine Ertel / Avery Cantello / Max Stover
Sep 23: Jennifer Lo / Jim Vivian Undergrad / Murley Grad /
Sep 30: Andrew Downing Undergrad / Geoff Young
Oct 7: Patrick O'Riley / Jason Logue / Kelly Jefferson
Oct 14: Patrick O’Reilly w/Meghan Gilhespy / Jacob Slous / Kaelin Murphy
Oct 21: William Carn / Noam Lemish / David Occhipinti
Oct 28: University of Toronto 12tet dir. Terry Promane
Nov 4: Sebastian Bailey / Will Hunt / David Hodgson
Nov 11: Steve Wallace / Darren Sigesmund / Don Englert
Nov 18: Chris Pruden / Derek Gray / John Macleod
Nov 25: Andrew Downing Grad
Dec 2: Vocal Jazz Ensemble dir. Christine Duncan
Dec 9: 11 O'Clock Jazz Orchestra dir. Jim Lewis / University of Toronto Jazz Orchestra dir. Gordon Foote
Jan 6: Phil Albert Small Jazz Ensemble / Matt Coldwell / Brenon Parmar
Jan 13: Harry Bartlett / Sam Little / Alex Argatoff
Jan 20: Ben Isenstein / Jacqueline Teh / Dave Young
Jan 27: Meghan Gilhespy Small Jazz Ensemble / Downing Undergrad
Feb 3: David Occhipinti / Jason Logue / Murley Grad
Feb 10: Patrick O'Riley / Geoff Young / Jim Vivian
Feb 17: Christian Antonacci / Geoff Claridge / Alex Manoukas
Feb 24: University of Toronto 12tet dir. Terry Promane
March 2: John Macleod / Don Englert / William Carn
March 9: Phil Albert / Dave Young / Kelly Jefferson
March 16: Vocal Jazz Ensemble dir. Christine Duncan
March 23: Steve Wallace / Derek Gray / Darren Sigesmund
March 30: Jacqueline Teh / Noam Lemish
April 6: 11 O'Clock Jazz Orchestra dir. Jim Lewis / University of Toronto Jazz Orchestra dir. Gordon Foote
Upper Jazz Concerts
UofT small ensembles perform on Wednesdays in Upper Jazz at 90 Wellesley St. W.
These concerts are free and open to the general public.
Set 1: 7:00 – 7:45
Set 2: 8:00 - 8:45
Oct 30: Jim Vivian / Dave Young
Nov 20: Meghan Gilhespy / DOG ensemble
Dec 4: Steve Wallace / Jacqueline Teh
Jan 15: Kelly Jefferson / Noam Lemish
Jan 22: Don Englert / William Carn
Jan 29: Darren Sigesmund / Phil Albert
Feb 12: Jason Logue / Derek Gray
Feb 26: John MacLeod / Downing Undergrad
March 11: Murley Grad / David Occhipinti
March 18: Geoff Young / Patrick O'Riley
April 1: Andrew Downing Grad
Walter Hall
UofT large ensembles perform at Walter Hall (Edward Johnson Building) for special concerts.
These concerts are open to the general public.
Oct 24 (7:30pm): University of Toronto 12tet led by Terry Promane
Nov 13 (7:30pm): What Makes It Great?® THE GREAT BANDS OF THE SWING ERA
Rob Kapilow conductor
Wilma and Clifford Smith (Visitor in Music) with the University of Toronto Jazz Orchestra
$40, $25 senior, $10 student U of T students admitted free with a valid TCard, space permitting.
This concert is one of three What Makes It Great® events taking place during the 2019- 20 season.
Nov 17 (2:30pm): Hart House Jazz Ensemble led by Ernesto Cervini and the University of Toronto Jazz Orchestra led by Gordon Foote
Nov 27 (7:30pm): University of Toronto Vocal Jazz Ensemble led by Christine Duncan and the 11 O'Clock Jazz Orchestra led by Jim Lewis
Dec 3 (7:30pm): University of Toronto 12tet led by Terry Promane with Kris Davis
$20, $10 student U of T students admitted free with a valid TCard, space permitting.
Made possible in part by a generous gift from John and Claudine Bailey.
Jan 30 (7:30pm): Jazz Composers Concert
Feb 5 (7:30pm): University of Toronto 12tet led by Terry Promane
Feb 13 (7:30pm): University of Toronto Jazz Orchestra led by Gordon Foote
March 4 (7:30pm): University of Toronto 12tet led by Terry Promane
March 19 (7:30pm): University of Toronto Jazz Orchestra led by Gordon Foote and the 11 O'Clock Jazz Orchestra led by Jim Lewis ft. Dick Oatts
Dick Oatts saxophone JOHN AND CLAUDINE BAILEY DISTINGUISHED VISITOR IN JAZZ
March 25 (7:30pm): University of Toronto Vocal Jazz Ensemble led by Christine Duncan ft. Ayelet Rose Gottlieb
Made possible in part by a generous gift from John and Claudine Bailey.
Jazz at the New Music Festival
Jan 13 (7:30pm): Electric Jazz Plus!
Eliot Britton and Gordon Hyland team up to curate an event that blends electronic jazz, visuals and live electronics, and features a collaborative work by Hyland, Britton and guests. Expect to hear humans improvising with machines and machines improvising like humans. Presented by Eliot Britton.
Jan 18 (12pm): Noon Jazz Session (Walter Hall)
Composer and pianist André Mehmari will be featured in workshops and performances with students from the Jazz Studies program, including small jazz ensembles. Presented by Jim Lewis.
Jan 18 (7:30pm): U of t Jazz Faculty and Guests Cocert (Walter Hall)
The University of Toronto DOG Ensemble and members of the U of T Jazz Faculty welcome special guest pianist André Mehmari in an evening featuring improvised music and jazz compositions. Presented by Jim Lewis.