The 21st annual Beaches International Jazz Festival features over 100 bands and showcases jazz, blues, big band, vocalists, African, Caribbean, reggae, hip-hop, South American, Latin, rhythm and blues and more.
The 10 day festival, held lakeside in the Beach community is spread out over three venues and features an eclectic lineup of musicians. The Woodbine Park venue boasts three stages from July 17 to July 19. Streetfest takes over a closed 2 km stretch of Queen Street East July 23 to July 25. The festival ends at Kew Gardens on July 25 and July 26.
Here is a listing of the planned events:
Woodbine Park Concerts:
Friday, July 17 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday, July 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Sunday, July 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Admission is free
Friday, July 17
TD Canada Trust Music Main Stage
Up-and-coming solo soul musician Sean Jones
Blues, soul and funk band Blackburn
Juno award nominee God Made Me Funky
New Generation Stage
Local jazz quartet Zim Zum
Canadian Smooth Jazz awards Female Vocalist of the Year Daniela Nardi
Saturday, July 18
TD Canada Trust Music Main Stage
Modern jazz/pop/rock group Robert Scott Power Trio
Solo opera/jazz artist Daniel Panetta
Canadian violinist Dr. Draw
Flutist Alexander Zonjic
Ottawa-based blues trio MonkeyJunk
Acclaimed blues and soul vocalist Teeny Tucker
New Generation Stage
Mississauga-born jazz singer Shannon Butcher
Soulful Maya Chilton
Award-winning vocalist Daniela Nardi
Multi-instrumentalist Johannes Linstead
Indie jazz/rock band Ninja Funk Orchestra
Sunday, July 19
TD Canada Trust Music Main Stage
Up-and-coming jazz vocalist Heidi Lange
Independent Music Award winner KC Roberts
Rhythmic act King Sunshine
Latin fusion band Lady Son y Articulo Veinte
New Generation Stage
Toronto ethereal pop singer/songwriter Emma-Lee
Perfect Cadence with special guests Garreth Burgess, Ricky Tilo and Sal Rosselli
Cover-artist extraordinaire June Garber
TD Canada Trust Jazz Workshop and Lecture Series
Mennonite New Life Centre
Monday, July 20 to Wednesday, July 22, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. (unless otherwise specified)
Admission is free
Lessons and artists:
July 20: Heather Bambrick's Vocal Jazz Bootcamp, Joquin Hidalgo's Rumba Percussion Workshop, Robi Botos' Interactive Jazz Piano Workshop
July 21: Michael Occhipinti's Turning Pop Songs Into Jazz, Robin Boers' Drumming for Jazz, Tony Tobias' Artist-Centered Management
July 22: Chase Sanborn's Jazz Tactics, Michael Occhipinti's Jazz Guitar Workshop, Karen Andrews' Jazz Dance for Adults (Aurora Dance Studio)
StreetFest on Queen Street East, between Woodbine and Beech Avenue
Thursday, July 23 to Saturday, July 25
7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Admission is free
Click here for a list of performances.
Mainstage Performances (Alex Christie Bandshell at Kew Gardens)
Saturday, July 25 to Sunday, July 26
11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Admission is free
Saturday, July 25
Juno and Gemini award nominated singer/songwriter Kellylee Evans
Boogie Woogie piano/sax player and 2008 Blues Music award-winner Deanna Bogart
Canadian National Jazz award nominee for Electric Group of the Year Rinse the Algorithm
Cuban native Roberto Linares Brown and his salsa orchestra
Barbados-born vocalist Hal Linton
Sunday, July 26
Maple Blues nominee for Female Vocalist and Entertainer of the Year Shakura S’Aida
Bill King’s Rhythm Express featuring the Real Divas: Sophie Berkal-Sarbit, Kinga Victoria, Lauren
Margison and Josephine Biundo
West coast blues guitar maestro Junior Watson
Toronto-based veteran Canadian jazz drummer Norman Marshall Villeneuve
Singer, harp and sax instrumentalist and Wet Willie leader Jimmy Hall with the Tommy Talton Band
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