02 · GALLERY
Five frames.
Massey Hall opened in 1894. The Moorish-Revival lyric design has barely changed in 130 years. The 1953 record *Jazz at Massey Hall*, made here by Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus and Max Roach, is the live record jazz historians call 'the greatest concert ever'. The 2021 refit kept the historic main hall intact and added Allan Slaight Hall in the basement: 500 cap, where the best Toronto bookings now happen. Neil Young's *Live at Massey Hall* is the same room. So is half the Canadian jazz canon.
Allan Slaight Hall in the basement (500 cap) is where the best Toronto bookings happen post-2021 refit.
Canadian anchor venue. The room that recorded the greatest jazz concert ever.
Touring season runs September through June. Allan Slaight Hall in the basement (500 cap, opened 2021) runs the most interesting newer bookings. Sunday matinees in the main hall for chamber and acoustic programming.
Box office Tuesday to Saturday 12:00 to 18:00, Sunday 12:00 to 17:00. Performances most evenings. Allan Slaight Hall in the basement runs concurrent late-night programming.
TTC Subway Yonge-University Line to Dundas station, three-minute walk east via Yonge-Dundas Square and Shuter. From Union Station, ten minutes by subway. The hall is at the corner of Shuter and Victoria.