Live Music & Networking Events @ Harlem Restaurant & Harlem Underground, Toronto, ON - Mon Mar 24th - Sat Mar 29th!

HARLEM RESTAURANT (EAST): 67 Richmond Street East, Toronto, ON

MONDAY MARCH 24TH

THE NEIL "BEE" BRATHWAITE JAZZ CONCERT SERIES

NEIL BRATHWAITE IS A WELL-KNOWN JAZZ MUSICIAN IN TORONTO. HE WAS RAISED IN MONTREAL, QUEBEC, WITH WEST INDIAN ROOTS IN BARBADOS.

NEIL WAS INTRODUCED TO CLASSICAL MUSIC AND STUDIED PIANO WITH DAISY SWEENEY, THE SISTER OF OSCAR PETERSON’S SISTER, AT THE AGE 7. HE WAS INITIATED TO JAZZ BY HIS DAD AND BEGAN TO PLAY ALTO SAX IN HIGHSCHOOL. STUDIED SCIENCES AT THE UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELIER / FRANCE AND LATER STUDIED SAXOPHONE IN THE JAZZ PROGRAM AT HUMBER COLLEGE WITH PAT LABARERA.

NEIL HAS WORKED WITH GEORGE CLINTON, SALOME BEY, THE DREAM WARRIORS, MOLLY JOHNSON, TABBY JOHNSON, PANIC, THE "A" TEAM, S.O.S BAND, THE PHILOSOPHER KINGS, EDDIE BULLEN, DANILEO PEREZ, KEISHA WINT, PAUL E LOPEZ, MIKE TULL, CURTIS SMITH, DAVE CAMPBELL, JASON PALMA, K.C, K.J, AHDRI ZHINA MANDIELA, WINTON MARSALIS, BASS IS BASE, IVANA SANTILLI, JACKSOUL, MCCAULEY BOYS, SLIM GILLARD, HEADSTONES, SPEAR HEAD, GALLIANO, THE SIDE MEN, JULLY BLACK, SOCRATES, CHOCLAIR, NANA MCCLEAN, THE MIGHTY DUKE, LILLIAN ALLEN, MARCIA MILLER, CLIFTON JOSEPH, LITTLE "X", BLACK CAT, 2 RUDE, KALABASH, ESTHERO, ABACUS, ALEX GREGGS, DENIS SHAW, MISHKA, ALANA BRIDGEWATER, DIVINE EARTH ESSENCE, WADE O BROWN, GLEN LEWIS, KUYA, KOS,DEVON, DEBORAH COX, B-FUNN, MICHIE MEE, JOHN ELLISON, GERALD LEVERT, LYNN CROSBIE, JAZZMIN, DOC, RES, KELLIS, LEROY SIBBLES AND MANY MORE. NEIL ALSO HAS WIDE EXPERIENCE PROVIDING MUSICAL DIRECTION FOR TELEVISION SHOWS AND LIVE EVENTS.

8:00PM - 11:00PM

THURSDAY MARCH 27TH

CREATIVE CLASS & COCKTAILS

A UNIQUE NETWORKING SERIES. YOU WANT A PLACE TO COGNATE WITH BLACK CANADIANS, AND YOU WANT MORE THAN A PARTY. THIS EVENT SERIES IS FOR YOU. JOIN US ONCE A MONTH AT HARLEM RESTAURANT FOR AN EVENING OF CREATIVITY & COCKTAILS LIKE NO OTHER. LEARN FROM  DYNAMIC SPEAKERS, NETWORK WITH TOP PROFESSIONALS, AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS THAT MATTER TO YOU.

6:00PM - 9:00PM

FRIDAY MARCH 28TH

KRISTIN FUNG

KRISTIN FUNG'S VOICE IS A GENUINE FORCE OF NATURE THAT PROPELS HER MAGNETIC ORIGINAL SONGS AND KILLER VERSIONS OF SOUL/R&B CLASSICS. A CAPTIVATING SINGER, PIANIST AND SONGWRITER INSPIRED BY 70S R&B, FUNK, JAZZ AND GOSPEL WITH AN INDIE NU-SOUL VIBE, FUNG RELEASED HER DEBUT EP “MASSIVE STRIDE” IN THE FALL OF 2012 WHICH WAS AWARDED A GRANT FROM FACTOR (FOUNDATION ASSISTING CANADIAN TALENT ON RECORDINGS). HAILING FROM VANCOUVER, BC, SHE HAS PERFORMED AT THE VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL AND IN NEW YORK, MONTREAL AND TORONTO - WHERE SHE NOW MAKES HER HOME. FEATURING MAX SENITT ON PERCUSSION. WWW.KRISTINFUNG.COM

7:30PM - 11:00PM

HARLEM UNDERGROUND (WEST): 745 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON

FRIDAY MARCH 28TH

MBOYA NICHOLSON

NEW ORLEANS-TRAINED CANADIAN STRIDE PIANIST, MBOYA NICHOLSON’S INFECTIOUS CHARM AND THRILLING DOWN-HOME SOPHISTICATION HAS ENTERTAINED MULTI GRAMMY WINNER WYNTON MARSALIS AND ACADEMY AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR, FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA. HE PERFORMS IN CLUBS, HOUSE CONCERTS, AND LIVE WEB STREAMS AROUND TORONTO, AND IS REPRESENTED BY WWW.TORONTOJAZZBUZZ.COM.

7:3OPM - 11PM

SATURDAY MARCH 29TH

MADETTE

MADETTE IS A MULTIFACETED ARTIST FROM TORONTO; BORN IN THE PHILIPPINES. HER SOUND IS BEST DESCRIBED AS "RUGGED, SMOOTH, ORGANIC SOUL" WITH THE INFLUENCES OF MICHAEL JACKSON, SADE AND LAURYN HILL.

GROWING UP, MADETTE SUFFERED FROM DEPRESSION, SELF-HATRED & LOW SELF-ESTEEM WHICH PREVENTED HER FROM PURSUING MUSIC AND THE PERFORMING ARTS. DURING A RECENT LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE, SHE WAS STRUCK WITH THE REALIZATION THAT MUSIC, WRITING AND PERFORMING ARE HER CALLING. 

NOW WITH HER FEARLESS ATTITUDE, MADETTE IS REVEALING HER PRESENCE TO THE PUBLIC. AS A PERSON AND ARTIST, HER HOPE IS TO UPLIFT PEOPLE THROUGH MUSIC, POETRY & POSITIVE MESSAGES. 

"GET2MADETTE" ON FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE OR TWITTER TO STAY UP-TO-DATE WITH HER NEWS AND UPCOMING SHOWS.

 7:30PM - 11PM

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Locations:  HARLEM EAST,  67 Richmond St East.  Toronto, ON 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 Toronto, ON 416.366.4743

     Hours of Operation

     Mon - 4pm - 11pm

     Tues - Thurs - 11am - 11pm

     Fri - 11am - 12am

     Sat - 10am - 12am

     Sun - 10am - 11pm

Visit:  http://www.harlemrestaurant.com or email info@harlemrestaurant.com