THE POETRY STAGE AT A GLANCE
POETRY SHOW DATE - MAY 05, 2011
CHRIS CHEKAN BAND, FEATURING JON FOSTER ON DRUMS WITH PAUL CROOKER ON FENDER RHODES.
THE CHRIS CHEKAN BAND
This photo was shot on the first day Poetry Jazz Cafe opened its door and malt whiskeys to the public.
Thursday May 05, 2011, passed easy under a dim lit, 17 degree crisp spring sky.
And as the sun said goodbye and crept slowly beneath a crimson twilight haze , a silhouette line of lovers and strangers crawled in, brushed up tightly around the stage, in quiet anticipation, of a history that was about to unfold.
POETRY SHOW DATE - MARCH 03, 2016
SHAFTON THOMAS GROUP BRING NXT-GENERATION JAZZ.
SHAFTON THOMAS GROUP
“Sounds like wild west samurai gunslingers from the future!”
STG is an original, Toronto-based modern jazz group whose incendiary melodic agility and powerful grooves bend the mind and bob heads. Comprised of Shafton Thomas on acoustic and electric bass and compositions, Kristjan Bergey on tenor sax, Paul Morrison on keys, and Mackenzie Longpre on drums, their debut EP, Maru, is available now.
POETRY SHOW DATE - FRIDAY AUG 19, 2016
RE.VERSE BRINGS A BAG OF CHILL HOP IN THE HOUSE AND THE PEOPLE BOPPED.
RE.VERSE
The band with seamless DJ style transitions and no pauses. A flow-based improvisational, jazz influenced approach to instrumentals - Hip-Hop, Neo-Soul, Dilla, Future Beats, R&B, Trap, House, Funk, Breakbeats, Drum & Bass, Afro/Latin Rhythms and more.
QNA
POETRY SHOW DATE - FRIDAY JUNE, 07TH, 2019
The band showed up 2 hours early to load in and set up, they came to Toronto to make a point; Struggle, Sense of Urgency and Fire, elements what’s lacking on the scene here.
QNA.BAND
“There aren’t many hip-hop acts who illuminate the musicality of hip-hop like New York-based group QNA”
— ANDRE G, IMPOSE MAGAZINE
QNA is a band of musical pirates, sailing the sonic seas in search of hidden gems and buried treasure. Their goal is to dig deep, to look past the surface and uncover the magic of lesser-known places around the world. They reject the notion of cultural borders, instead focusing on what binds us together.
With a cultural background that spans across American, Afro-Caribbean, South-East Asian and European traditions, QNA makes music that reflect their love of adventure. They fuse a multitude of genres; but having studied under the likes of John Pattitucci, Danilo Perez, and Dayna Stephens, their music speaks the language of jazz and hip hop. Their work has attracted the attention of Sway’s Universe and more.