https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/live-from-1265bistro-the-shop-josh-warren-sextet-tickets-1992023357486

Join us at 1265Bistro on July 31st at 7:00pm for a night of Jazz Fusion! Tickets are pwyc. All ages.

For our last show of the month, we are ending with a bang!

We are delighted to be joined by the Josh Warren Sextet, fresh of the release of their debut single Gratitude.

And closing out the night under a beautiful sunset is the jazz band The Shop, which is composed of many talented band members from the Scarborough area!

Tickets are Pay What You Can (pwyc) meaning it is free to anyone in the public to attend the show, however ticket holders get free access to complimentary food, drinks, mocktails, and can directly support local jazz artists.

The Live Video Game Orchestra performs the music of Deltarune featuring a live 12-piece jazz orchestra!

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/lvgo-presents-the-music-of-deltarune-chapters-1-5-tickets-1992011444855

To celebrate the announcement of Chapter 5, the Live Video Game Orchestra will be arranging and performing all of our favourite music from Toby Fox's hit series! Chapter 5 isn't even out yet, so we have our team of highly skilled arrangers on standby ready to arrange it's best tracks the MOMENT it drops.

The show will of course feature hits from Chapters 1-4 (BIG SHOT, Catswing, The World Revolving) and a host of hopefully awesome brand new songs from the new chapter. Fingers crossed the new music isn't all bullet hell breakcore and dubstep... BUT EVEN IF IT IS we will be covering it 😎

Band Personnel:

Tenor Saxophone, Bandleader - Lazar Miric

Alto Saxophone - James Griffith

Woodwinds - Dain Carandang

Trumpet - Joseph Funk, TBA

Trombone - Angela Pincente

Bass Trombone - Bien Carandang

Guitar - Luan Phung

Keyboard/Synth - TBA

Bass - Gabriela Laconsay

Drums - Jon Catanus

Percussion - Matthew Noah Reyes

...and a whole host of some of Toronto's top arrangers

New to the LVGO? Check out some of our previous performances:

https://www.youtube.com/@LiveVideoGameOrchestra

DOORS AT 7:00PM

MUSIC AT 7:30PM

ALL AGES

Joseph Funk plays trio at the Toronto Jazz Festival!

https://torontojazz.com/artists/joseph-funk/

Trumpet: Joseph Funk

Bass: Keon Narinesingh

Drums: Mark Gerlai

Free!

Joseph Funk plays trio at the Toronto Jazz Festival!

https://torontojazz.com/artists/joseph-funk/

Trumpet: Joseph Funk

Bass: Keon Narinesingh

Drums: Mark Gerlai

Free!

From Undertale to Celeste, Cuphead to Hollow Knight, LVGO presents a night of Indie Game soundtracks performed live!

The Live Video Game Orchestra is a 12+ sized jazz orchestra centered around arranging and performing video game soundtracks live featuring some of Toronto's top performers and composers. As part of Toronto Games Week 2026, this show will include a wide variety of indie game soundtracks featuring but not limited to: Celeste, Undertale, Cuphead, Hollow Knight, Minecraft etc!

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-music-of-indie-games-live-video-game-orchestra-late-show-tickets-1990450781870?aff=erellivmlt

Tenor Saxophone, Bandleader - Lazar Miric

Alto Saxophone - James Griffith

Woodwinds - Dennis Kwok

Trumpet - Joseph Funk, Matt Smith

Trombone - Angela Pincente

Bass Trombone - Bien Carandang

Guitar - Luan Phung

Keyboard/Synth - Steven Noronha

Bass - Valeria Bravo-Reyes

Drums - Jon Catanus

Percussion - Matt Reyes

New to the LVGO? Check out some of our previous performances:

https://www.youtube.com/@LiveVideoGameOrchestra

DOORS AT 8:30PM

MUSIC AT 9:00PM

ALL AGES

Scarborough artist Chris Ma plays original songs and selections from their upcoming 14th album with 7 piece band, and opening set by Gio DS

Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/chris-ma/

The Whitney Smith Big Steam Band continues its residency at the Monarch Tavern, every third Monday of the month.

The 50-piece Toronto Pops Orchestra presents "Ghibli Dreams": Enjoy the best of Joe Hisaishi in Studio Ghibli and so much more!

Experience hits from your favourite Studio Ghibli movies like Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle, and My Neighbour Totoro in the full breathtaking grandeur that only a symphony orchestra can provide.

There will also be curated favorites from other soundtrack/pop worlds as well as exciting original compositions including the world premiere of an all new piano concerto by artist Seycara, performed by soloists Pauline Ou and Wing Yan Chan.

Thank you to Appassionata Music Group for continuing to work with us to share live music with the local community.

Please note that all seating is general seating on a "first come, first served" basis. We can't wait to see you there! Instructions to get to the venue are here: https://harthouse.ca/about/visitor-info

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Get ready to celebrate the music of Mac Miller with his greatest hits reimagined with a full live band!

Come join us for our fourth live band tribute night dedicated to the legendary hip-hop rapper/producer Mac Miller at Monarch Tavern!

Featuring arrangements for a 9-piece band, this night will highlight his greatest hits reimagined with some of Toronto's brightest musicians, celebrating his incredible contributions to hip-hop/R&B across his discography from KIDS to Swimming!

Vocals: Rashad Walters, Alexia Monize

Saxophone: Lazar Miric

Trumpet: Joseph Funk

Keys: Emmett Hodgins

Bass: Carlo Santo Domingo

Guitar: Archish Sadeesh, Russel Molina

Percussion: Matt Reyes

Drums, Musical Director: Dylan Matsuda

Get ready to celebrate the music of Mac Miller with his greatest hits reimagined with a full live band!

Come join us for our fourth live band tribute night dedicated to the legendary hip-hop rapper/producer Mac Miller at Monarch Tavern!

Featuring arrangements for a 9-piece band, this night will highlight his greatest hits reimagined with some of Toronto's brightest musicians, celebrating his incredible contributions to hip-hop/R&B across his discography from KIDS to Swimming!

Vocals: Rashad Walters, Alexia Monize

Saxophone: Lazar Miric

Trumpet: Joseph Funk

Keys: Emmett Hodgins

Bass: Carlo Santo Domingo

Guitar: Archish Sadeesh, Russel Molina

Percussion: Matt Reyes

Drums, Musical Director: Dylan Matsuda

GIRL TALK @ Convivium Dining Community

A cozy night of live music, playing Laufey, Clairo, Men I Trust, The Marias, and much more! This is GIRL TALK, where Toronto-based singer Ramy and her talented band will celebrate some of their favourite femme artists. Come have a heart to heart!

Location:

Convivium Dining Community

83 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M5C 1S8

Time:

May 9th, 2026

Doors at 7PM

Show starts at 7:30PM

Band:

Guitar: Carlo Santo Domingo

Trumpet: Joseph Funk

Drums: Zachary Lewinson

Keys: John Salazar

Bass: Kevin Sia

One of the most exciting bands around, the Toronto All-Star Big Band revives the spirit style and sound of the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s – that golden age of the big bands. This vibrant cast of young talent has earned its position at the top of list of presenters throughout Ontario and in the USA. TABB provides one of the most intense and stimulating youth music programs in Canada.

Behind their extraordinary entertainment, they engage cream of the crop young musicians from across the GTA in a rigorous regime of rehearsals, workshops and fantastic skill-building performance experiences with such international stars as Clark Terry, Doc Severinsen, Cleo Laine and John Dankworth, Eddie Daniels and Larry Elgart. The band has also worked with wonderfully talented Canadians…Peter Appleyard, Oliver Jones, Ranee Lee, Tommy Ambrose, Phil Nimmons and the great Jackie Richardson. The band has enjoyed workshops with band leader Howard Cable, trombonist Al Kay, saxophonists Alex Dean, John Dankworth and Benny Golson, trumpeters Clark Terry and John McLeod.

13-Piece Jazz Orchestra presents a variety of beloved video game music arrangements(Persona, Monster Hunter, Zelda, Pokemon, and many more!)

The Live Video Game Orchestra is back with a one-night-only variety show featuring a wide array of beloved video game music arranged for a 13-piece jazz orchestra.

The night will feature live arrangements from games we all know and love like Pokémon, Persona, Undertale, and more, all performed with the energy and sound of a full live band. Whether you’re already a fan of these soundtracks or just looking to hear something new, this is a chance to experience video game music in a way you won’t get anywhere else.

If you’ve been to an LVGO show before, you know what to expect. If not, this is the perfect entry point.

New to the LVGO? Check out some of our previous performances:

https://www.youtube.com/@LiveVideoGameOrchestra

DOORS AT 8:00PM

MUSIC AT 8:30PM

ALL AGES

Step into Chet Baker’s world with a powerful night of jazz and film. Featuring the B-Jazzed Orchestra, composer David Braid conducts a live big band while sharing the story behind the music from the acclaimed Ethan Hawke film.

Blending cinematic storytelling with rich jazz sound, this is an unforgettable evening for music and film lovers alike.

Toronto - 2 jazz fusion powerhouses once again join force to bring you another legendary night of heavy original music.

(THIS EVENT HAS HAD THE ADDRESS CHANGED, THE NEW ADDRESS IS NOW

32 Logan Avenue, Toronto, M4M 2M9)

Doors - 7:30pm

Set 1 (Duck Society) - 8pm

Set 2 (re.verse) - 9:30pm

re.verse is a band that needs no introduction. A collective of Toronto musical legends, re.verse brings you heavy groove and impeccable vibes. Once again performing their robust catalogue of originals, fans of jazz fusion and Dilla-infused beats won't want to miss this show.

Duck Society is a young band in Toronto that is already proving to be one of the city's most formidable musical outfit. The music is heavily thematic and cinematic in nature, deeply emotional and affecting. Last time at The Ivy, Duck Society performed the entirety of Suite 1. Now once again returning to the venue, the band will perform the newly completed Suite 2 - a direct sequel to Suite 1. Anyone who was a fan of the band's previous musical offering won't want to miss this concert.

The L.V.G.O. presents 12-piece jazz orchestra arrangements of Pokemon & Zelda soundtracks live in Toronto!

From Kanto to Paldea, Hyrule Castle to Hateno Village, themes from across Pokemon and Zelda reimagined by a 12-piece modern jazz orchestra, presented at the historic Great Hall!

Tenor Saxophone, Bandleader - Lazar Miric

Alto Saxophone - James Griffith

Woodwinds - Dain Carandang

Trumpet - Joseph Funk, TBD

Trombone - Angela Pincente

Bass Trombone - Bien Carandang

Guitar - Luan Phung

Keyboard/Synth - Steven Noronha

Bass - Gabriela Laconsay

Drums - Aidan McConnell

Percussion - Matt Reyes

New to the LVGO? Check out some of our previous performances:

https://www.youtube.com/@LiveVideoGameOrchestra

DOORS AT 6:30PM

MUSIC AT 7:00PM

2 SETS, POKEMON -> ZELDA

ALL AGES

Symmetry Project

The Symmetry Project is a new Jazz Orchestra launching in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, co-founded by JUNO Award-winning artists William Carn and Tara Davidson. The Symmetry Project will showcase the outstanding musical talent in Toronto, with a focus on inclusion, balance, and representation. With a repertoire that spans generations of Canadian composers, the ensemble will honour the legacy of the nation’s Jazz tradition while embracing its evolution.

Symmetry Project Members

Conductor – Jim Lewis

Vocals – Sammy Jackson

1st Alto Saxophone – Tara Davidson

2nd Alto Saxophone – Allison Au

1st Tenor Saxophone – Kelly Jefferson

2nd Tenor Saxophone – Hanson Goldwin

Baritone Saxophone – Shirantha Beddage

1st Trumpet – James Rhodes

2nd Trumpet – Kevin Turcotte

3rd Trumpet – Rebecca Hennessy

4th Trumpet – Joseph Funk

1st Trombone – William Carn

2nd Trombone – Christian Overton

3rd Trombone – Kelsley Grant

Bass Trombone – Bien Carandang

Guitar – Reg Schwager

Piano – Nancy Walker

Bass – Lauren Falls

Drums – Ernesto Cervini

The Whitney Smith Big Steam Band continues its residency at the Monarch Tavern, every third Monday of the month.