Events at Harlem Restaurant, Toronto, ON - Fri Oct 18th and Sat Oct 19th!

FRIDAY OCTOBER 18TH

MIKE FIELD

TRUMPETER AND COMPOSER MIKE FIELD IS A TORONTO-BASED MUSICIAN WHO PERFORMS REGULARLY AT JAZZ VENUES, FESTIVALS AND ON TOUR BOTH IN CANADA AND INTERNATIONALLY. HIS FIRST FULL-LENGTH ALBUM OF ORIGINAL JAZZ COMPOSITIONS WILL BE RELEASED IN SEPTEMBER 2011, AND HE HAS TAKEN PART IN THE DOWNTOWN TORONTO JAZZ FESTIVAL FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS.
MIKE BEGAN STUDYING TRUMPET CLASSICALLY AT THE AGE OF 10. AFTER MANY YEARS OF PRIVATE LESSONS WITH THE TORONTO SYMPHONY'S BART WOOMERT, HE STUDIED AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY WITH WARREN VACHÉ AND LAURIE FRINK.

AFTER TOURING CANADA THREE TIMES, HE AND THE ROCK/FUNK BAND JAY SPECTRE WERE AWARDED A GRANT FROM THE ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL TO TOUR NEW ZEALAND IN JANUARY 2010 TO PROMOTE THEIR LATEST ALBUM. HE HAS PLAYED FOR FULL HOUSES AT TORONTO'S HORSESHOE TAVERN, EL MOCAMBO AND OTHER RENOWNED VENUES IN MANY CANADIAN CITIES. IN THE REGGAE COLLECTIVE HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER, MIKE HAS PERFORMED AT THE TORONTO BEACHES JAZZ FESTIVAL AND AT NUMEROUS BOB MARLEY AND PETER TOSH TRIBUTE SHOWS IN HIS HOMETOWN. AS A MEMBER OF THE EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC GROUP THE CS FIELD TRIO, MIKE HAS TOURED THROUGHOUT GERMANY AND FRANCE, INCLUDING THE FIMU FESTIVAL IN BELFORT, FRANCE. IN NEW ZEALAND, HIS TRUMPET CAN BE HEARD IN THE EXPERIMENTAL BOSSA-NOVA COLLECTIVE THE INVERTS.

7:30PM - 11:00PM

SATURDAY OCTOBER 19TH

TYANNA NIKKITA

FOR TYANNA NIKKITA, SINGING WAS HER FIRST LANGUAGE AND ALTHOUGH SHE WAS AN ATHLETE FOR MOST OF HER ADOLESCENT YEARS, HER LOVE OF MUSIC AND SENSATIONAL VOCAL TALENT EVENTUALLY BECAME HER ONLY FOCUS. AFTER FINISHING HER STUDIES AT SCHOOL FOR INDEPENDENT MUSIC PRODUCTION, TYANNA PERFORMED AROUND TORONTO WITH THE SHORT LIVED TYANNA NIKKITA BAND MEETING NEW MUSICIANS AND GAINING EXPERIENCE ALONG THE WAY, BUT THE BAND COULDN’T BE HELD TOGETHER. DURING 2010-2012, TYANNA NIKKITA SLOWLY BEGAN REBUILDING HERSELF AS AN ARTIST IN MANY WAYS FROM BEING A PROMO MODEL FOR CAR COMPANIES, MAKE-UP AND PHOTOGRAPHY SITES, TO WRITING, PRODUCING, RECORDING AND PERFORMING HER ORIGINAL MUSICAL WORKS. TYANNA HAS WORKED AND PERFORMED WITH THE LIKES OF KULITTA, SHAMAKAH ALI, WADE, O. BROWN, THE BLACK HEATH HOUNDS, AND A FEW HOUSE MUSIC PROJECTS UNDER MI CASA RECORDS JUST TO NAME A FEW. TYANNA IS ALSO WORKING ON AN EP WITH PRODUCERS DAVID RENTEL AND ROBIN “THE BOY WONDER” ECCLESTON FOR THE POP/ELECTRONICA LABEL, EAST CENTRAL WEST ENTERTAINMENT. IN ADDITION, TYANNA IS ALSO CURRENTLY WORKING ON SONGS FOR HER EP DUE OUT SOMETIME IN 2013. SHE HAS A FANTASTIC SINGLE ON THE MARKET TITLED “FUNK IS YOUR LOVER” WHICH HAS SOME SERIOUS HEAT BEHIND IT. LOOK OUT FOR THIS SENSATION AND HARD WORKING MUSIC ARTIST… THE FIRE IS COMING! REMEMBER NIKKITA DYNAMITE AKA TNT AKA TYANNA NIKKITA.

7:30PM - 11:00PM

HARLEM EAST
       67 Richmond St East.
       416.368.1920

Hours of Operation
      Mon -  4pm - 11pm
      Tues - Thur -  11am - 11pm
      Fri - Sat - 11am - 12am
      Sun - 3pm - 11pm

HARLEM WEST
      745 Queen St. West
      416.366.4743

Hours of Operation
     Mon - 4pm - 11pm
     Tues - Thurs - 11am - 11pm
     Fri - 11am - 12am
     Sat - 10am - 12am
     Sun - 10am - 11pm

         
http://www.harlemrestaurant.com