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Patrick Smith, in the Old Mill Inn. Apr 2025.
Patrick Smith is a versatile and in-demand sax player. I've probably seen him with more bands than anyone else. At the Old Mill, he was in the band with Queen Pepper. It turned out to be quite a party. They started at midnight and were still going strong, when I left around 1:00 AM.
First I have seen Patrick playing in the parks during the Pandemania, but since then, he is well established, playing in the best Toronto jazz clubs. Patrick is frequent guest in New York City clubs. He played in several jazz festivals in North America and Europe. He teaches sax, but also still learns in workshops with veteran players in Toronto (Mike Murley, Kelly Jefferson) and NYC (Mark Shim). This year UNISON fundraising was again a success. Not sure about the financial side, but if you have a choice of 22 top Toronto's jazz bands (in 10 party rooms of the Old Mil), the entertainment was quarantined.
The Stanley Cup hockey playoffs left him a bit of an outsider in last few days, as he is an Ottawa (his home town) Senators fan and they are playing with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Leafs prevailed and all is good in the music scene.;-)
423. Old Mill; P1380361; Taken 2025-Apr 13. Upload 2025-May 07.
Patrick Smith, in the Old Mill Inn. Apr 2025.
Patrick Smith is a versatile and in-demand sax player. I've probably seen him with more bands than anyone else. At the Old Mill, he was in the band with Queen Pepper. It turned out to be quite a party. They started at midnight and were still going strong, when I left around 1:00 AM.
First I have seen Patrick playing in the parks during the Pandemania, but since then, he is well established, playing in the best Toronto jazz clubs. Patrick is frequent guest in New York City clubs. He played in several jazz festivals in North America and Europe. He teaches sax, but also still learns in workshops with veteran players in Toronto (Mike Murley, Kelly Jefferson) and NYC (Mark Shim). This year UNISON fundraising was again a success. Not sure about the financial side, but if you have a choice of 22 top Toronto's jazz bands (in 10 party rooms of the Old Mil), the entertainment was quarantined.
The Stanley Cup hockey playoffs left him a bit of an outsider in last few days, as he is an Ottawa (his home town) Senators fan and they are playing with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Leafs prevailed and all is good in the music scene.;-)
423. Old Mill; P1380361; Taken 2025-Apr 13. Upload 2025-May 07.