Blues, Jazz entertainment in Toronto
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Grossman's Tavern
Inside this grubby 1940s tavern near Kensington Market, the emphasis is on singin' the blues, but acoustic rock and folk acts also get a look-in. There's music nightly – the Sunday-night jam session has been raising the roof for decades. Incidentally, Dan Akroyd worked up his routine for The Blues Brothers here.
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Silver Dollar Room
Crankin' electric blues and southern acoustic slide guitar reign supreme at the legendary Silver Dollar. Big-name touring acts from down south (Detroit, New Orleans, Chicago, etc) kick up ticket prices, sometimes above $30 on weekends, but there's no cover for mid-week bluegrass jams and Saturday afternoon shows.
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Pilot Tavern
A pumping after-worker, The Pilot got its start during WWII, which explains the aviation-themed decor and why it calls the patio the Flight Deck – an airborne terrace among the office tower windows. Stop by for live jazz sets on Saturday and Sunday afternoons from 3pm.
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Top O’ The Senator
The sassy jazz standards drifting from the Senator’s stage, just east o’ the Eaton Centre, are seductive and hypnotic. Serious hepcats like Branford Marsalis play here when they’re in town.
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