Archie Alleyne Celebration of Life @ Daniels Spectrum, Toronto, ON - Tues Jun 23rd!

Some of Canada’s finest talents including Gemini and Dora-Award-winning Jackie Richardson, rock and soul vocalist, Saidah Baba Talibah, Juno-Award-winning jazz pianist and composer Joe Sealy, and many more, especially including his family, pay tribute to the late jazz pioneer Archie Alleyne, C.M. who died last week at the age of 82 from prostate cancer.

This public tribute is a free event hosted by the Alleyne family to celebrate Archie's fearless spirit, love for life, family and music. Backed by Alleyne’s nine-piece Evolution of Jazz Ensemble and Kollage, the contemporary hard bop sextet he co-founded with the late Doug Richardson, there will also be a rare opportunity to see photos and biographies archived by Alleyne chronicling his 60 plus year career in music, business and philanthropy.

Location:  Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas Street East, Toronto, ON

Time: 4:00pm

Free

Facebook event page here

Reclaiming the Dream @ David Pecaut Square, Toronto, ON - Wed Aug 28th!

CULCHAHWORKS
presents

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 28, 2013
12:00 p.m.

RECLAIMING THE DREAM:
Building on Dr. Martin Luther King's Vision, Fifty Years Later

An event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of King's historic address, and to announce exciting new initiatives, inspired by King's legacy

DAVID PECAUT SQUARE (formerly Metro Hall)
(King Street West Between John Street and Simcoe Street)
Toronto, Ontario

Performances by:
Jackie Richardson with Corey Butler
Sharon Riley and Faith Chorale
Andrew Craig

FREE TO THE PUBLIC

Come and join us for the inaugural production by Canada's newest arts organization!

Lead Sponsor: TD Bank
Media Sponsor: CBC Toronto

Culchahworks is a not-for-profit arts organization that aims to celebrate and proliferate compelling stories, principally drawn from the Caribbean-Canadian, African-Canadian and African-American cultural legacies, yet having universal resonance, through the arts. Historical, didactic, and cutting edge all at once, Culchahworks endeavours to entertain, educate and inspire a broad range of audiences, using all manner of traditional and new media.

www.culchahworks.ca
http://i21638.wix.com/culchahworks

Micah Barnes & Jackie Richardson – A Jazz Valentine @ Hugh's Room, Toronto, ON - Sat Feb 11th!

Two of Canada’s most beloved Jazz vocalists join forces for an evening of romantic music, delicious food and a celebration of all thinks Valentine’s, featuring an all star band and the classic Jazz and Blues Standards that define the mood of love and romance.

A perfect date night. Book early!

Micah Barnes began performing in the cafes and coffeehouses of Toronto while still a teenager in high school. Acting and writing for theatre helped inform his work, as did a musical family including his father Milton Barnes, a classical composer and mother Lilly Barnes, who wrote for the popular children’s TV show Mr. Dressup.

A dazzling performer, Jackie Richardson possesses a powerful and supple voice that is a perfect match for her vibrant stage presence. The awards and nominations for Jackie’s four-decade-long body of work include JUNOs, Geminis, Jessie and Bessie’s, Maple Blues and a Canadian Black Achievement Award for the Arts. Her unforgettable roles have ranged from theatre performances in Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Dora), and Cookin’ At the Cookery as Alberta Hunter (Dora); film performances in Turning to Stone as Dunk (Gemini), and Sins of the Father (NAACP); as well as her role as Jazz on the popular children’s TV series Doodle Bops.

Saturday February 11, 2012
Tickets: $25 Advance/$27.50 Door (includes HST)
Performance: 8:30pm

Location: Hugh’s Room, 2261 Dundas St W., Toronto (at Roncesvalles Ave, just south of Bloor St. and just north of where Dundas St W meets Roncesvalles.)

For reservations visit: http://hughsroom.com/2011/12/micah-barnes-a-jazz-valentine-with-special-guests/