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Most of Trio Records catalogue is now available as downloads from itunes
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Here is a poem written by Nicholas Power which was inspired by a set of improvised music performed by me, drummer/percussionist Germaine Liu and bassist Jim Sexton at the LoD Series in Toronto.
Performance & Workshop Dates 2009
December 
Saturday, December 19, 2009 8:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Alaniaris- Michael Kaler- bass, Mark Zurawinski- drums, Ken Aldcroft- guitar
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Saturday, December 19 2009 8:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Alaniaris Trio: mark zurawinsky- drums, ken aldcroft- guitar, michael kaler- bass
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Tuesday, December 15 2009 10:30 pm
the Tranzac Club
292 Brunswick Ave., Toronto, Ontario CA
$pwyc
Ken Aldcroft's Convergence Ensemble
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Tuesday, December 15 2009 7:30 pm
Tranzac Club
292 Brunswick Ave., Toronto, Ontario CA
$pwyc
Alaniaris Trio- Michael Kaler- bass, Mark Zurawinski- drums, Ken Aldcroft- guitar
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Sunday, December 13 2009 TBA pm
Sunday Evening Salon
TBA, Toronto, Ontario CA
$PWYC
Ken Aldcroft solo compositions and improvisations + more
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Friday, December 4 2009 8:00 pm
Leftover Daylight Series: Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
set 2- Ken Aldcroft's Convergence Ensemble
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November 
Saturday November 21, 2009 8:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Ken Aldcroft 40th Birthday Celebration
Set 1- Ken Aldcroft- solo
Set 2- Ken Aldcroft's Convergence Ensemble
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Wednesday, November 18 2009 11:00 pm
416 Festival at the Tranzac Club
292 Brunswick Ave., Toronto, Ontario CA
$pwyc
Joe Sorbara's Other Foot First
Joe Sorbara- drums and composition, Evan Shaw- alto saxophone, Nicole Rampersaud- trumpet, Scott Thomson- trombone, Ken Aldcroft- guitar, Ronda Rindone- bass clarinet, Jay Hay- saxophones, Nate Renner- guitar
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October
Friday, October, 30 2009 8:00 pm
Leftover Daylight Series: Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
set TBA- Ken Aldcroft- solo guitar
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Sunday, October 25, 2009 6:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Joe Sorbara's Other Foot First Residency- Final Night
Joe Sorbara- drums and composition, Evan Shaw- alto saxophone, Nicole Rampersaud- trumpet, Scott Thomson- trombone, Ken Aldcroft- guitar, Ronda Rindone- bass clarinet, Jay Hay- saxophones, Nate Renner- guitar
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Friday, October, 23 2009 8:00 pm
Leftover Daylight Series: Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
1st set- Ken Aldcroft- solo guitar
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Thursday, October 22, 2009 8:00pm
Music Gallery: X Avant Festival IV- Night Two
St. George the Martyr Church
197 John St. Toronto, Ontario CA
$20-$15-$10
Ken Aldcroft Convergence Ensemble Our Hospitality CD release concert + Phantom Orchard with Ikue Mori and Zeena Parkins
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Thursday, October 22, 2009 12:00 pm
Noon Hour Concert
University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario CA
$TBA
Joe Sorbara's Other Foot First
Joe Sorbara- drums and composition, Evan Shaw- alto saxophone, Nicole Rampersaud- trumpet, Scott Thomson- trombone, Ken Aldcroft- guitar, Ronda Rindone- bass clarinet, Jay Hay- saxophones, Nate Renner- guitar
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009 10:30 pm
Tranzac Club
292 Brunswick Ave., Toronto, Ontario CA
$pwyc
Ken Aldcroft Convergence Ensemble
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Sunday, October 18, 2009 6:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Joe Sorbara's Other Foot First Residency
Joe Sorbara- drums and composition, Evan Shaw- alto saxophone, Nicole Rampersaud- trumpet, Scott Thomson- trombone, Ken Aldcroft- guitar, Ronda Rindone- bass clarinet, Jay Hay- saxophones, Nate Renner- guitar
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009 9:00 pm
Smiling Buddha
961 College St, Toronto, Ontario CA
$pwyc
2nd set- 10pm: Remnants Trio- Joe Sorbara, Evan Shaw, Ken Aldcroft + Kyle Brenders Quartet and more
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Tuesday, October 13 9:00 pm
Bitchin' Series
Gladstone Hotel- Art Bar
1214 Queen St. West Toronto, Ontario CA
$6
Ken Aldcroft Solo guitar
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Sunday, October 11, 2009 6:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Joe Sorbara's Other Foot First Residency
Joe Sorbara- drums and composition, Evan Shaw- alto saxophone, Nicole Rampersaud- trumpet, Scott Thomson- trombone, Ken Aldcroft- guitar, Ronda Rindone- bass clarinet, Jay Hay- saxophones, Nate Renner- guitar
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Saturday October 10, 2009 8:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Alaniaris Trio: mark zurawinsky- drums, ken aldcroft- guitar, michael kaler- bass
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Sunday, October 4, 2009 6:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Joe Sorbara's Other Foot First Residency
Joe Sorbara- drums and composition, Evan Shaw- alto saxophone, Nicole Rampersaud- trumpet, Scott Thomson- trombone, Ken Aldcroft- guitar, Ronda Rindone- bass clarinet, Jay Hay- saxophones, Nate Renner- guitar
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Sunday, October 4, 2009 2:00 pm
Somewhere There AIMToronto Interface with Tanya Kalmanovitch
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$15/10
Set 2- (3pm) Company Improvisations- Ken Aldcroft- guitar, Tanya Kalmanovitch- viola, Nicole Rampersaud- trumpet, Wes Neal- bass, Joe Sorbara- drums, Nate Renner- guitar
Set 3- (4pm) Compositions of Tanya Kalmanovitch- Ken Aldcroft- guitar, Tanya Kalmanovitch- viola, Nicole Rampersaud- trumpet, Wes Neal- bass, Joe Sorbara- drums, Nate Renner- guitar
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Saturday, October 3, 2009 2:00 pm
Somewhere There AIMToronto Interface with Tanya Kalmanovitch
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$15/10
Set 2- (3pm) Alaniaris Trio- Michael Kaler- bass, Mark Zurawinsky- drums, Ken Aldcroft- guitar
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September
Sunday, September 27, 2009 8:00 pm
The Now Series at Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Paul Newman- Solo CD release + Hat and Beard
1st set: Paul Newman- saxophone; 2nd set: Ken Aldcroft- guitar, Dave Clark- drums
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Sunday, September 27, 2009 6:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Joe Sorbara's Other Foot First Residency
Joe Sorbara- drums and composition, Evan Shaw- alto saxophone, Nicole Rampersaud- trumpet, Scott Thomson- trombone, Ken Aldcroft- guitar, Ronda Rindone- bass clarinet, Jay Hay- saxophones, Nate Renner- guitar
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009 8:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Alaniaris Trio & 2 years and 500 shows at Somewhere There
mark zurawinsky- drums, ken aldcroft- guitar, michael kaler- bass
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Sunday, September 20, 2009 6:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Joe Sorbara's Other Foot First Residency
Joe Sorbara- drums and composition, Evan Shaw- alto saxophone, Nicole Rampersaud- trumpet, Scott Thomson- trombone, Ken Aldcroft- guitar, Ronda Rindone- bass clarinet, Jay Hay- saxophones, Nate Renner- guitar
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009 8:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Jack Vorvis Residency
Jack Vorvis- Drums, Ken Aldcroft- guitar (2nd set), plus many other improvisers
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Sunday, September 13, 2009 6:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Joe Sorbara's Other Foot First Residency
Joe Sorbara- drums and composition, Evan Shaw- alto saxophone, Nicole Rampersaud- trumpet, Scott Thomson- trombone, Ken Aldcroft- guitar, Ronda Rindone- bass clarinet, Jay Hay- saxophones, Nate Renner- guitar
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Friday, September 11, 2009 8:00 pm
Leftover Daylight Series: Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
2nd set- Keir Neuringer: solo & 'dodging bullets' (from new york city)
keir neuringer- saxophones w/ ken aldcroft- guitar, nick fraser- drums, percussion, joe sorbara- drums, percussion
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009 8:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Jack Vorvis Residency
Jack Vorvis- Drums, Ken Aldcroft- guitar (2nd set), plus many other improvisers
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Monday, September 7, 2009 9:00 pm
512 Queen St. West., Toronto, Ontario CA
$pwyc
Alaniaris Trio- mark zurawinsky- drums, ken aldcroft- guitar, michael kaler- bass
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Sunday, September 6, 2009 6:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Joe Sorbara's Other Foot First Residency
Joe Sorbara- drums and composition, Evan Shaw- alto saxophone, Nicole Rampersaud- trumpet, Scott Thomson- trombone, Ken Aldcroft- guitar, Ronda Rindone- bass clarinet, Jay Hay- saxophones, Nate Renner- guitar
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Friday, September 4, 2009 8:00 pm
Leftover Daylight Series: Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
3rd set- Alien Life Bomb
Paul Dutton- voice, Chris Cauley- soprano saxophone, Ronda Rindone- bass clarinet, Nilan Perera- electric bass, Mike Overton- double bass, Ken Aldcroft- guitar, Andy Yue- analog synth, Wiliam Davison- objects,
Mark Segger- drums
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009 8:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Jack Vorvis Residency
Jack Vorvis- Drums, Ken Aldcroft- guitar, plus many other improvisers
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August
Sunday, August 30, 2009 8:00 pm
The Now Series at Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Solo Ken Aldcroft- compositions and improvisations
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Sunday, August 23, 2009 9:00 pm
The REX
194 Queen St. West., Toronto, Ontario CA
$5, PWYC
Solo Ken Aldcroft- the music of Monk and Aldcroft
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Saturday, August 22, 2009 8:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Alaniaris Trio- mark zurawinsky- drums, ken aldcroft- guitar, michael kaler- bass
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009 8:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Alaniaris Trio- mark zurawinsky- drums, ken aldcroft- guitar, michael kaler- bass
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Monday, August 3, 2009 9:00 pm
512 Queen St. West., Toronto, Ontario CA
$pwyc
Alaniaris Trio- mark zurawinsky- drums, ken aldcroft- guitar, michael kaler- bass
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July
Friday, July 10, 2009 8:00 pm
Leftover Daylight Series: Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
3rd set- Alaniaris Trio- Mark Zurawinski- drums, Michael Kaler- bass Ken Aldcroft- guitar
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Monday, July 6, 2009 9:00 pm
512 Queen St. West., Toronto, Ontario CA
$pwyc
Alaniaris Trio- mark zurawinsky- drums, ken aldcroft- guitar, michael kaler- bass
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June
Friday, June 26, 2009 8:00 pm
Leftover Daylight Series: Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
2nd set- Remnants Trio- Joe Sorbara- drums, Evan Shaw- alto sax
Ken Aldcroft- guitar
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009 8:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Fundraiser for Jack Vorvis- Ken Aldcroft, Jeremy Strachan, Evan Shaw, Colin Fisher, Jonnie Backan, Rob Clutton and more
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Saturday, June 13, 2009 8:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Ken Aldcroft- guitar, Joel LeBlanc- guitar, Jay Hay- tenor sax, Evan Shaw- alto sax, Jean Martin- drums
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009 8:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Ken Aldcroft- guitar, Joel LeBlanc- guitar
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Sunday, June 7, 2009 8:00 pm
Somewhere There AIMToronto Interface with Urs Leimgruber
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$15/$10
keith/ leimgruber- michael keith- guitar, urs leimgruber- saxophones
the swyves- greg brennan- drums, jay hay- woodwinds, aaron lumley- bass
aldcroft/ leimgruber/ liu/ piilonen- ken aldcroft- guitar, urs leimgruber- saxophones, germaine liu- percussion, rob piilonen- flutes
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009 6:00 pm
CIUT and AIMToronto- Freedom of Community
91 St George St., U of T, Toronto, Ontario CA
Free + live on CIUT 89.5
Alaniaris Trio- mark zurawinsky- drums, ken aldcroft- guitar, michael kaler- bass + Michael Keith and Scott Thomson + Odradek
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Monday, June 1, 2009 9:00 pm
Tequila Bookworm
512 Queen St. West., Toronto, Ontario CA
$pwyc
Alaniaris Trio- mark zurawinsky- drums, ken aldcroft- guitar, michael kaler- bass
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May
Sunday, May 31, 2009 3:00 pm
Ed Video
40 Baker St., Guelph, Ontario CA
$TBA
University of Guelph CME- Contemporary Music Ensemble + the Remnants Trio- Evan Shaw- alto saxophone, Ken Aldcroft- guitar, Joe Sorbara- drums
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Saturday, May 30, 2009 8:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Alaniaris Trio- mark zurawinsky- drums, ken aldcroft- guitar, michael kaler- bass
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Friday, May 29, 2009 8:00 pm
Leftover Daylight Series: Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
AIMToronto Orchestra
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Sunday, May 17, 2009 8:00 pm
York Improvisers Agreement-YIMPA
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
ony Wallace- violin, Casey Sokol- piano, Dave Nagy- acoustic guitar, Melody McKiver - viola / percussion, Jeremy Finklestein- drums, Rebecca Bruton- violin,
Ken Aldcroft- guitar
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Saturday, May 12, 2009 8:00 pm
Herciniarts Collective presents Poetry Jam
326 Carlaw Ave., Toronto, Ontario CA
$TBA
Alaniaris Trio- mark zurawinsky- drums, ken aldcroft- guitar, michael kaler- bass
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Saturday, May 9, 2009 8:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Alaniaris Trio- mark zurawinsky- drums, ken aldcroft- guitar, michael kaler- bass
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Friday, May 8, 2009 8:00 pm
Leftover Daylight Series: Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Joe Sorbara's Other Foot First
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Monday, May 4, 2009 9:00 pm
Tequila Bookworm
512 Queen St. West., Toronto, Ontario CA
$pwyc
Alaniaris Trio- mark zurawinsky- drums, ken aldcroft- guitar, michael kaler- bass
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April
Monday, April 27, 2009 9:00 pm
Tequila Bookworm
512 Queen St. West., Toronto, Ontario CA
$pwyc
Alaniaris Trio- mark zurawinsky- drums, ken aldcroft- guitar, michael kaler- bass
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Friday, April 24, 2009 8:00 pm
Leftover Daylight Series: Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
AIMToronto Orchestra
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Saturday, April 18, 2009 9:00 pm
Tequila Bookworm
512 Queen St. West., Toronto, Ontario CA
$pwyc
Remnants Trio- Joe Sorbara, Evan Shaw, Ken Aldcroft + Steve Ward Ensemble
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Saturday, April 11, 2009 8:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Hat & Beard: Live Recording!!!
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Friday, April 10, 2009 8:00 pm
Leftover Daylight Series: Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
w/ Kyle Brenders performing Anthony Braxton Ghost Trance Music
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Thursday, April 2, 2009 8:00 pm
Lab Space Studio
2A Pape Ave., Toronto, Ontario CA
$5
Alaniaris, Nick Storring, The Jessica Stuart Few, Kousha Nakhaei, Aaron Water
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March
Friday, March 27, 2009 8:00 pm
Leftover Daylight Series: Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
AIMToronto Orchestra
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009 8:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Alaniaris Trio- mark zurawinsky- drums, ken aldcroft- guitar, michael kaler- bass
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009 8:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Holger Schoorl / Ken Aldcroft; Schoorl / Thomson / Johnston
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Monday, March 16, 2009 9:00 pm
Tequila Bookworm
512 Queen St. West., Toronto, Ontario CA
$pwyc
Alaniaris Trio- mark zurawinsky- drums, ken aldcroft- guitar, michael kaler- bass
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Friday, March 13, 2009 9:00 pm
Leftover Daylight Series: Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Convergence Ensemble 2nd set
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009 10:00 pm
Tranzac Club
292 Brunswick Ave.., Toronto, Ontario CA
$pwyc
AIMToronto Orchestra, Alex Lukachevsky, Muskox
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Friday, March 6, 2009 9:00 pm
Leftover Daylight Series: Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Hat & Beard- 2nd set
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Sunday, March 1, 2009 10:00 pm
Tranzac Club
292 Brunswick Ave.., Toronto, Ontario CA
$pwyc
Hat & Beard opening for Dave Clark's Woodchoppers Association
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February
Friday, February 27, 2009 8:00 pm
Leftover Daylight Series: Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
AIMToronto Orchestra
Alaniaris Trio w/ ken aldcroft- guitar; michael kaler- bass; mark zurawinski- drums
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Sunday, February 22, 2009 9:00 pm
Casa del Popolo
4873 boul. St-Laurent, Montreal, Quebec, CA
$6
Ken Aldcroft solo guitar improvisation + guests
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009 8:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Alaniaris Trio- mark zurawinsky- drums, ken aldcroft- guitar, michael kaler- bass
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009 10:00 pm
Bitchin' Series- Gladstone Hotel
1214 Queen St. West., Toronto, Ontario CA
$6
Ken Aldcroft- guitar / Jack Vorvis- drums + Arnd Jurgensen and Bitchin
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Saturday, February 7, 2009 8:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Convergence Ensemble; PhilAllistAh; TBA
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009 8:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Zak- mark zurawinsky- drums, ken aldcroft- guitar, michael kaler- bass + guests
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Sunday, February 1, 2009 10:00 pm
Tranzac Club
292 Brunswick Ave.., Toronto, Ontario CA
$pwyc
Alaniaris Trio opening for Dave Clark's Woodchoppers Association
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January
Friday, January 30, 2009 8:00 pm
Leftover Daylight Series: Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
AIMToronto Orchestra
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Saturday, January 24, 2009 10 pm
L'envers
185 Van Horne (at Esplanade, just east of Parc), Montreal, Quebec, CA
PWYC- suggested $10
Convergence Ensemble
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Friday, January 23, 2009 9:30 pm
Avant Garde Bar
135 1/2 Besserer St., Ottawa, Ontario, CA
PWYC- suggested $10
Convergence Ensemble
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Sunday, January 11, 2009 10:00 pm
Sunday Evening Salon
Suite 501, The Dundas West Arts Building
2466 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario CA
$PWYC
Improvised music: ken aldcroft- guitar, marcel aucoin- piano, nicole rampersaud- trumpet
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Thursday, January 8, 2009 8:00 pm
Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Remnants Trio: ken aldcroft- guitar, evan shaw- alto sax, joe sorbara- drums
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Saturday, January 4, 2009 8:00 pm
Now Series Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Ken Aldcroft: Solo improvised guitar
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Friday, January 2, 2009 8:00 pm
Leftover Daylight Series: Somewhere There
340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario CA
$8
Ken Aldcroft- guitar / Holger Schoorl- guitar / Ronda Rindone- bass clarinet
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Contact:
Ken Aldcroft
77 Wychcrest Ave.Toronto, Ontario
M6G 3X8
Canada
416-530-0983
kenaldcroft at yahoo.ca
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