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Originally Posted by Leto
not to be too tangental, but continuing in a similar vein, I hear that the Montreal Bistro and Jazz club on Sherbourne St (in Toronto) was going to close down. Is this the case???? can anybody confirm?
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It is closed. Here is a link to the story:
http://www.680news.com/news/local/ar...06_084317_4000
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Toronto's oldest jazz club closes its doors
July 06, 2006 - 8:43 am
By: Jason Satur
Fans of the city's oldest jazz club might be singing the blues today as the Montreal Bistro is closing its doors.
After 25 years at the corner of Sherbourne and Adelaide, a sign has gone up on the front door thanking patrons for their business.
Customers found out about the closure through a typewritten note posted on the door : "Dear patrons, the Montreal Bistro has closed for good, thank you for all your support and loyalty over the years."
It's been a tough year for jazz lovers as the Top O' The Senator jazz club also closed its doors, due to a lack of diners for its adjoining dining room.
Reports say that in the case of the Montreal Bistro, the closure appears to be related to the accelerated retirement of its owners due to a lease disagreement with their landlord.
Trumpeter Jim Galloway, artistic director of the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival says it is a great loss, that the club was a great one to play and it put Toronto on the map.
The Montreal Bistro has been recognized as a major international contributor to a renaissance in jazz music since 2001.
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Many people on the scene are shocked and upset. I'm not too worried. There are other places that are/will fill the gap. If anything, the Bistro's programming was getting more and more homogenized and boring.