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1. www.pressreader.com › canada › toronto-starA stroll through Toronto’s forgotten JAZZ HISTORY

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   Jun 22, 2024 · In 1987, it was demolished. Like most historic jazz venues in the city that have been replaced by condos and malls, all that remains is a modest plaque to remind Torontonia­ns of its existence. Some, like George’s Spaghetti House and Bourbon Street, don’t even get the plaque.

2. www.thestar.com › entertainment › musicToronto’s forgotten jazz landmarks: Where Coltrane played

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   Jun 22, 2024 · Entertainment. Music. Exploring Toronto’s forgotten jazz landmarks: ‘There is creative history in this city that would blow your mind’. Vocalist and songwriter Jacintha tUkU Matthews is...

3. jazzguitartoday.com › 2021 › 04Jazz Guitar in Canada’s Largest City

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   Apr 5, 2021 · JGT guest contributor Joe Barth takes a look at the jazz guitar scene in different cities – next up, Toronto. Breathtaking is eleven hundred feet above the city and the waterfront skyline of Lake Ontario during a quiet lunch up at ‘360 The Restaurant’ in the CN Tower.

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4. www.thewholenote.com › index › newsroomNotes in the Night: The History of Toronto Jazz Clubs since ...

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   Mar 29, 2018 · Toronto’s original so-called music room was the House of Hambourg which operated from 1948 to 1963 in four locations near Bloor and Bay. Some clubs specialized in Dixieland, others in modern jazz. But the ones which lasted the longest, such as George’s, Bourbon Street/Basin Street, the Colonial and the Town Tavern offered all sorts of fare.

   • Author: Ken Waxman

5. www.cbc.ca › news › canadaToronto's long lost jazz clubs take centre stage in new exhibit

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   Mar 11, 2018 · Billie Holiday appears lost in song on the Town Tavern stage, her riveted audience close enough to reach out and touch. Behind her, Toronto's star drummer Archie Alleyne keeps the rhythm on a...

6. www.tujazz.com › blog › 2016/7/7The Golden Age of Canadian Jazz — T.U. Jazz Festival

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   Jul 7, 2016 · The music scene in Toronto and around the world was forever changed in 1968 when valve trombonist Rob McConnell formed his flagship ensemble The Boss Brass. McConnell, a London, Ontario native, gathered some of the top studio musicians from around the city to form what would become one of the most swinging, recognizable, and influential big ...

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   Is Toronto still a jazz city?

   • “While this exhibition shows that jazz heritage is a large part of Toronto’s reputation as Music City, the debate in this city around the continuing demise of live music venues is something the jazz community has been dealing with for decades. There’s never been a shortage of local jazz musicians, just a shortage of places for them to play.

   Notes in the Night: The History of Toronto Jazz Clubs since 1946 | The

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   What happened to Jazz in Toronto?

   • In 1987, it was demolished. Like most historic jazz venues in the city that have been replaced by condos and malls, all that remains is a modest plaque to remind Torontonians of its existence. Some, like George’s Spaghetti House and Bourbon Street, don’t even get the plaque.

   A stroll through Toronto’s forgotten JAZZ HISTORY

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   Where is the jazz guitar scene in Toronto?

   • JGT guest contributor Joe Barth takes a look at the jazz guitar scene in different cities – next up, Toronto. Breathtaking is eleven hundred feet above the city and the waterfront skyline of Lake Ontario during a quiet lunch up at ‘360 The Restaurant’ in the CN Tower.

   Jazz Guitar in Canada’s Largest City

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   Where can you find jazz music in Toronto?

   • Matthews walks through the doors of the Shoppers Drug Mart on Dundas Square, heading for the escalators. On the second floor, past the rows of personal care products, tucked away in a corner is a small shrine to Toronto’s jazz scene. The Friar’s Music Museum is an echo of the vibrant past within those walls.

   A stroll through Toronto’s forgotten JAZZ HISTORY

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   What to do in Toronto?

   • Downtown Toronto has one of the oldest streets, called King Street, with its eclectic mix of high-end lifestyle, and it’s a place where you can see one of the top shows that just finished a run on Broadway. There is also much live music to catch when you’re in Toronto, especially some jazz guitar.

   Jazz Guitar in Canada’s Largest City

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   How important is Toronto's musical history?

   • Eddie Bullen, a jazz pianist and producer who collaborated with Matthews, emphasizes the importance of preserving Toronto’s musical history: “A lot of young people have no idea the effort and the groundwork that people like Salome and other trailblazers put in.” He notes that while there are efforts to foster preservation, they remain fragmented.

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8. www.heritagetoronto.org › explore › artists-jazzFree Jazz in a Free City – Heritage Toronto

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   Nov 9, 2023 · Jazz in Mid-Century Toronto. Before rock and roll hit the Yonge Street Strip, Toronto’s jazz clubs were a dominant part of the city’s music scene. In the mid-20th century, Toronto’s jazz scene represented a combination of swing, bebop, and dixieland styles. In focusing on free jazz, the AJB were oppositional to most of Toronto’s jazz scene.