Live Music Events @ Harlem Restaurant, 67 Richmond St East, Toronto, ON
FRIDAY NOV 15th
SEAN STANLEY AND SOKHNA-DIOR CAME TOGETHER WITH THIS SIMPLE MISSION IN MIND AND IN THE TRADITION OF JAZZ, THEY MAKE IT BLUE, THEY MAKE IT SWING, AND THEY MAKE IT HOT. WORKING TOGETHER SINCE 2013, THE PAIR COVER JAZZ STANDARDS AND BLUES CLASSICS WITH HITS OF COUNTRY, ROCK AND RHYTHM AND BLUES WITH A FRESH TAKE AND UNIQUE DELIVERY. THEIR PASSIONATE YET PLAYFUL, IMPROVISATIONS ARE THOUGHTFUL AND DISTINCT, SOUNDING LIKE NOBODY ELSE. SEAN'S GRITTY AND SOULFUL VOICE, PAIRED WITH HIS COLOURFUL EXPRESSIONS ON THE PIANO, WILL STIR UP YOUR INSIDES. SOKHNA-DIOR IS A PERCUSSIONIST AND SINGER WHO ENJOYS THE DANCE OF TIME AND TONES. HER VOCALS HAVE BOTH HAUNTING HIGHS AND SMOKEY LOWS, SETTING AN ATMOSPHERE REMINISCENT OF TORCH SINGERS PAST. SINGING JAZZ STARDARDS, COVERS AND ORIGINAL SONGS IN THE WORKS, SEAN AND SOKHNA-DIOR TRY TO CRAFT A PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE THAT ETCHES ITS INITIALS IN THE TREE BARK OF YOUR SOUL.
7:30PM - 11PM
SATURDAY NOV 15
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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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
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