RED HOT RAMBLE
7.00
Longstanding pianist and vocalist Roberta Hunt who had spent 14 years with legendary Traditional Jazz band ‘The Happy Pals’, (a literal institution of traditional jazz every Saturday afternoon at Grossman’s Tavern for over four decades on the Toronto music scene) decided to step out and try new musical adventures … one band’s ‘loss’ was another’s huge gain and Glenn and Jack knew they had the ‘voice’ and pianist of their new band. Both Glenn and Jack had long been sidemen in the band of jump/blues musician/songwriter ‘Big Rude Jake’ who began employing a rising star on the music scene, sax player Alison Young. It quickly became clear that Glenn, Jack, Roberta and Alison had a certain chemistry that quickly translated into a new band on the Toronto music scene … the band is called Red Hot Ramble! When the band recorded its first CD, ‘Red Hot Ramble’ another Big Rude Jake alumni was invited to play trombone on a few cuts … his name is Jamie Stager. Red Hot Ramble became a quintet and recently celebrated their 5th anniversary of performing wherever people and music come together!
QUE’D UP
11.00
We're excited to announce our first event, Que'd Up: Take The Stage! We're kicking things off at DROM Taberna for an evening of music, mixing and mingling. Part of the Que'd Up ethos is to elevate and empower emerging queer DJs to take the stage. We are holding a contest for 3x 45 minute CDJ open deck slots. You can find tickets here.
YELLING AT CLOUDS
2.30
Yelling At Clouds is a Toronto-based duo featuring long-time friends and musical collaborators, keyboardist/pianist David Chan and drummer/percussionist Larry Graves. The music is propelled by a 15-year friendship that has seen them through numerous musical endeavours, including cross-Canada and international tours & several recording projects with a variety of ensembles (Mr. Something Something, DRUMHAND, Surefire Sweat).
The duo’s music draws on both original compositions and creative interpretations of repertoire from some of their favourite musicians as vehicles for in-the-moment improvisations and lyric narratives. The sounds blend danceable, rhythmic and ambient multi-percussion, piano, keyboards, and vocal textures, weaving together something new from familiar roots