The voices and rhythms of top Canadian and internationally-acclaimed talent will be filling the air in the second annual Mosaic does… Jazz festival. The series of 9 free concerts will take place every Wednesday beginning July 7th and will be held from 6:00 to 9:00 pm in the Coxwell Parkette, on the south side of Danforth Avenue, just steps west of the Coxwell subway station. Organized by the Danforth Mosaic BIA, the Mosaic does… Jazz festival will spotlight the diversity of the jazz genre throughout the summer and is sure to get toes tapping! Vendors from local businesses will be on-hand to provide food and refreshments to the listening audience.
July 7 - RUSS LITTLE TRIO Canadian star trombonist is a veteran of some of jazz history’s most illustrious big bands including the Woody Herman Orchestra.
July 14 - AUTORICKSHAW Indo-jazz-funk fusion ensemble and Juno nominees for ‘World Music Album of the Year’.
July 21 - KOLLAGE Drumming jazz legend Archie Alleyne performs with his stellar band
July 28 - SUNDAR VISWANATHAN Jazz woodwind player and vocalist was Juno-nominated for ‘Best World Album’
August 4 - HEATHER BAMBRICK National Jazz Award winner for ‘Vocalist of the Year’ and host of ‘Sunday Afternoon Jazz’ on JAZZ FM 91.1
August 11 - MICHAEL DANSO Broadway performer, internationally renowned legendary jazz vocalist and performer extraordinaire.
August 18 - ONOSCATOPOEIA – the Hart House Jazz Choir, and SAMBA SQUAD - Toronto’s most loved percussion posse!
August 25 - JANE BUNNETT Juno Award winner and Grammy nominee flutist/saxophonist is best known for her Afro-Cuban melodies.
September 1 - ALEX PANGMAN ‘Canada’s Sweetheart of Swing’ sings music of the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s
Last Updated ( Friday, 02 July 2010 )
June 20th, Luminato, Toronto
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Autorickshaw: Bollywood and Beyond
2pm Sunday June 20 Queen's Park North FREE
Autorickshaw quartet + a 7 piece brass section + a string quartet + keyboards/beatboxing part of Luminato's World Music Celebration
Featuring Suba Sankaran, Ed Hanley, Rich Brown, Patrick Graham, 7 members of the Hannaford Street Silver Band, Aleksandar Gajic, Parmela Attariwala, Claudio Ven, Andrew Downing and Dylan Bell.
We don't often get to perform with such a large band! Very excited!
Here's a video from last time we did this show:
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 08 June 2010 )
What we've been up to...
Written by Administrator
We wanted to give a quick update:
We're working on a new album. No release date set yet, but stay tuned.
We have some gigs coming up this summer...details to follow as dates get fixed.
We've been working on overdubs and mixes of the City of Lakes Project..string quartet and additional vocals haveen recorded. Stay tuned for new mixes to be completed, which we will post on the Bandcamp page.
Members of Autorickshaw will be performing at Trichy Sankaran's Konnakkol book launch on May 27th in Toronto. Details below:
May 27: Trichy Sankaran Book Launch and Concert!
At long last, the highly anticipated book entitled The Art of Konnakkol (Solkattu - spoken rhythms of south India) by master drummer and professor Trichy Sankaran is being released!
The book is being launched with a short concert by Trichy Sankaran himself along with members of Autorickshaw and other special guests. There will be a reduced price for the book on this occasion only.
Trichy Sankaran Book Launch and Concert The Music Gallery - 197 John Street, Toronto, ON Thursday, May 27, 2010 Concert begins at 8pm, reception to follow Admission: free!!!
Call the Music Gallery at (416) 204-1080
Thanks for your patience, and stay tuned!
Last Updated ( Sunday, 18 April 2010 )
City of Lakes
Written by Ed
This is the first version of City of Lakes, released to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster, on December 3rd, 2009. Click image above for more info.
City of Lakes is a project to raise funds for the Sambhavna Clinic in Bhopal, via the Bhopal Medical Appeal. See www.bhopal.org
On December 3rd, 1984, the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India accidentally released over 40 tons of toxic methyl isocyanate gas, exposing hundreds of thousands of people, especially in the community immediately surrounding the factory. The best, accepted estimates say that 8,000-10,000 people died within the first 72 hours of the leak. It is estimated that 20,000 have died since the accident from gas-related diseases, and another 120,000 people are estimated to have permanent injuries and chronic medical conditions that require constant healthcare. The Bhopal Disaster is widely considered the worst industrial disaster in history. Info on the disaster here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster
The Sambhavna Clinic provides free care to survivors of the disaster, and operates solely on donations.
Currently, the "album" consists of one song. Remixes of the song, with additional instrumentation, will appear here in the future.
The album and each track are name-your-price, starting at $0.00. Proceeds will go to the Sambhavna Clinic.
If you would prefer to contribute directly to the Bhopal Medical Appeal, you can do so here, and still download the song for free: legacy.bhopal.org/donations/
If you download the album (or track) now, you can come back and download new versions at any time, either for free, or for an additional donation.
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