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Way North Tour Feb 2017
Way North will be on a frosty tour starting February 18th! Right as we finish this tour, we’ll be going into Canterbury Music Studios to record our second album!
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FOG brass band Jazz Festival Tour 2016 and Recording
I am very excited to announce that FOG brass band will be playing the TD Toronto, TD Ottawa, TD Festival International de Jazz de Montreal and TD Halifax Jazz Festivals this summer.
After our Jazz Festival tour, we will be spending two full days at Canterbury Music Company to record our first full-length recording with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
Rita Chiarelli and Sweet Loretta
I am very excited to be playing with the incredible Rita Chiarelli backed by an all-star band, Sweet Loretta. We have a stacked tour starting in April. Visit Rita’s website to get more detailed info. Don’t miss the opportunity to see this show!
FOG brass band at the Somewhere There Creative Music Festival!
Somewhere There started up in a Parkdale loft back in 2007, but the Toronto-based arts collective is now turning nine and ready to present another instalment of its annual music festival. Now in its fourth year, the Creative Music Festival will take place from February 26 to 28 at the Tranzac.
This year’s lineup brings together an eclectic mix of experimental music, featuring “everything from frayed songs to all-out abstraction, from soloists to dense large ensembles, and from hushed textural acoustic work to driving direct-into-the-PA-system electronics.”
Things kick off on the evening of February 26 with performances from Ronley Teper’s Lipliners, SlowPitchSound and a new quintet formation led by Nick Storring.
February 27 boasts solo improvisational sets from Germaine Liu, Paul Newman, Kyle Brenders, Peter Lutek, Ken Aldcroft and Nicole Rampersaud, while the evening will hear the Kyle Brenders Ensemble, the Ugly Beauties, the Polka Dogs and Interstellar Tentet.
Finally, on February 28, the weekend-long event will wrap up with a set from Laura Swankey, Christine Duncan and Daniel Oore’s recently formed trio, alongside the Humber Composers Collective. The evening portion will see FOG, Ways and THREADS take the stage.
In addition to live music, there will also be talks to attend and a mini record fair. You can find full festival information, including additional information about the performers, ticket prices and pick-up locations, and day-by-day schedules here.
Inertia by FOG brass band live @ St. Andrews-by-the-lake
FOG live @ Burdock – lagoon, Toronto 2015
Women’s Blues Revue Nov 28, 2015
Since 1987, The Toronto Blues Society’s Women’s Blues Revue has wowed Toronto audiences with performances from some of the most accomplished women in Canadian blues. The featured vocalists of this year’s Women’s Blues Revue include Rita Chiarelli, Cécile Doo-Kingué, Terra Lightfoot, Crystal Shawanda and Suzie Vinnick. Check out the Women’s Blues Revue Archive for a list of past featured artists.
Rebecca Hennessy (trumpet, band leader), Suzie Vinnick (guitar), Emily Burgess (guitar), Carlie Howell (bass), Morgan Doctor (drums), Colleen Allen (sax), Carrie Chesnutt (sax) and Lily Sazz (keyboards) return to form this year’s all-star Women’s Blues Revue Band.
Join the Toronto Blues Society at this year’s Women’s Blues Revue as we celebrate 30 years of promoting Canadian blues!
FOG brass band @ St. Andrew’s By The Lake Church Oct 4, 2015
FOG Brass Band will be playing a concert at St. Andrew’s By The Lake Church on Toronto Island on Sunday, October 4th from 3pm-5pm. Here is the FACEBOOK EVENT for more info!