Aquila Restaruant Sunday Afternoon Jam

We attended an open mic blues jam this past Sunday in the Junction area of Toronto. The restaurant was filled with very talented and pleasant musicians from the Toronto urban scene. As a harp player I was graciously allowed to share the excellent harp mike and amp which added alot to the quality of the sound. Most jams around the city do not have high quality equipment for harps as this jam did so I was very impressed. The microphone used was a Shaker microphone built in the US with that good raspy blues sound. The amp was a tube amp giving it that Delta blues sound. This is an uncommon quality for an open jam which gives this jam a thumbs up in my rating. The members of my band were Alex Shain on guitar and Allen Goslov on piano. We were rocked by surprise musicians named Moishe and Evan both originally from Outremont in Montreal like myself. He sang a great version of B B King's Rock Me Baby and then Johnny B Goode. However, one of the coolest moments was when I looked over while onstage and saw that the musician playing percussion next to me was none other that the restaurant owner and chief chef! When we went outside for a breather he expressed his distaste for preparing low budget foods like chicken wings and burgers as he is a high end chef from the best restaurants in Toronto. I was told by the other patrons that the food in the main part of the restaurant is high end, not like we were receiving in the jam area. Nonetheless it was impressive to see the bar owner delivering and preparing the food, and jamming with the band at the same time. For a great Sunday afternoon jam check out Aquila at 247 Keele Street in the junction. T-Bone The Adventure Guy