As part of our World Rhythms Performance Lecture Series, Arts & Events Programming is pleased to present Canadian jazz legend Phil Nimmons in a special Q&A session entitled "Nufsicisum: Phil Nimmons In Conversation"

More than nearly any other individual, jazz clarinetist, composer, and educator Mr. Nimmons has single-handedly changed the face of jazz music in Canada. As the recipient of the first Juno Award given in the jazz category for The Atlantic Suite in 1977, he has written over 400 original jazz compositions that include commissions for Expo '67 and the 1976 and 1988 Olympics.

McNally Robinson Independent Bookstore invites readers to enjoy a reading and signing by Jeff Park of his latest collection of poems: The Cellophane Sky. 

The Cellophane Sky delves deeply into the remarkable world of jazz and effortlessly draws the reader in, exhaling the vitality of music greats such as Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Count Basie and Miles Davis among others. His book is for both jazz fans and poetry readers as it pays tribute to great musicians, with poems that throb with the vivid rythm and energy of the jazz tradition. 

Community radio station CKLN is holding a party and sale of its vinyl library on Saturday August 27. Toronto's first campus-community radio station is moving from Ryerson University and must sell its collection for space reasons.

Thousands of hip hop, house, funk and indie rock and punk vinyl records, music books and other collectibles accumulated over three decades will be on sale along with CKLN swag.

Deejays will be on hand throughout the event spinning everything from boogie funk to hip hop. You can listen live via http://ckln.fm.

For those interested in early entrance, doors open for a special preview from 9-11:00 am for a $10 cover. General Admission is $5 after 11:00 am.

Local Swing Jazz legend Richard Chamberlain and his featured players lay down an evening of authentic 20’s, 30’s and 40’s swing jazz. This is live swing like you’ve never experienced it before. Each evening in the series will feature a different cast of excellent local and extra-local musicians. No line-up will be quite the same. Call or email in advance to make reservations for the series.