Here is an announcement about an intriguing new series starting up. I'll be frank that I'm a little unsure about the name... but I'm not about to be thuggish about it because the idea is brilliant!
Michael Keith and David Sait, in conjunction with AIMToronto are starting a brand new series called the Night Bazaar beginning this Wednesday night (January 28th) at 10pm (Tranzac - front room). The Night Bazaar is booked for the next 3 months at the Tranzac on the last Wednesday of the month (Jan. 28, Feb. 25, March 25) as a test series. Music-wise, they will be scheduling an equal portion of musicians from the [so-called] “World music community” and “Experimental” type-music leaning heavily on improvisation.
After the 3rd set of music has concluded, and if time allows, there will be a large jam to cap off the night…….so if you are in the neighbourhood, please bring along your instruments. If you are free, please take the time to stop by and support the kick-off to this new series and perhaps hear some exciting new music that you may not have heard before.
If you have any suggestions for upcoming Night Bazaar performers from Toronto, post in the comments, and I will pass on the information to the promoters!
The Night Bazaar Schedule so far:
Wednesday January 28 – 10pm ($5)
(i) Kousha Nakhaei (Persian Fiddle) & David Sait (guzheng)
(ii) Debashis Sinha (improvised manipulations of field recordings from Kolkata, India )
(iii) Michael Keith plays the complete works of Karl Magnet (chicken guitar, voice and electronic debris)
(iiii) open jam (time permitting)
Wednesday February 25th – 10pm ($5)
Neeraj Prem Masih – Sitar
Siman Tov Orchestra – Russian Klezmer
...and others tba
Wednesday March 25th – 10pm ($5)
Reza Manbachi Duo - Iranian tar & tombak
Brian Ruryk - noisy guitar & junk (this guy is amazing to see live)
...and others tba
