joe sorbara - drums, percussion

j o e s o r b a r a [ d o t ] c o m . e v e n t s a r c h i v e . 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 2

december 2012

9
ken aldcroft's convergence ensemble
CD RELEASE PARTY
the music gallery (st george the martyr church, 197 john street)
7pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
wes neal - bass
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone

november 2012

30
aldcroft/ sorbara/ tielli
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
9pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
doug tielli - trombone

october 2012

13
sorbara-parsons/ sorbara
the share
exhibition park (guelph)
2pm
victoria sorbara-parsons - accordion, zhu-zhu pet, metal bowls, popcorn
joe sorbara - snare drum, bass drum, cup chimes, metal bowls, popcorn

13
nilan perera's 5biTscience
...plays bob ostertag's 'book of hours'
x avant new music festival
the music gallery (197 john street)
8pm
jay hay - woodwinds
wes neal - bass
nilan perera - guitar, pedals
matt miller - laptop, samples, electronics
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

september 2012

28
rampersaud/ sorbara
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
9pm
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

28
krakowiak/ miller/ rampersaud/ schoorl/ sorbara
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
10pm
tomasz krakowiak - percussion
matt miller - samples
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
holger schoorl - classical guitar, voice
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

august 2012

04
aldcroft/ aruliah/ johnston/ sorbara
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
8pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
len aruliah - saxophones (from vancouver)
pete johnston - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

19
aldcroft/ neal/ sorbara
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue)
7:30pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
wes neal - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

24
aldcroft/ neal/ sorbara
leftover daylight
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
8pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
wes neal - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

july 2012

27
lutek/ sexton/ sorbara
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
10pm
peter lutek - woodwinds, etc.
jim sexton - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

june 2012

22
aldcroft/ rampersaud/ sorbara
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
9pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

24
jason steidman/ miachael kaler residency
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
5pm
michael kaler - bass guitar
jason steidman - light projections
w/
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
...and many others...

27
octopus residency
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
8pm
germaine liu - drums, percussion
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
mark zurawinski - drums, percussion

29
UXO
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
9pm
matt miller - laptop, samples, electronics, etc.
nilan perera - bass guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

may 2012

07
ken aldcroft's convergence ensemble
PANIC!
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
8pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
wes neal - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone

08
ken aldcroft's convergence ensemble
tranzac (292 brunswick ave)
7:30pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
wes neal - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone

18
cattle prod
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
8pm
mark laver - alto saxophone
pete johnston - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

march 2012

10
kruger/ laver/ sorbara
guelph cultural arts festival
ebar (@ the bookshelf - 41 quebec street, guelph)
9pm
daniel kruger - acoustic guitar
mark laver - alto & soprano saxophones
joe sorbara - drums

23
cole/ neal/ ng/ sorbara
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
8pm
josh cole - bass guitar
wes neal - bass violin
karen ng - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums

30
joe sorbara 6tet
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
8pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
jonnie bakan - alto saxophone
ali berkok - piano
heather segger - trombone
jim sexton - bass
joe sorbara - drums

february 2012

11
edges
gallery 345 (345 sorauren avenue)
8pm
allison cameron - toys, electronics
kourosh ghamsari-esfahani - violin
kathryn ladano - bass clarinet
sandro manzon - piano
joe sorbara - percussion

24
joe sorbara 6tet
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
8pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
jonnie bakan - alto saxophone
ali berkok - piano
heather segger - trombone
jim sexton - bass
joe sorbara - drums

24
aldcroft/ cole/ neal/ ng/ sorbara
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
10pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
josh cole - bass guitar
wes neal - bass violin
karen ng - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums

january 2012

20
neal/ oswald/ sorbara
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
9pm
wes neal - bass
john oswald - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums

december 2011

03
aldcroft/ laver/ johnston/ sorbara/ thomson
w/ the university of guelph contemporary music ensemble
macdonald stewart art centre (gordon street, guelph)
7pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
mark laver - alto saxophone
pete johnston - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone

16
joe sorbara 5tet
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
9pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
jonnie bakan - alto saxophone
heather segger - trombone
jim sexton - bass
joe sorbara - drums

november 2011

25
dutton/ friedman/ neuringer/ sorbara
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
9pm
paul dutton - voice
dan friedman - woodwinds
keir neuringer - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

october 2011

01
courvoisier/ haynes/ rampersaud/ sorbara
aimtoronto's interface with sylvie courvoisier
gallery 345 (345 sorauren avenue)
8pm
sylvie courvoisier - piano
justin haynes - guitar
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

28
joe sorbara 5tet
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
9pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
jonnie bakan - alto saxophone
heather segger - trombone
jim sexton - bass
joe sorbara - drums

april 2011

09
aimtoronto orchestra featuring evan parker
barnyard records cd launch
918 bathurst (918 bathurst street)
8pm
simeon abbott - piano, organ
ken aldcroft - guitar
kyle brenders - soprano saxophone
rob clutton - double bass, banjo
christine duncan - voice, theremin
nick fraser - drums, percussion
pete johnston - double bass
tilman lewis - cello
germaine liu - vibraphone, percussion
rob piilonen - flute
mika posen - violin
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
ronda rindone - clarinets
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
steve ward - trombone
christopher willes - tenor saxophone
w/
evan parker - saxophones

09
evan parker/ wes neal/ joe sorbara
barnyard records cd launch
918 bathurst (918 bathurst street)
8pm
evan parker (saxophones)
wes neal (bass) joe sorbara (drums, percussion)

11
evan parker/ wes neal/ joe sorbara
barnyard records cd launch
casa del popolo (4873 st laurent, montreal)
8:30pm
evan parker (saxophones)
wes neal (bass) joe sorbara (drums, percussion)

22
jazz standards & not-so-standards
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
8pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
jonathan bakan - alto saxophone
heather segger - trombone
jim sexton - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

29
lumley/ friedman/ sorbara
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
8pm
aaron lumley - bass
dan friedman - saxophones
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

march 2011

02
sketch pad
in residence...
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
8pm
simeon abbott - piano
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

09
sketch pad
in residence...
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
8pm
simeon abbott - piano
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

16
sketch pad
in residence...
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
8pm
simeon abbott - piano
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

23
sketch pad
in residence...
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
8pm
simeon abbott - piano
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

25
UXO
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
8pm
matt miller - electronics
nilan perera - electric bass guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

28
lumley/ neuringer/ sorbara
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
8pm
aaron lumley - bass
keir neuringer - saxophones
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

30
sketch pad
in residence...
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
8pm
simeon abbott - piano
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

february 2011

02
sketch pad
in residence...
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
8pm
simeon abbott - piano
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

09
sketch pad
in residence...
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
8pm
simeon abbott - piano
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

16
sketch pad
in residence...
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
8pm
simeon abbott - piano
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

23
sketch pad
in residence...
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
8pm
simeon abbott - piano
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

25
friedman/ lumley/ sorbara
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
8pm
dan friedman - saxophones
aaron lumley - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

january 2011

28
clutton/ segger/ sorbara
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (112-227 sterling avenue)
8pm
rob clutton - bass
heather segger - trombone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

july 2010

03
NKLS 4tet
toronto jazz festival
the music gallery (st george the martyr church @ 197 john street)
8pm
nick buligan - trumpet
scott mccannell - bass
karen ng - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion (for lowell whitty)

24
segger/ sorbara/ zurawinski
music(in)galleries
mocca -- museum of contemporary canadian art (952 queen street west)
~1:55pm
mark segger - drums, percussion
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
mark zurawinski - drums, percussion

june 2010

22
ken aldcroft's convergence ensemble
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue)
10pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
wes neal - bass
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone

may 2010

02
ken aldcroft's convergence ensemble
in residence...
somewhere there (340 dufferin street)
8pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
wes neal - bass
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone

w/
germaine liu - drums, percussion
heather segger - trombone

09
ken aldcroft's convergence ensemble
in residence...
somewhere there (340 dufferin street)
8pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
wes neal - bass
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone

w/
germaine liu - drums, percussion
heather segger - trombone

16
ken aldcroft's convergence ensemble
in residence...
somewhere there (340 dufferin street)
8pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
wes neal - bass
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone

w/
germaine liu - drums, percussion
heather segger - trombone

23
ken aldcroft's convergence ensemble
in residence...
somewhere there (340 dufferin street)
8pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
wes neal - bass
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone

w/
germaine liu - drums, percussion
heather segger - trombone

march 2010

03
MiMo w/ nilan perera & joe sorbara
MiMo residency
somewhere there (340 dufferin street)
8pm
matt miller - laptop, samples
samuel morgenstern - percussion
nilan perera - guitar, preparations
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

12
fischlin/ melville/ sorbara
guelph improvised music series #1
synndicate studios cinema space (121 wyndham street, Suite 106, lower level)
8pm
daniel fischlin - guitar
lewis melville - electric bass, percussion
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

13
egoyan/ lewis/ perera/ rampersaud/ rindone/ sorbara
345 gallery (345 sorauren avenue)
8pm
eve egoyan - piano
tilman lewis - cello
nilan perera - guitar, preparations
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
ronda rindone - clarinets
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

25
vertical squirrels
guelph jazz festival annual general meeting
macdonald stewart art centre (358 gordon street, guelph)
time tba
daniel fischlin - guitar
ajay heble - piano
lewis melville - electric bass guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

26
duo lassonde sorbara
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (340 dufferin street)
8pm
julie lassonde - movement, sound
joe sorbara - sound, movement

31
university of guelph comtemporary music ensemble
under the direction of joe sorbara
macdonald stewart art centre (358 gordon street, guelph)
7³⁰pm

february 2010

13
ken aldcroft's convergence ensemble
somewhere there (340 dufferin street)
8pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
wes neal - bass
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone

14
egoyan/ lewis/ perera/ rampersaud/ rindone/ sorbara
in residence...
somewhere there (340 dufferin street)
6pm
eve egoyan - piano
tilman lewis - cello
nilan perera - guitar, preparations
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
ronda rindone - clarinets
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

16
ken aldcroft's convergence ensemble
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue)
8pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
wes neal - bass
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone

21
egoyan/ lewis/ perera/ rampersaud/ rindone/ sorbara
in residence...
somewhere there (340 dufferin street)
6pm
eve egoyan - piano
tilman lewis - cello
nilan perera - guitar, preparations
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
ronda rindone - clarinets
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

28
egoyan/ lewis/ perera/ rampersaud/ rindone/ sorbara
in residence...
somewhere there (340 dufferin street)
6pm
tilman lewis - cello
nilan perera - guitar, preparations
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
ronda rindone - clarinets
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

january 2010

03
egoyan/ lewis/ perera/ rampersaud/ rindone/ sorbara
in residence...
somewhere there (340 dufferin street)
6pm
tilman lewis - cello
nilan perera - guitar, preparations
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

08
ken aldcroft's convergence ensemble
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (340 dufferin street)
8pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
wes neal - bass
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone

10
egoyan/ lewis/ perera/ rampersaud/ rindone/ sorbara
in residence...
somewhere there (340 dufferin street)
6pm
eve egoyan - piano
tilman lewis - cello
nilan perera - guitar, preparations
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

17
egoyan/ lewis/ perera/ rampersaud/ rindone/ sorbara
in residence...
somewhere there (340 dufferin street)
6pm
eve egoyan - piano
tilman lewis - cello
nilan perera - guitar, preparations
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

19
ken aldcroft's convergence ensemble
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue)
8pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
wes neal - bass
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone

24
egoyan/ lewis/ perera/ rampersaud/ rindone/ sorbara
in residence...
somewhere there (340 dufferin street)
6pm
eve egoyan - piano
tilman lewis - cello
nilan perera - guitar, preparations
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

26
bakan/ halls/ sorbara
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (340 dufferin street)
8pm
jonny bakan - alto saxophone
glen halls - piano
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

28
angela rawlings & joe sorbara
livewords reading series
black swan (154 danforth avenue)
8pm
angela rawlings - voice
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

29
bakan/ neal/ sorbara/ ward
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (340 dufferin street)
8pm
jonny bakan - alto saxophone
wes neal - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
steve ward - trombone

30
ken aldcroft's convergence ensemble
somewhere there (340 dufferin street)
8pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
wes neal - bass
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone

31
egoyan/ lewis/ perera/ rampersaud/ rindone/ sorbara
in residence...
somewhere there (340 dufferin street)
6pm
eve egoyan - piano
tilman lewis - cello
nilan perera - guitar, preparations
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

december 2009

03
simeon abbot trio
starving artist (584 lansdowne avenue)
8pm
simeon abbott - piano
pete johnson - bass
joe sorbara - drums

04
ken aldcroft's convergence ensemble
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (340 dufferin street)
9pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
wes neal - bass
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone

04
abbott/ rampersaud/ sorbara
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (340 dufferin street)
10pm
simeon abbott - piano
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

06
mini-cme
now series
somewhere there (340 dufferin street)
9pm
rebecca caines - voice
sam de martigny - tenor saxophone
taylor moran - samples, electronics
francois mouillot - guitar
steven sladkowski - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
claire whitehead - violin

15
ken aldcroft's convergence ensemble
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue)
10pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
germaine liu - drums, percussion
wes neal - bass
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone

18
charity chan & joe sorbara
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (340 dufferin street)
8pm
charity chan - piano
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

20
jay hay & joe sorbara
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue)
5pm
jay hay - woodwinds
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

november 2009

07
freindly rich & the lollipop people
pictures at an exhibition -- cd release
tranzac main hall (292 brunswick avenue)
8pm
lollipop people - lollipops (various flavours tba)

18
joe sorbara's other foot first
416 creative improviser's festival
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue)
11pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
thom gill - guitar
jay hay - saxophones, clarinets
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
nate renner - guitar
ronda rindone - clarinets
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone
chris willes - tenor saxophone, clarinet

21
ken aldcroft's convergence ensemble
somewhere there (340 dufferin street)
8pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
wes neal - bass
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone

27
university of guelph contemporary music ensemble
under the direction of joe sorbara
macdonald stewart art centre (358 gordon street, guelph)
7pm

29
abbott/ bateman/ oswald/ robair/ sorbara
aimtoronto interface w/ gino robair
somewhere there (340 dufferin street)
3pm
simeon abbott - electroacoustic piano
victor bateman - bass
john oswald - alto saxophone
gino robair - drums, percussion, electronics
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

october 2009

04
some music by tanya kalmanovitch
aimtoronto interface series
somewhere there (340 dufferin avenue)
2pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
tanya kalmanovitch - viola
wes neal - bass
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
nate renner - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

04
joe sorbara's other foot first
in residence...
somewhere there (340 dufferin avenue)
6pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
thom gill - guitar
jay hay - saxophones, clarinets
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
nate renner - guitar
ronda rindone - clarinets
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone
chris willes - tenor saxophone, clarinet

11
joe sorbara's other foot first
in residence...
somewhere there (340 dufferin avenue)
6pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
thom gill - guitar
jay hay - saxophones, clarinets
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
nate renner - guitar
ronda rindone - clarinets
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone
chris willes - tenor saxophone, clarinet

14
remnants trio
steve ward presents...
smiling buddha (961 college street)
9pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

16
harley/ klaehn/ neal/ sorbara/ spring
faculty showcase: university of guelph music faculty in performance
guelph youth music centre (75 cardigan street, guelph)
8pm
james harley - piano
andy klaehn - reeds
wes neal - bass
joe sorbara - drums
howard spring - guitar

18
joe sorbara's other foot first
in residence...
somewhere there (340 dufferin avenue)
6pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
thom gill - guitar
jay hay - saxophones, clarinets
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
nate renner - guitar
ronda rindone - clarinets
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone
chris willes - tenor saxophone, clarinet

22
joe sorbara's other foot first
noon hour concert series
university of guelph (103 mackinnon)
12pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
thom gill - guitar
jay hay - saxophones, clarinets
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
nate renner - guitar
ronda rindone - clarinets
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone
chris willes - tenor saxophone, clarinet

22
ken aldcroft's convergence ensemble
w/ phantom orchard (zeena parkins & ikue mori)
x avant
st george the martyr church (197 john street)
7pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
wes neal - bass
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone

25
joe sorbara's other foot first
in residence...
somewhere there (340 dufferin avenue)
6pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
thom gill - guitar
jay hay - saxophones, clarinets
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
nate renner - guitar
ronda rindone - clarinets
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone
chris willes - tenor saxophone, clarinet

30
perera/ sorbara
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (340 dufferin avenue)
8pm
nilan perera - guitars, preparations, electronics
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

september 2009

04
nilan perera's holyblueghost
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue)
7:30pm
jay hay - tenor saxophone
wes neal - bass
nilan perera - guitar, voice
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

06
joe sorbara's other foot first
in residence...
somewhere there (340 dufferin avenue)
6pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
thom gill - guitar
jay hay - saxophones, clarinets
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
nate renner - guitar
ronda rindone - clarinets
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone
chris willes - tenor saxophone, clarinet

09
liu/ sorbara/ stewart
guelph jazz festival:
launch of hearing-visions-sonores (guelph extension),
a multi-media exhibition of graphic scores
mclaughlin library, university of guelph
5pm
germain liu - drums, percussion
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
jesse stewart - drums, percussion

13
joe sorbara's other foot first
in residence...
somewhere there (340 dufferin avenue)
6pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
thom gill - guitar
jay hay - saxophones, clarinets
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
nate renner - guitar
ronda rindone - clarinets
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone
chris willes - tenor saxophone, clarinet

18
coat cooke & joe sorbara
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (340 dufferin avenue)
8pm
coat cooke - saxophones
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

20
joe sorbara's other foot first
in residence...
somewhere there (340 dufferin avenue)
6pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
thom gill - guitar
jay hay - saxophones, clarinets
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
nate renner - guitar
ronda rindone - clarinets
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone
chris willes - tenor saxophone, clarinet

25
aaron lumley & joe sorbara
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (340 dufferin avenue)
8pm
aaron lumley - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

27
joe sorbara's other foot first
in residence...
somewhere there (340 dufferin avenue)
6pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
thom gill - guitar
jay hay - saxophones, clarinets
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
nate renner - guitar
ronda rindone - clarinets
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone
chris willes - tenor saxophone, clarinet

august 2009

11
ronda rindone's quorum
somewhere there (340 dufferin avenue)
8pm
anne bourne - cello
rob clutton - bass
nick fraser - drums, percussion
tilman lewis - cello
aaron lumley - bass
ronda rindone - bass clarinet
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone

22
keith/ sait/ sorbara/ ward
tranzac (292 brunswick avenue)
2³⁰pm
michael keith - guitars
david sait - guzheng
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
steve ward - trombone

28
abbott/ sorbara/ rampersaud
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (340 dufferin avenue)
8pm
simeon abbott - piano
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
nicole rampersaud - trumpet

july 2009

04
rob clutton presents... an evening with eugene martynec
somewhere there (340 dufferin avenue)
8pm
rob clutton - bass
glen hall - winds
randi helmers - voice
tomasz krakowiak - percussion
eugene martynec - laptops
ronda rindone - clarinets
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone

12
remnants trio
somewhere there (340 dufferin avenue)
6pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
evan shaw - alto saxophone
ronda rindone - clarinets
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

22
'a breath of fresh skin'
somewhere there (340 dufferin avenue)
8pm
john halfpenny - drums, percussion
reiner schwartz - drums, percussion
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

24
hay/ rampersaud/ rindone/ shaw/ sorbara/ willes
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (340 dufferin avenue)
8pm
jay hay - saxophones, clarinets
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
ronda rindone - clarinets
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
chris willes - tenor saxophone, clarinet

june 2009

16
germaine liu & joe sorbara
the most horrible night in your life (vol. 10)
smiling budha (961 college ave)
9pm
germaine liu - drums
joe sorbara - drums

16
duo lassonde sorbara
lex non scripta, ars non scripta: law, justice & improvisation conference
venue tba
4pm
julie lassonde - movement, sound
joe sorbara - sound, movement

26
ronda rindone's quorum
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (340 dufferin ave)
8pm
anne bourne - cello
rob clutton - bass
nick fraser - drums, percussion
tilman lewis - cello
aaron lumley - bass
ronda rindone - bass clarinet
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone

26
remnants trio
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (340 dufferin ave)
8pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

may 2009

08
joe sorbara's other foot first
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (340 dufferin ave)
8pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
thom gill - guitar
jay hay - saxophones, clarinets
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
ronda rindone - clarinets
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone
chris willes - tenor saxophone, clarinet

29
aimtoronto orchestra workshop
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (340 dufferin ave)
8pm
aimtoronto orchestra under the direction of kyle brenders

31
remnants trio & CME
ed video (40 baker street, guelph)
3pm

remnants trio:
ken aldcroft - guitar
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

CME:
frederique arroyas - piano
erin crickett - accordion
sam de martigny - alto saxophone
luke kumar - electronics
stephen mcleod - electronics
asta miksys - guitar
francois mouillot - guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
rob wallace - floor percussion
claire whitehead - violin
...with guests:
ken aldcroft - guitar
evan shaw - alto saxophone

april 2009

10
kyle brenders' ghost trance ensemble
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (340 dufferin ave)
8pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
kyle brenders - saxophones
pete johnston - bass
mika posen - violin
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
steve ward - trombone

18
remnants trio
tequila bookworm (512 queen street west)
9pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

25
duo lassonde sorbara
gibsone jessop gallery (distillery district: building 4 - 55 mill street)
8pm
julie lassonde - movement, sound
joe sorbara - sound, movement

24
aimtoronto orchestra workshop
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (340 dufferin ave)
8pm
aimtoronto orchestra under the direction of kyle brenders

march 2009

06
allemano/ perera/ sorbara/ ward
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (340 dufferin ave)
8pm
lina allemano - trumpet
nilan perera - guitars, preparations, electronics
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
steve ward - trombone

11
aimtoronto orchestra
tranzac back room
9pm
aimtoronto orchestra under the direction of kyle brenders

13
ken aldcroft's convergence ensemble
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (340 dufferin ave)
8pm
ken aldcroft - guitar
wes neal - bass
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone

27
university of guelph contemporary music ensemble
harcourt united church (87 dean avenue, guelph)
2pm
cme under the direction of joe sorbara

february 2009

15
neal/ parker/ sorbara
aimtoronto interface w/ evan parker
somewhere there (340 dufferin ave)
6pm
wes neal - bass
evan parker - saxophones
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

21
julie lassonde & joe sorbara
coexisDance
somewhere there (340 dufferin ave)
8pm
julie lassonde - movement
joe sorbara - drums, percussion

27
aimtoronto orchestra workshop
leftover daylight series
somewhere there (340 dufferin ave)
8pm
aimtoronto orchestra under the direction of kyle brenders

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