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EVERY FRIDAY at the Anabella Lounge JazzCab Celebrating our Second Year For the Love of Songs & Singers A weekly series featuring distinguished emerging & established jazz Cabaret performers in Cabbagetown Whitney Smith, guitar Jordan O'Connor, bass THE ANABELLA LOUNGE Toronto's most intimate jazz bar 226 Carlton St. (just west of Parliament) 9:30 PM - 12:30 AM. $5 cover. Excellent reasonably-priced cuisine served in the bar. Reservations for the limited number of tables are possible if you are dining in the club or upstairs in the restaurant. 20% off food if you are reserving for the show. Call 416-944-3738 to reserve. Go here or information on JazzCab Showcase.
October is Harry Warren month Celebrating songs written by this great composer (1893-1981)
October 10
October 17 Kelly Holiff
A recent graduate of Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts, Kelly’s starring roles have included Emily in A Story about Emily Carr, Mrs. Potts in Fallen Rock’s Beauty and the Beast, Sister Robert Anne in Nunsense, and Babe Williams in The Pajama Game. Kelly had her debut public jazz performance in July at JazzCab singing Harold Arlen, and received a tremendous response, so we're looking forward to seeing what she does with Harry Warren this time around.
October 24 Allyson Morris
Allyson's vocals are sultry sweet, yet filled with a rich soulfulness. While performing, either a ballad or a swinging upbeat tune, she emotes passion in each and every note. She has in the past lent her talents to producing, arranging and providing back-up vocals on various musical ventures. A CD is in the works, which will include original songs as well as jazz favorites. Keep your eyes and ears open for this new musical vocal gem.
October 31 Kristen Rundle
Somehow it's in the blood of this perky Australian. It might be because, as the fourth generation of an unbroken chain of working class singers, actors and entertainers, the talent for selling a song was hardwired into her soul. It all began, she says, when her father discovered that the eight year-old singing along to Lionel Richie in the living room sounded quite good. From there she began a journey that has been mainly focussed on classical ensemble singing. Kristen has performed as a soprano with chamber choirs in Sydney, Australia and Montreal, and has been a member of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and Mendelssohn Singers. Meeting Whitney Smith has led to a fully-fledged exploration of her previously under-explored jazz aspirations, and she has sung with his Swing House quintet and the Big Steam Band. November is Gus Khan month Celebrating songs written by one of the great lyricists (1886-1941) November 7 Amy McConnell
Amy McConnell is one of the surprise talents emerging this year. Her show will be a big event that you won't want to miss. Of her repertoire for the night, Amy writes, "The music of the Great American Songbook from the first half of the 20th century represents the golden age of American popular music and Gus Kahn was one of the most prolific lyricists of the Songbook's repertoire. During his 32 year career he wrote the words to nearly 800 published songs." In her second set Amy will performing songs by Oscar Hammerstein. "[He] is probably contributed more than any other single person to the evolution of the American musical comedy from simple entertainment to a complex and sophisticated art form." - Songwriters Hall of Fame. Many of the songs he wrote the lyrics for have become well known jazz standards. Only a handful of lyricists are credited with more. Among them... Gus Khan." November 14 November 21 Jen Cook November 28 Gina Lewis-Watts
Whitney and Joanne Morra after her Richard Rodgers night on September 26. |
