Jaffa Road in Concert in Toronto
Jaffa Road in Concert at Acoustic Harvest
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Time: 7:30pm until 10:30pm
at St. Nicholas Anglican Church
1512 Kingston Rd Toronto –
featuring:
Aviva Chernick – vocalist
Aaron Lightstone – oud, guitar
Chris Gartner – Bass
Jeff Wilson – Drums
Sundar Viswanathan – Sax, Bansuri
Doors at 7:30 concert at 8:00pm
Admission: $22 – Students / Seniors $20 Under 12 – $14
Wheelchair accessible.
Info: 416 264 2235 lillianw(at)uniserve(dot)com
www.acousticharvest.ca
www.jaffaroad.com
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