Live Lounge
Dec
19

Live Lounge

Live Lounge feat. Heather Bambrick Quartet

Every Thursday at Novotel North York

Weekly Live Music in the hub or North York (3 Park Home Ave)

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Live Lounge
Dec
12

Live Lounge

Live Lounge Feat. Ori Dagan Quartet

Every Thursday at Novotel North York

Weekly Live Music in the hub or North York (3 Park Home Ave)\

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Live Lounge
Nov
28

Live Lounge

Live Lounge feat. Ryan Gazzola

Every Thursday at Novotel North York

Weekly Live Music in the hub or North York (3 Park Home Ave)

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WinterTide 2024
Feb
8
to Mar 16

WinterTide 2024

The 3rd annual WinterTide 2024 will be held at Rock Garden of Royal Botanical Gardens from Feb 8 to Mar 16. Every Thursday through Saturday, 18 live shows with some of the finest emerging artists and JUNO Award-winning artists will warm up your body and heart. The outdoor garden at Rock Garden will have thousands of lights, many firepits, igloo and many more!

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Sep
7
to Sep 23

Live Jazz on Yonge 2023

  • EAA Emerging Artists Association (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

1. TUJF LMOY Team

1) Program Directors

  • David M.J. Lee - Artistic Director of LMOY

  • Dave Holla - Marketing Director


2) Operation Team

  • Lenver DSilva - Stage Manager Team Lead

  • Adam Kaleta: Stage Manager at 5409 Yonge Street

  • Keshave Jately: Stage Manager at North American Centre

  • Karel Gondor: Stage Manager at Yonge Sheppard Centre

  • TJ Park: Stage Manager at Mel Lastman Square (back up team)


2. Event Mission 

  • To make Willowdale BIA district a hub/centre of live music, food and shopping.

  • To enhance take-out and dining opportunities with live performances.

  • To attract foot traffic to the Willowdale BIA business district.

  • To increase awareness of the BIA and its membership.

  • To create developmental and continuing opportunities for emerging artists

  • To help recognize and promote the works of professional musicians in local and broader communities


3. LMOY Program Description

With the vision of animating Yonge Street in Willowdale, every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from September 7th to 23rd, Willowdale BIA partners with T.U. Jazz Fest to present “Live Music on Yonge Street” (LMOY). LMOY2023 features 36 live performances featuring 12 of the finest musical groups in the GTA and benefits Willowdale visitors and residents with not only great dining and shopping experience but also live music. LMOY2023 takes place at 4 different locations on Yonge Street: North America Centre, 5409 Yonge Street, Mel Lastman Square and Yonge Sheppard Centre. The 12 bands are selected from the top 30 of the 2023 TUJF Musician Submissions.


4. Venues (From South to North) 

  1. Yonge & Sheppard Centre (in front of FLOCK)

  2. Mel Lastman Square (Thursday), 5000 Yonge Street (Fri & Sat) 

  3. 5409 Yonge Street (in front of the bubble sculpture) 

  4. North America Centre (Sidewalk by the Starbucks)

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T.U. Jazz Fest 2023
Sep
1
to Sep 4
Event

T.U. Jazz Fest 2023

The biggest jazz festival for emerging musicians in Canada, T.U. Jazz Fest is holding its 9th annual festival at Mel Lastman Square on Labor Day weekend. With over 150 equity-deserving musicians across Canada featuring some of the JUNO Award musicians will serve the music lovers in the GTA with Jazz In the Now.

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Summer Live Music Festival
Aug
25
to Aug 27
Event, concert, music

Summer Live Music Festival

  • Trillium Park at Ontario Place (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Summer Live Music Festival

- Bringing a new innovative event to the Willowdale area: From July 13th to 30th and the entire Labor Day weekend in 2023, every Thursday through Sunday in the half of July, North York residents and Willowdale visitors will experience the power of culture from a wide range of genres, styles and musicians

- Equity-deserving groups of artists: Including Indigenous, women, people of colour, people with disabilities, LGBTQ++ and emerging artists, over 150 equity-deserving artists will get a chance to develop their fan base and network as all musicians will perform to the in-person audience as well as online streaming audiences over the world. Most live concerts will be archived to be watched and used as their portfolio. 

- Cultural Workers: Over 100 cultural workers will be hired for the SLMF throughout the 3 weeks. All the cultural workers will get all necessary endorsements and certifications for reference to the ongoing gigs.

- Business opportunities for local businesses:

Willowdale Businesses: Through SLMF, Willowdale East expects to get up to a 100% increase in its revenue compared to the regular days in 2021 and 2022. Also, local food vendors will be invited to sell their products at Mel Lastman Square to the MLS visitors

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Sep
8
to Oct 1
Event

Live Music on Yonge

2nd annual Live Music on Yonge was presented every Thursday through Saturday from September 8th to October 1st, 2022 on the four busking stages between Sheppard and Finch avenue on Yonge Street.

Presenter: Willowdale BIA

Program Curated by T.U. Jazz Fest

Live Music on Yonge Poster: LMOY 2022
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