Photo: Natasha Large
Current Jazz Venues
last updated: Aug 17, 2017.
Below ** indicates venue websites with player lineups posted.
| **The Rex Jazz & Blues Bar - 2-4 shows/day; 7 days/Week; (cover varies) | |
| 194 Queen St West (416-598-2475); See The Rex website for player line-ups! | |
| **The Emmet Ray Bar - Live Music 7 nts/wk; Jazz Sunday & Mondays; (PWYC) | |
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924 College St, just east of Dovercourt (416-792-4497). Trendy Bistro food! Eclectic variety of music. See Emmet Ray website for player line-ups! | |
| **Gate 403 Restaurant - Jazz, Blues, Latin & Boogie 7 days/Week; (no cover) | |
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403 Roncesvalles, south of Dundas St West (416-588-2930)
(Free parking at Howard P.S. parking lot located on west side of Roncesvalles on Howard Park Ave.)
See Gate 403 website for player line-ups! | |
| Harlem Underground - Jazz Mondays; 8:30-11pm | |
| 745 Queen St West (416-366-4743), 2 blk west of Bathurst. See Harlem's website for more info. | |
| Weekly Mondays: Neil Brathwaite (sax) with guests | |
| The Motel - Jazz Mondays, 10:30-1am (no cover) | |
| 1235 Queen St St W; (647-381-6246) just W of Dufferin St | |
| Weekly Mondays: Nathan Hiltz solo guitar | |
| **120 Diner - Jazz Tuesdays thru Sundays, various times and cover | |
| 120 Church St, just south of Queen St East (416-792-7725). See 120 website for player line-ups! | |
| The Salty Dog Bar and Grill - Jazz Tuesdays, 7-10pm (PWYC) | |
| 1980 Queen Street East, north side @ Waverley Ave, 4 blocks east of Woodbine, just west of Kew Gardens (416-849-5064); See Salty Dog's website for player line-ups! | |
| Playing with Greg Pilo (drums) ... quartets with some of Toronto's finest (since 2010)! | |
| La Revolución - Jazz Tuesdays, 8-10:30pm (no cover) | |
| 2848 Dundas St W; (416-766-0746) | |
| Piano & Guest Duos with Peter Hill (keys) ... | |
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The Reservoir Lounge Swing, Jump Blues & Boogie Woogie 5 nts/wk; Tue thru Sat; 7 pm or 9:45 pm (cover varies) | |
| 52 Wellington St East, west of Church (416-955-0887); Light club menu till 2 a.m.!
See Reservoir Lounge website for monthly calendar. | |
| Tranzac Club - Jazz various evenings! (PWYC) | |
| 292 Brunswick Ave, just south of Bloor (416-923-8137). See Tranzac calendar or Aug 16-22, 2017 Performance Schedule Newsletter. | |
| Whistlers Grill - Jazz Wednesdays, Sunday 'Blues', 7pm; no cover | |
| 995 Broadview Ave at Mortimer(416-421-1344). See Whistlers website for more info. | |
| Weekly Wednesdays: Weekly Jazz Trios | |
| Weekly Sunday 'Blues' | |
| **Mezzetta Restaurant & Tapas Bar - Jazz Wednesdays, 9pm ($12 cover) | |
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681 St Clair Ave W, west of Christie (416-658-5687 See Mezzetta's website for player line-ups! thru June 21 | |
| Weekly Duos often guitar-based - returns Aug 16. | |
| Bloom Restaurant - Jazz MonthlyThursday/Fridays, 7pm;$45 Prix Fixe Dinner-Show | |
| 2315 Bloor St West (416-767-1315). See Bloom's Website for more info on this unique Nuevo Latino cuisine restaurant. | |
| Monthly Quartets: next Aug 31 with Alexis Baro Quartet (trumpet) | |
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**The Home Smith Bar - Jazz weekly Thursday, Friday and Saturdays; 7:30-10:30pm Monthly Tuesdays; 7:30-10:30pm; ($20 min food-bev) | |
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21 Old Mill Road (416-236-2741). See Home Smith Bar website for more info, or these performance schedules for Aug player line-ups and September. | |
| **Jazz Bistro - Evening Shows, Tuesdays thru Sundays; (cover and show times vary) | |
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251 Victoria St (416-363-5299)
See Jazz Bistro's website for weekly performance schedule. | |
| Reposado Tequila Bar - Jazz Wed-Thurs-Fri, after 9:30pm; PWYC | |
| 136 Ossington Ave, N of Queen St W; (416-532-6474); See Reposado's website for more info. | |
| Wed | Michael Herring and guests (bass); |
| Th-F | Tim Hamel's Reposadists (trumpet) with guests |
| **Poetry Jazz Cafe - Various Jazz Tuesdays, Thursday thru Sundays; evenings & Sunday afternoons; $10 cover or PWYC Sundays | |
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224 Augusta Ave in Kensington Market(416-599-5299)
See full music schedule here at Poetry's website. Limited seating! | |
| **Lula Lounge - usually Jazz Thursday-Fridays; (dates & cover vary) | |
| 1585 Dundas St West, 416-588-0307. See full calendar Lula Lounge events for more info. | |
| Hirut Restaurant - Jazz Monthly Fridays, 8pm; (PWYC) | |
| 2050 Danforth Ave, one block west of Woodbine; (416-551-7560). | |
| Monthly Quintets or Quartets | |
| **The Pilot Tavern - Jazz Saturdays, 3-6pm (no cover) | |
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22 Cumberland St, 1/2 block west of Yonge, 1 block north of Bloor (416-923-5716) See The Pilot website for more info. | |
| Weekly Quartets ... with some of Toronto's finest (since ...forever)! | |
| **May Cafe - Various evenings;(cover varies) | |
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876 Dundas St West, west of Manning Ave (647-607-2032) See May's website for jazz their Jazz events and player details. | |
| **Morgans - Jazz Sunday Trios or Duos; 2-5pm; (no cover) | |
| 1282 Danforth Ave, just east of Greenwood (416-461-3020). See Morgans' website or call them for more info. | |
| Weekly Trios/Duos | |
| **The Local GEST - Jazz Sundays, 4:30-7:30pm (no cover) | |
| 424 Parliament St, south of Carlton (416-961-9425). See The Local's website for more info. | |
| Weekly Trios/Duos | |
| Pour Boy - Jazz Sundays, 7pm; (PWYC) | |
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583 College St, between Clinton & Manning (647-350-7687) See Pour Boy's Website here for more info. | |
| Tim Hamel (trumpet) with guests | |
| Gallery 345 - Jazz, various performance dates & cover | |
| 345 Sorauren Ave (416-822-9781). Find the full performance schedule at the Gallery's website. | |
| see their website's link above for jazz ComingUp ... | |
| For more jazz/blues club listings, plus, see our Other Jazz Links page. | |
E-mail us at info@ComingUpStraightAhead.com
Check our Facebook for shared posts of various upcoming gigs!
A few suggestions ComingUp...
The Rex August Thursdays, 6:30: Fabio Ragnelli Trio (drums) with David French (sax) and Dan Fortin (bass)
Fri Aug 18, 6:30: Bugaloo Squad incl Joel Visentin (piano) and Jeff Halischuk (drums)
Fri Aug 18, 9:45: Mike Murley Quartet (sax) with Kevin Turcotte (trumpet), Jim Vivian (bass) and Ted Warren (drums)
Find all the choices this month on the Rex August schedule.
Check for all choices ComingUp at Jazz Bistro's website.
Home Smith Bar @ The Old Mill:
see this weekend's players below and Aug Player Lineups above for all 7:30 Friday and Sat Summer Nights
ComingUp at The Pilot, Sat, Aug 19: Jake Wilkinson Quartet (trumpet)
ComingUp Sat, Aug 26: Mike Murley Quartet
Emmet weekly Sunday Jazz Shows: 6 & 8:30
weekly Monday Jazz: 7 & 9:30 shows
See their website for all player line-ups comingUp!
The Rex: August Mondays, 6:30pm: Peter Hill Quintet (piano) with Bob Brough & Chris Gale (sax), Brendan Davis (bass) and Nick Fraser (drums); possible player subs thru-out the month.
The Rex: August Tuesdays, 6:30pm: Allison Au Quartet (alto) with Todd Pentney (piano), Dan Fortin (bass) and Fabio Ragnelli (drums); possible player subs thru-out the month.
Greg Pilo Salty Dog Tuesdays, 7-10pm
Aug 22: Greg with Lorne Lofsky (guitar), Pat LaBarbera (sax) and Ross MacIntyre (bass)
Aug 29: Stacie McGregor (keys), Alison Young (sax) and Neil Swainson (bass)
The Rex, August Wednesdays, 6:30: Jeff McLeod Organ Trio with Ben Bishop (guitar) and Morgan Childs (drums)
Find all the choices this month on the Rex August schedule.
Weekly Wednesdays, 9pm
See the player line-up on the Mezzetta's Aug-Sept schedule.