The Advocats Big Band will be back at The Duke Toronto for another instalment of First-Monday-of-the-Month big band jazz on Monday, October 6th from 7:45 to 10:15 pm. You should definitely join us. You will have a great dinner and drinks while you listen to two one-hour sets of big band favourites. The Duke Toronto is located at 1225 Queen Street East at Leslie on the southwest corner. There is parking onsite and nearby, plus the Queen streetcar stops right in front! $15 cash cover (all proceeds go to the band). Reserve your table soon by calling 416-466-2624.
CHECK OUT OUR ALBUMS: “IN FULL SWING!” Released in June, 2020. Named by Jazz.FM91 CJRT as one of the 25 best jazz albums of 2020; and “ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS…SWING!” Released in November 2022. https://www.advocatsbigband.com/our-wares.html
The Toronto-based Advocats Big Band, originally assembled in 1991 by a group of young lawyers to perform for a local fundraiser, includes many top professional musicians and music educators whose collective experience range from studio, theatre, film and television work to major symphony orchestra, night club and chamber music. The Advocats have played at many venues throughout Toronto: Old Mill Toronto, The Rex Hotel, the Beaches International Jazz Festival, Eat to the Beat, and the Silver Ball, the Sunday Concert Series at the Scarborough Civic Centre and the Sunday Serenades at Mel Lastman Square, to name a few. For almost 20years, we have performed on the first Monday of every month starting at the Chick ‘N Deli and currently at The Duke Toronto! We are so thankful to our ever-growing following of loyal listeners. Our repertoire includes classics played by the likes of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and music from modern talents like Michael Bublé, the New York Voices, and Norah Jones. Believe us, the list goes on!