In recent months, the Allen Street Hardware Café which, since its inception in the Spring of 2004 has had an eclectic and broad range of musical performances, is taking a stronger and more aggressive position into the world of jazz. Drawing on the incredible range of talent that is available in Toronto, Hardware has booked several acts from there. For quite some time, Brownman, one of that city's most acclaimed trumpeter, a JUNO award winner and a major global touring artist, has, with his trio, been a monthly feature at Hardware. To that list of Canadian artists, Hardware has now added a singer named Laura Hubert. Discovered in a bar in Toronto, Miss Hubert, at times sounding like Billy Holiday, at times like Edith Piaf and at other times like Janis Joplin is a rare, powerful and compelling jazz vocalist who will someday be a headliner at major international jazz clubs. When the Calumet Arts Café first brought Diana Krall to Buffalo as an unknown and unheralded singer, the impact was instant and impressive. Now Hardware promises the same with Laura Hubert.

Join us for this highly anticpated performance, Friday, June 12 at 10:00pm