2015 Toronto Storytelling Festival – Gifts in the Old, Old Ground

When: March 21, 2015
Time: 8:00 PM
Where: Musideum 401 Richmond Street West Toronto, ON M5V 3A8

Program: Beth Anne Cole returns to the Musideum to follow up her fall equinox performance of 2014 with a spring equinox performance of her songs and poetry, accompanied on guitar by Brian Katz, with percussive accents by Roger Sader. Beth Anne, an actress, singer, writer and visual artist, is known for her storytelling abilities both within her material and around it, giving context and anecdote, and a lot of humour…you will laugh and cry!!

University of Guelph College of Arts & School of Fine Art & Music Present Brian Katz

When: March 12, 2015
Time: 12:00 pm
Where: University of Guelph ~ MacKinnon Room 107 (Goldschmidt Room)

Brian Katz, Solo Guitar: Leaves Will Speak

This concert is an intimate yet "orchestral" journey featuring Katz's trademark evocative compositions and perky free improvisations informed by the worlds of jazz, classical, and various world music streams.

Admission is FREE – donations gratefully appreciated. Everyone Welcome!

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Jonno Lightstone/Brian Katz: Free Concert!

When: January 8, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Where: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto 210 Wilson Avenue (Wilson/Bathurst), Toronto ON, M5M 3B1

Happy New Year everyone! May it be a healthy, peaceful, creative, joyful, and prosperous one for you all!

I'll be sharing the stage again with the wonderful klezmer clarinetist/flautist Jonno Lightstone for a special concert (and part lecture) at Temple Sinai near Bathurst &Wilson in Toronto. The event is free. We do a special (not very often heard) take on klezmer; please see below for all the schmeetails.

A Temple Sinai Program - “Our Musical Legacy” Concert-Lecture “Not Your Usual Klezmer” Jonno Lightstone (clarinet, flute) Brian Katz (guitar, keyboard)

Acclaimed klezmer clarinetist/flutist Jonno Lightstone and famed jazz and Jewish music artist Brian Katz combine their talents to explore rarely performed klezmer repertoire. Bringing together a multitude of musical styles and experiences, Jonno and Brian create a variety of diverse moods by weaving the melodies of klezmer music with the sounds and textures of chamber music, modal jazz, Indian raga, and down-home blues. The inviting texture of the classical guitar and flute will especially intrigue listeners who have yet to hear the quieter side of klezmer.

Contact: Temple Office
Email: programs@templesinai.net
Phone: 416-487-4161