120 Diner proudly presents the return of Guelph-based silken-voiced jazz, roots and soul vocalist Brenda Lewis www.brendalewis.ca , joined by longtime music partner, gifted Toronto jazz guitarist, producer / engineer Margaret Stowe www.margaretstowe.com . T

hey have been performing and recording together as a duo for over 15 years. They know how to play off each other and have an easy rapport. David Kidney, GreenMan Reviews writes: "They work together like a finely tuned machine."

For 25 years, Brenda Lewis has been captivating audiences - most recently in concert series in the sold-out run of Canada's Gershwins "The Breithaupt Brothers Come Home To Kitchener (in the Jazz at the Registry Series), The Jazz Room in Waterloo, in Toronto series at The Jazz Bistro, The Old Mill's Home Smith Bar and 120 Diner, as well as across Ontario in the Niagara Jazz Festival's "Twilight Jazz", McMichael Gallery's Jazz, Merrickville's Jazz Fest, Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival, 1000 Islands Jazz Festival, and the Midland Cultural Centre, to name a few.

Her latest jazz CD (Nov 2015) is " FAR & NEAR" has been receiving rave reviews:

“Her adept jazz sensibility is beautifully displayed; her consummate vocal skill shines throughout “

(LESLEY MITCHELL-CLARKE, THE WHOLENOTE)

“Between Lewis' always strong singing, expert choice of material, and a small group that delivers big, the thrill in this case comes entirely from the music." (MARK RHEAUME, CBC RADIO)

Guitarist and bandleader Margaret Stowe performs all over Canada and Europe and has recorded and performed with a host of Canadian/International artists including Harry Manx, Ellen McIlwaine, Rita Chiarelli, Jane Bunnett, Molly Johnson, Salome Bey, Serena Ryder, Dawn Tyler Watson, Mose Scarlett, Lorraine Segato, Amos Garrett, Paul Shafer, Tom Wilson, Shakura S'Aida, Sue Foley, and Big Rude Jake . She was honoured with the 2009 CIUT FM Porcupine Lenny Breau Award.

"Stowe's departure point is jazz, but her style ranges from folk to blues to world beats, propelled by her trademark high energy and eclectic tastes." Prague Post

Harry Currie, Waterloo Record wrote: “Guitarist Stowe is simply, amazing. She plays long fluid lines that never seem to stop, the ideas pouring out of her in an uninterrupted flow. … At times as gentle as Bickert, she turns around and lets fly with the energy of George Benson, but always with accuracy and so, so tasteful.”

Saturday, October 21 from 6pm to 8pm

at 120 Diner, 120 Church St, street level (Richmond & Church), Toronto, Ontario

Tickets $10 to $20 (added to your bill on the night of the show).

Best to phone the restaurant/club well ahead to reserve your dinner table - as the room fills up quickly.

Call to reserve at: (416) 792-7725 or text at 416-706-4237