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Beaches Jazz Festival Wraps Up | StreetFest

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 05:19:40 +0000

The Beaches International Jazz Festival wraps up tonight. One of Toronto’s most popular festivals, the Jazz Fest offers variety and diversity of music within (and outside) the realm of jazz.

StreetFest is a Beaches International Jazz Festival original event showcasing the finest in Big Band, Swing, Dixieland, Smooth, Post-Bop, Afro-Cuban, Fusion, Funk, R&B and Soul sounds that Canada has to offer. Upwards of 50 bands entertain you along a closed 2 km stretch of Queen Street East! It’s an annual 3-afternoon into evening pilgrimage for close to a million folks who come out to groove to the music and soak in the ambiance.

StreetFest ran July 24th – 26th all along Queen East and featured the likes of David Rotundo, Tokyo Giants, Fathead and more.

The final element of the Jazz Festival takes place in Kew Gardens – the heart of Toronto’s Beach community. Continuous free concerts over the weekend by notable jazz music headliners on the main stage it is a unique yearly opportunity to witness up front and personal, jazz musicians who’ve created that special buzz on the international music scene.

Kew Gardens runs from July 26th and ends tonight (July 27th)

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Toronto Jazz Festival Main Stage

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:04:26 +0000

World Class Jazz Music is flooding the streets of Toronto

The main stage concert series within the Festival (Toronto Star Stage) at Nathan Phillips Square features top musicians this week including:

June 23rd: Oliver Jones Trio @ 8PM

June 24th: James Hunter | Big Bad Voodoo Daddy @ 8PM

June 25th: Cyrus Chestnut Trio | Blind Boys of Alabama @ 8PM

June 26th: Salute to Jazz at the Philharmonic w Hargrove, Gambarini, D’Rivera, Malone @ 8PM

June 27th: John Abercrombie Organ Trio | Mike Stern Trio | John Scofield Trio @ 8PM

June 28th: Arturo Sandoval | Hilario Duran Trio @ 8PM

June 29th: Toby Foyeh & Orchestra Africa | Salif Keita @ 8PM

Image Credit: John Scofield – Newscom

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Toronto Jazz Festival in Full Swing

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:14:23 +0000

The Toronto Jazz Festival is in full swing throughout the city.

The renowned jazz event in Toronto and takes place in June and July. Unlike the Toronto Beaches Jazz Festival, most of the events are indoors and located throughout the downtown core. Formerly known as the DuMaurier Jazz Festival until the ban on tobacco advertising by the federal government forced the need for a new sponsor. Today, the festival is now sponsored by TD Canada Trust and has since dropped the word “Downtown” from its title.

For a complete listing of shows and venues – check out the Toronto Jazz Festival Website

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