Brenda Carol's Renaissance Jazz Fair This Weekend

Brenda Carol is proud to announce thefollowing jazz artists as part of her Renaissance JazzFair. This all ages, two-evening event boasts some ofCanada's finest, up-and-coming jazz artists including17 year-old, award winning, sax and flute player RobChristian, 21 year-old vocal treasure Sophia Perlman,HMV Canada's #1 selling indie jazz vocalist LarraSkye, Toronto, jazz performer and educator BrendaCarol, and many more.... At the Renaissance Cafe, 1938Danforth Avenue, Toronto, ON 7:30 pm start,$8.00/Advance Ticket or $10.00/Door. No reservations.General admission. Advance tickets are availablethrough Jon Long of Long & McQuade (Bloor Street storelocation) and at Renaissance Cafe(www.renaissancecafe.ca). Please also contact theperformers directly for available advanced tickets. Saturday February 3, 2007 (in order of appearance):Nathan Hiltz - guitar, Ross MacIntyre - bass(accompanying musicians), Brenda Carol -vocals/percussion, Lindsay Britton - vocals, LarraSkye - vocals/guitar, Denise & Jerry Britton - vocals& keyboard (duo), Rob Christian - saxophone/flute,Sophia Perlman - vocals, Ptarmigan - Vanessa Hanson -vocals/guitar/keyboard and more artists T.B.A..On Sunday, February 4, 2007 Brenda Carol announces (inorder of appearance): Kevin Barrett - guitar, JonMaharaj - bass (accompanying musicians), Brenda Carol- vocals/percussion, Sophia Perlman - vocals, RobChristian - saxophone/flute, Jen Sagar - vocals,Elizabeth Shepherd - vocals/keyboard TBA, Rita diGhent - vocals/keyboards, and Courtney Quebec & TomIonescu - vocals & guitar (duo). Cosponsors of the event are Brenda Carol and Long &McQuade. Brenda Carol has been a vocal performer since1990 and a private vocal educator in Toronto since1994. Celebrating their 50th year, Long & McQuade haveproudly sponsored excellent musical events acrossCanada, encouraging music education and fine musicalequipment nationwide.Event web page: http://www.brendacarol.com/bcrjf.htmlContact: Brenda CarolEmail: darwynrecords@yahoo.comPhone: 416-467-7959

Maureen Kennedy at Opal Jazz Lounge

Feb 1 - Feb 3 2007VOCALIST MAUREEN KENNEDYEntertainment Charge: $12.00(Sets at 8, 9:30, & 11 PM)Vocalist Maureen Kennedy developed her love for jazz while studying with Canadian trumpeter Fred Stone. It was during this six year periods that she developed the purity of her sound and her restrained use of vibrato. She is one of the rare jazz vocalists who evokes the simplicity and directness of jazz greats such as Irene Krall and Helen Merrill. Through the years she has cultivated an extensive repertoire of memorable standards and rediscovered gems that compliment her very personal sound. This is evident in her debut recording ‘This Is Always’ which features a selection of classic standards including rarely recorded compositions by Billy Strayhorn, Jimmy Van Heusen, Alex Wilder and Antonio Carlos Jobim.Maureen is accompanied this week by pianist Gary Williamson and violinist San Muratawww.maureenkennedy.com

Quinsin Nachoff W/Dave Restivo and Ethan Ardelli

FREE concert at Hart House on the UofT Campus 2nite: Friday Feb 2nd9pm - 11pm....in the Arbor Room (joint's even licensed!)Rhodes 3o w/David Restivo--> Fender RhodesEthan Ardelli--> drums