Big Smoke, big time

Toronto brass band rises to Massey Hall

Brass bands have taken over Toronto. That’s the thesis of my piece in the new issue of the West End Phoenix, available only in print. (You can subscribe here, or visit them at 3 Bartlett Ave., just north of Bloor near Dufferin Grove.)

Part of the hook for the story is that Big Smoke Brass — a band who made their name busking during Covid and playing lat…