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Kirk MacDonald Quartet

Date: May 23, 2023
Time: 8:00 - 11:00pm
Location: The Black Bear Pub, 1125 O'Connor Drive Toronto Ontario
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Canadian Jazz Collective

Date: May 21, 2023
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Cabaret Vauban, 17 Av. Georges Clemenceau, Brest, FR
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Kirk MacDonald – saxophone
Derrick Gardner – trumpet
Lorne Lofsky – guitar
Virginia MacDonald – clarinet
Brian Dickinson – piano
Neil Swainson – bass
Bernd Reiter – drums

Canadian Jazz Collective

Date: May 19, 2023
Location: Teatro Fassino di Avigliana, Via IV Novembre, 19, Avigliana, IT
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Kirk MacDonald – saxophone
Derrick Gardner – trumpet
Lorne Lofsky – guitar
Virginia MacDonald – clarinet
Brian Dickinson – piano
Neil Swainson – bass
Bernd Reiter – drums

Canadian Jazz Collective

Date: May 18, 2023
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Le Duc des Lombards, 42 Rue des Lombards, Paris, FR
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Kirk MacDonald – saxophone
Derrick Gardner – trumpet
Lorne Lofsky – guitar
Virginia MacDonald – clarinet
Brian Dickinson – piano
Neil Swainson – bass
Bernd Reiter – drums

Canadian Jazz Collective

Date: May 17, 2023
Time: 9:00 pm
Location: JAZZLAND, Franz-Josefs-Kai 29, Vienna, AT
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Kirk MacDonald – saxophone
Derrick Gardner – trumpet
Lorne Lofsky – guitar
Virginia MacDonald – clarinet
Brian Dickinson – piano
Neil Swainson – bass
Bernd Reiter – drums

Canadian Jazz Collective

Date: May 16, 2023
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: King Georg Jazz Club, Sudermanstraße 2, Köln, DE
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Kirk MacDonald – saxophone
Derrick Gardner – trumpet
Lorne Lofsky – guitar
Virginia MacDonald – clarinet
Brian Dickinson – piano
Neil Swainson – bass
Bernd Reiter – drums

Canadian Jazz Collective

Date: May 15, 2023
Time: 8:30 pm
Location: Café Latino, Praza de Sta. Eufemia, 7, Ourense, ES
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Kirk MacDonald – saxophone
Derrick Gardner – trumpet
Lorne Lofsky – guitar
Virginia MacDonald – clarinet
Brian Dickinson – piano
Neil Swainson – bass
Bernd Reiter – drums

Canadian Jazz Collective

Date: May 14, 2023
Time: 8:30 pm
Location: Clamores, C. de Alburquerque, 14, Madrid, ES
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Kirk MacDonald – saxophone
Derrick Gardner – trumpet
Lorne Lofsky – guitar
Virginia MacDonald – clarinet
Brian Dickinson – piano
Neil Swainson – bass
Bernd Reiter – drums

Canadian Jazz Collective

Date: May 13, 2023
Time: 5:30 pm
Location: Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, 47 Frith St, London, UK
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Kirk MacDonald – saxophone
Derrick Gardner – trumpet
Lorne Lofsky – guitar
Virginia MacDonald – clarinet
Brian Dickinson – piano
Neil Swainson – bass
Bernd Reiter – drums

Canadian Jazz Collective

Date: May 12, 2023
Time: 8:15 pm
Location: Birdland Jazz Club Neuburg, Karlspl. 52, Neuburg, DE
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Kirk MacDonald – saxophone
Derrick Gardner – trumpet
Lorne Lofsky – guitar
Virginia MacDonald – clarinet
Brian Dickinson – piano
Neil Swainson – bass
Bernd Reiter – drums

Canadian Jazz Collective

Date: May 11, 2023
Time: 8:15 pm
Location: Freiraum-Jenbach, Achenseestr. 59, Jenbach, AT
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Kirk MacDonald – saxophone
Chris Kase – trumpet
Lorne Lofsky – guitar
Virginia MacDonald – clarinet
Brian Dickinson – piano
Neil Swainson – bass
Bernd Reiter – drums

Canadian Jazz Collective

Date: May 10, 2023
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: Tube's Café, Grieskai 74a, Graz, AT
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Kirk MacDonald – saxophone
Chris Kase – trumpet
Lorne Lofsky – guitar
Virginia MacDonald – clarinet
Brian Dickinson – piano
Neil Swainson – bass
Bernd Reiter – drums

Canadian Jazz Collective

Date: May 8, 2023
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: Theater IM Keller – Blue Monday Jazz, Schulgasse 5, Zeltweg, AT
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Kirk MacDonald – saxophone
Chris Kase – trumpet
Lorne Lofsky – guitar
Virginia MacDonald – clarinet
Brian Dickinson – piano
Neil Swainson – bass
Bernd Reiter – drums

Canadian Jazz Collective

Date: May 7, 2023
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: Cafe Museum, Bräugasse 17, Passau, DE
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Kirk MacDonald – saxophone
Chris Kase – trumpet
Lorne Lofsky – guitar
Virginia MacDonald – clarinet
Brian Dickinson – piano
Neil Swainson – bass
Bernd Reiter – drums

Canadian Jazz Collective

Date: May 6, 2023
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: Jazz Club in der Mitte, Gartenstraße 36, Reutlingen, DE
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Kirk MacDonald – saxophone
Chris Kase – trumpet
Lorne Lofsky – guitar
Virginia MacDonald – clarinet
Brian Dickinson – piano
Neil Swainson – bass
Bernd Reiter – drums

Canadian Jazz Collective

Date: May 5, 2023
Time: 8:30 pm
Location: Jazztone, Beim Haagensteg 3, Lörrach, DE
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Kirk MacDonald – saxophone
Chris Kase – trumpet
Lorne Lofsky – guitar
Virginia MacDonald – clarinet
Brian Dickinson – piano
Neil Swainson – bass
Bernd Reiter – drums

Canadian Jazz Collective

Date: May 4, 2023
Time: 8:30 pm
Location: Bix Jazz Club, Gustav-Siegle-Haus, Leonhardspl. 28, Stuttgart, DE
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Kirk MacDonald – saxophone
Chris Kase – trumpet
Lorne Lofsky – guitar
Virginia MacDonald – clarinet
Brian Dickinson – piano
Neil Swainson – bass
Bernd Reiter – drums

Kirk MacDonald Quartet

Date: May 2, 2023
Time: 8:00 - 11:00pm
Location: The Black Bear Pub, 1125 O'Connor Drive Toronto Ontario
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Kirk MacDonald: tenor saxophone
Michael Davidson: vibraphone
Jon Maharaj: bass
Sanah Kodura: drums

Kirk MacDonald Quartet

Date: April 25, 2023
Time: 8:00 - 11:00pm
Location: The Black Bear Pub, 1125 O'Connor Drive Toronto Ontario
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Kirk MacDonald: tenor saxophone
Lorne Lofsky: guitar
Neil Swainson: bass
Terry Clarke: drums

Kirk MacDonald Generations Quartet

Date: April 21, 2023
Time: 7:30 start
Location: 173 Bruce St S, Thornbury, ON N0H 2P0
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Kirk MacDonald: tenor saxophone
Virginia MacDonald: clarinet
Mike Downes: bass
Morgan Childs: drums

Kirk MacDonald Quartet

Date: April 18, 2023
Time: 8:00 - 11:00pm
Location: The Black Bear Pub, 1125 O'Connor Drive Toronto Ontario
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Kirk MacDonald: tenor saxophone
Virginia MacDonald: clarinet
Mike Downes: bass
Morgan Childs: drums

Kirk MacDonald Quartet

Date: April 11, 2023
Time: 8:00 - 11:00pm
Location: The Black Bear Pub, 1125 O'Connor Drive Toronto Ontario
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Kirk MacDonald: tenor saxophone
Pat LaBarbera: tenor saxophone
Duncan Hopkins: bass
Terry Clarke: drums

The Canadian Jazz Collective

Date: April 8, 2023
Time: TBA
Location: 251 Victoria Street, Toronto, On
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Diese Onze Live Jazz Bar

The Canadian Jazz Collective

Kirk MacDonald: tenor saxophone
Derrick Gardner: trumpet
Lorne Lofsky: guitar
Virginia MacDonald: clarinet
Brian Dickinson: piano
Neil Swainson: bass
Bernd Reiter: drums

Phone: (416) 363-5299
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The Canadian Jazz Collective

Date: April 7, 2023
Time: TBA
Location: 4115 Saint Denis St, Montreal, Quebec H2W 2M7
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Diese Onze Live Jazz Bar

The Canadian Jazz Collective

Kirk MacDonald: tenor saxophone
Derrick Gardner: trumpet
Lorne Lofsky: guitar
Virginia MacDonald: clarinet
Brian Dickinson: piano
Neil Swainson: bass
Bernd Reiter: drums

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The Canadian Jazz Collective

Date: April 6, 2023
Time: TBA
Location: 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Canada
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National Arts Centre, Azriela Studio

The Canadian Jazz Collective

Kirk MacDonald: tenor saxophone
Derrick Gardner: trumpet
Lorne Lofsky: guitar
Virginia MacDonald: clarinet
Brian Dickinson: piano
Neil Swainson: bass
Bernd Reiter: drums

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Kirk MacDonald Quartet

Date: April 4, 2023
Time: 8:00 - 11:00pm
Location: The Black Bear Pub, 1125 O'Connor Drive Toronto Ontario
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Kirk MacDonald: tenor saxophone
Derrick Gardner: trumpet
Neil Swainson: bass
Bernd Reiter: drums

Twilight Jazz & Blues Series Winter 2023 – The Hare Wine Co.

Date: April 3, 2023
Time: TBA
Location: 769 Niagara Stone Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0
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The Canadian Jazz Collective

Kirk MacDonald: tenor saxophone
Derrick Gardner: trumpet
Lorne Lofsky: guitar
Virginia MacDonald: clarinet
Brian Dickinson: piano
Neil Swainson: bass
Bernd Reiter: drums

Phone: 905.684.4994

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The Canadian Jazz Collective

Date: April 2, 2023
Time: 4:00 to 6:30PM
Location: Located at the Huether Hotel in Uptown Waterloo
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Special Matinee Presentation
The Canadian Jazz Collective

Kirk MacDonald: tenor saxophone
Derrick Gardner: trumpet
Lorne Lofsky: guitar
Virginia MacDonald: clarinet
Brian Dickinson: piano
Neil Swainson: bass
Bernd Reiter: drums

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MacDonald, Lofsky, Gardner All-Star Quintet

Date: April 1, 2023
Time: 7:30 start
Location: Church of the Ascension, 266 North Street, Port Perry, ON, L9L 1B7
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Kirk MacDonald: tenor saxophone
Derrick Gardner: trumpet
Lorne Lofsky: guitar
Pat Collins: bass
Bernd Reiter: drums

Tickets: $40 per person
RSVP: lynn@lynnmcdonaldjazz.com
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Ken Prue/A Loft Production presents: The Canadian Jazz Collective

Date: March 30, 2023
Time: 7:00 pm start
Location: Concert Hall at Victoria Hall, 55 King St W, Cobourg, ON K9A 2M2
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The Canadian Jazz Collective

Kirk MacDonald: tenor saxophone
Derrick Gardner: trumpet
Lorne Lofsky: guitar
Virginia MacDonald: clarinet
Brian Dickinson: piano
Pat Collins: bass
Bernd Reiter: drums

Kirk MacDonald Trio

Date: March 29, 2023
Time: 8:30 - 10:00pm
Location: 2050 Danforth Avenue Toronto, Ontario
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Hirut Cafe & Restaurant

Kirk MacDonald: tenor saxophone
Pat Collins: bass
Bernd Reiter: drums

Kirk MacDonald Quartet

Date: March 21, 2023
Time: 8:00 - 11:00 pm
Location: The Black Bear Pub, 1125 O'Connor Drive Toronto Ontario
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Kirk MacDonald: tenor saxophone
Kevin Turcotte: trumpet
Kieran Overs: bass
Ethan Ardelli: drums

Blue Note Artist: The Joe Chambers Sextet

Date: March 18, 2023
Time: 9:00 - 10:30pm
Location: Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1T8
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Joe Chambers – vibes, drums
Kirk MacDonald – tenor sax
Andrés Vial – piano
Michael Davidson – vibes, marimba
Ira Coleman – double bass (Thurs and Fri)
Martin Heslop – double bass (Sat)
Tommy Crane – drums

Blue Note Artist: The Joe Chambers Sextet

Date: March 17, 2023
Time: 9:00 - 10:30pm
Location: Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1T8
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Joe Chambers – vibes, drums
Kirk MacDonald – tenor sax
Andrés Vial – piano
Michael Davidson – vibes, marimba
Ira Coleman – double bass (Thurs and Fri)
Martin Heslop – double bass (Sat)
Tommy Crane – drums

Blue Note Artist: The Joe Chambers Sextet

Date: March 16, 2023
Time: 9:00 - 10:30pm
Location: Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1T8
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Joe Chambers – vibes, drums
Kirk MacDonald – tenor sax
Andrés Vial – piano
Michael Davidson – vibes, marimba
Ira Coleman – double bass (Thurs and Fri)
Martin Heslop – double bass (Sat)
Tommy Crane – drums

Kirk MacDonald Quartet

Date: March 14, 2023
Time: 8:00 - 11:00pm
Location: The Black Bear Pub, 1125 O'Connor Drive Toronto Ontario
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Kirk MacDonald: tenor saxophone
Mike Murley: tenor saxophone
Pat Collins: bass
Terry Clarke: drums

Kirk MacDonald Quartet

Date: March 7, 2023
Time: 8:00 - 11:00pm
Location: The Black Bear Pub, 1125 O'Connor Drive Toronto Ontario
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Kirk MacDonald: tenor saxophone
Virginia MacDonald: clarinet
Jon Maharaj: bass
Morgan Childs: drums

Joe Sullivan Quintet

Date: November 26, 2022
Location: Diese Onze, 4115 Saint Denis St, Montreal, Quebec
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Joe Sullivan: trumpet
Kirk MacDonald: saxophone
Jean Michel Pilc: piano
Adrian Vedady: bass
Andre White: drums

Joe Sullivan Quintet

Date: November 25, 2022
Location: Diese Onze, 4115 Saint Denis St, Montreal, Quebec
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Joe Sullivan: trumpet
Kirk MacDonald: saxophone
Jean Michel Pilc: piano
Adrian Vedady: bass
Andre White: drums

Kirk MacDonald Mark Eisenman Duo

Date: November 19, 2022
Time: 5 - 7PM
Location: Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1T8
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Kirk MacDonald:tenor saxophone
Mark Eisenman: piano

Kirk MacDonald Brian Dickinson Duo

Date: November 12, 2022
Time: 5 - 7PM
Location: Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1T8
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Kirk MacDonald:tenor saxophone
Brian Dickinson: piano

Kirk MacDonald Brian Dickinson Duo

Date: November 5, 2022
Time: 5 - 7PM
Location: Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1T8
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Kirk MacDonald:tenor saxophone
Brian Dickinson: piano

Jester’s Court Pub & Eatery

Date: October 30, 2022
Time: 5 to 7 PM
Location: 279 Queen Street Port Perry, ON
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Kirk MacDonald: saxophone
Lorne Lofsky: guitar
neil Swainson: bass

Jazz at the Library

Date: October 28, 2022
Time: 7:30 to 9:30 PM
Location: L.E. Shore Memorial Library 173 Bruce Street South Thornbury
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Kirk MacDonald Generations Quartet

Virginia MacDonald: clarinet
Neil Swainson: bass
Morgan Childs: drums

Kirk MacDonald Quartet

Date: October 25, 2022
Time: 8:00 - 11 PM
Location: The Black Bear Pub, 1125 O'Connor Drive Toronto Ontario
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Kirk MacDonald: tenor saxophone
Lorne Lofsky: guitar
Pat Collins: bass
Terry Clarke: drums

JPEC presents The Jazz Standards

Date: October 20, 2022
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Aga Khan Museum
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Bernie Senensky Quintet

Kevin Turcotte (trumpet)
Kirk MacDonald (sax)
Ethan Adrelli (drums)
Peter Telford (bass)

Enjoy dinner at the Aga Khan’s beautiful restaurant, Diwan before the concert.
Call for reservations: 416-646-4670, or reserve online at
https://diwan.agakhanmuseum.org.

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Kirk MacDonald Quartet

Date: October 18, 2022
Time: 8:00 - 11 PM
Location: The Black Bear Pub, 1125 O'Connor Drive Toronto Ontario
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Kirk MacDonald: tenor saxophone
Alexander Brown: trumpet
John Maharaj: bass
Joel Haynes: drums

Kirk MacDonald Quartet

Date: October 11, 2022
Time: 8:00 - 11 PM
Location: The Black Bear Pub, 1125 O'Connor Drive Toronto Ontario
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Kirk MacDonald: tenor saxophone
Kevin Turcotte: trumpet
Rich Brown: electric bass
Sanah Kadoura: drums

Kirk MacDonald Quartet

Date: October 4, 2022
Time: 8:00 - 11 PM
Location: The Black Bear Pub, 1125 O'Connor Drive Toronto Ontario
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Kirk MacDonald: tenor saxophone
Ted Quinlan: guitar
Pat Collins: bass
Ted Warren: drums

Alex Dean’s Tenor Madness

Date: October 2, 2022
Time: 9 to 10:30PM
Location: The Crooked Cue
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Alex Dean: saxophone
Pat LaBarbera: saxophone
Chris Gale: saxophone
Kirk MacDonald: saxophone

Kensington Market Jazz Festival

Date: October 1, 2022
Time: 2:30 PM
Location: Supermarket, 268 Augusta Ave., Toronto
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Pat LaBarbera (saxophone) & Kirk MacDonald (saxophone)

Brian Dickinson: piano
Neil Swainson: bass
Terry Clarke: drums

Kirk MacDonald Quartet

Date: September 27, 2022
Time: 8:00 - 11 PM
Location: The Black Bear Pub, 1125 O'Connor Drive Toronto Ontario
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Kirk MacDonald: tenor saxophone
Reg Schwager: guitar
Dave Young: bass
Terry Clarke: drums

Trane of Thought Quintet — copy

Date: September 24, 2022
Time: 8:30 - 11:00pm
Location: The Rex Jazz & Blues Bar, 194 Queen Street West, Toronto
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A Celebration of the Music of John Coltrane

Pat LaBarbera/Kirk MacDonald Quintet
Kirk and Pat have been performing an annual tribute to the iconic saxophonist/composer John Coltrane for 30 years. The band focuses on Coltrane’s original music and recorded legacy, covering all periods of his illustrious career.

Kirk MacDonald/Pat La Barbera – Saxophones
Brian Dickinson – Piano
Neil Swainson – Bass
Terry Clarke – Drums

Trane of Thought Quintet

Date: September 23, 2022
Time: 8:30 - 11:00pm
Location: The Rex Jazz & Blues Bar, 194 Queen Street West, Toronto
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A Celebration of the Music of John Coltrane

Pat LaBarbera/Kirk MacDonald Quintet
Kirk and Pat have been performing an annual tribute to the iconic saxophonist/composer John Coltrane for 30 years. The band focuses on Coltrane’s original music and recorded legacy, covering all periods of his illustrious career.

Kirk MacDonald/Pat La Barbera – Saxophones
Brian Dickinson – Piano
Neil Swainson – Bass
Terry Clarke – Drums

Trane of Thought Quintet

Date: September 22, 2022
Time: 8:30 - 11:00pm
Location: The Rex Jazz & Blues Bar, 194 Queen Street West, Toronto
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The Rex Jazz & Blues Bar

A Celebration of the Music of John Coltrane

Pat LaBarbera/Kirk MacDonald Quintet
Kirk and Pat have been performing an annual tribute to the iconic saxophonist/composer John Coltrane for 30 years. The band focuses on Coltrane’s original music and recorded legacy, covering all periods of his illustrious career.

Kirk MacDonald/Pat La Barbera – Saxophones
Brian Dickinson – Piano
Neil Swainson – Bass
Terry Clarke – Drums

Trane of Thought Quintet

Date: September 21, 2022
Time: 8:30 - 11:00pm
Location: The Rex Jazz & Blues Bar, 194 Queen Street West, Toronto
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The Rex Jazz & Blues Bar

A Celebration of the Music of John Coltrane

Pat LaBarbera/Kirk MacDonald Quintet
Kirk and Pat have been performing an annual tribute to the iconic saxophonist/composer John Coltrane for 30 years. The band focuses on Coltrane’s original music and recorded legacy, covering all periods of his illustrious career.

Kirk MacDonald/Pat La Barbera – Saxophones
Brian Dickinson – Piano
Neil Swainson – Bass
Terry Clarke – Drums

Kirk MacDonald Quartet

Date: September 20, 2022
Time: 8:00 - 11 PM
Location: The Black Bear Pub, 1125 O'Connor Drive Toronto Ontario
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Kirk MacDonald: tenor saxophone
Lorne Lofsky: guitar
Neil Swainson: bass
Morgan Childs: drums

Kirk MacDonald Quartet

Date: September 13, 2022
Time: 8:00 - 11 PM
Location: The Black Bear Pub, 1125 O'Connor Drive Toronto Ontario
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Kirk MacDonald: tenor saxophone
Virginia MacDonald: clarinet
Jocelyn Gould: guitar
Duncan Hopkins: bass

Don Naduriak Quintet

Date: September 9, 2022
Time: 8:00 - 10:30pm
Location: Hirut Cafe And Restaurant
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Don Naduriak: piano
Kirk MacDonald: saxophone
Kevin Turcotte: trumpet
Paul Novotny: bass
Vito Rezza: drums

Kirk MacDonald Quartet

Date: September 6, 2022
Time: 8:00 - 11 PM
Location: The Black Bear Pub, 1125 O'Connor Drive Toronto Ontario
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Kirk MacDonald: tenor saxophone
Brian O’Kane: trumpet
Neil Swainson: bass
Terry Clarke: drums

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