Live Music Events @ Harlem Restaurant and Harlem West, Toronto, ON - Fri Aug 8th & Sat Aug 9th!

Live Music Events @ Harlem Restaurant, 67 Richmond St East, Toronto, ON

FRIDAY AUG 8TH

MIKE FIELD

BORN AND RAISED IN TORONTO, JAZZ TRUMPETER AND COMPOSER MIKE FIELD IS GAINING A REPUTATION FOR HIS BRIGHT, UPBEAT AND ENERGETIC MUSIC BOTH AT HOME AND IN PLACES AS FAR OFF AS NEW ZEALAND AND EUROPE.

MIKE WRITES HIS MUSIC EITHER WHEN HE'S TRAVELING AROUND THE WORLD OR WHEN HE'S ENSCONCED IN TORONTO’S URBAN LIFESTYLE, AND HIS MELODIES ARE DYNAMIC AND EXCITING. IN HIS SECOND SOLO ALBUM, RUSH MODE (RELEASED IN OCTOBER 2013), HE AND HIS QUINTET BRING TO LIFE THESE MUSICAL IDEAS IN NINE, COMPACT AND ENERGETIC TRACKS. AND SINCE LEARNING LANGUAGES AND TRAVELING TO ALL THE CONTINENTS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF MIKE’S LIFE, THE TITLES OF HIS SONGS OFTEN REFLECT MOVEMENT AND CULTURES – SUCH AS MISSING IN PARIS, STREETS OF SANTA MONICA OR THE LATIN-FLAVOURED TUNE, EL SÓTANO. HE PERFORMS HIS MUSIC AT JAZZ FESTIVALS, SOCIETIES AND CLUBS INTERNATIONALLY, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND, EUROPE, NORTH AMERICA AND ANTARCTICA.

MIKE BEGAN PLAYING THE TRUMPET AT THE AGE OF 10 AND STUDIED PRIVATELY WITH CLASSICAL PERFORMERS IN THE TORONTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. HE SWITCHED TO JAZZ UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN HE HAPPENED TO MOVE TO NEW YORK CITY ON THE EARLY MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001. THERE, HE ENTERED THE MASTERS OF JAZZ PERFORMANCE PROGRAM AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY AND BEGAN COMPOSING UPON RETURNING TO TORONTO IN 2003. BY 2007, HE WAS PERFORMING WITH SEVERAL LOCAL JAZZ, REGGAE, FUNK AND EXPERIMENTAL BANDS, FINALLY FORMING HIS OWN JAZZ QUINTET IN 2009 AND RELEASING HIS DEBUT SOLO ALBUM, ASHES, TWO YEARS LATER. MIKE WRITES HIS MUSIC ON AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR AND HE PERFORMS IN TORONTO WITH PAUL METCALFEON SAX, CARLIE HOWELL ON BASS, TERI PARKER ON PIANO AND DAVE CHAN ON DRUMS.

7:30PM - 11:00PM


SAT AUG 9TH

GYLES
POWERHOUSES VOCALIST AND THOUGHTFUL LYRICIST - LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: MEET GYLES. ONE CANNOT DENY THIS HARDWORKING DYNAMO AS HER TALENTS HAVE AMASSED AN IMPRESSIVE ARRAY OF INDUSTRY ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

GYLES' VOCALS ARE BEHIND THE HOOK OF JUNO AND MUCH MUSIC AWARD WINNER CARLOS MORGAN'S "BABY C'MON", FEATURED ON GROOVE ESSENTIALS VOLUME 1. SOON AFTER, SHE PROVIDED BACKGROUND VOCALS FOR JUNO AWARD WINNER JULLY BLACK AND JUNO NOMINEE CAMILLE DOUGLAS. HAVING BEEN NOTICED QUICKLY FOR A SINGING STYLE BATHED WITH SPARKLY TENACITY, GYLES WAS BROUGHT ON BOARD AS LEAD VOCALIST FOR TORONTO NEO-SOUL BAND JAMESKING. TWO OF HER SONGS HAVE BEEN AWARDED SECOND PLACE AT THE 2008 AND 2010 RADIO STAR NATIONAL SONGWRITER'S COMPETITION. ONE OF WHICH, HAS BEEN FEATURED IN THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE: SHARK CITY - STARRING VIVICA A. FOX. HER LIVE PERFORMANCES HAVE GARNERED HER HEADLINING HONORS FOR THE 2008 MONTREAL FUNK FESTIVAL AND OPENING IN 2009 FOR IVANA SANTILLI DURING CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK.

GYLES IS NOW ON THE MOST EXCITING CHAPTER OF HER MUSICAL JOURNEY: WRITING FOR HER SOLO DEBUT. SPRING 2012 WILL SEE THE LAUNCH OF HER DEBUT SINGLE “ON ONE KNEE” - A PERFECT MIX OF OLD-SCHOOL DANCEABILITY, PLAYFUL IMAGERY AND SILKY STRONG VOCALS THAT WILL SURELY CAPTURE FANS WHO APPRECIATE REAL MUSIC, BOTH YOUNG & YOUNG AT HEART.

7:30PM - 11PM

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Live Music Events @ Harlem West, 745 Queen St. West, Toronto, ON

FRIDAY AUG 8TH

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 - 11:00PM


SATURDAY AUG 9TH

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 - 11:00PM

SATURDAY AUG 9TH

SATURDAY WITH FLY LADY DI

R&B, HIP HOP, HOUSE, TRAP, FUNK AND DISCO

11PM - ON

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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:  Harlem Restaurant Website or email info@harlemrestaurant.com